An Artist's Response to the Way of the Spirit
Janice Elsheimer is the author of the award-winning "The Creative Call "and a nationally known speaker. She specializes in helping people reawaken their creative gifts by recognizing talents and callings as pathways to spiritual growth. Janice has been gardening for over thirty years and continues to stay grounded in her Winter Park, Florida gardens. Her husband Seth says that she is "a part-time teacher, a part-time writer, and a full-time gardener."
"Janice Elsheimer's book will be an invaluable aid for artists in
all fields, helping the creative person to get closer to the Source
of true creativity."
--Bryan Savage, bestselling saxophonist/flutist with albums
including "Cat Food," "Soul Temptation," and "Rush Hour"
"Chapter-by-chapter, with thought-provoking words and exercises,
Janice lifts the veil that blinds our thoughts towards our gifts.
Most of us will be able to see ourselves somewhere within the pages
of this book. We will then have the chance to overcome the lies
that have kept us from believing that we can enjoy the wonderment
of creating with the talent we possess."
--from the foreword by Thomas Blackshear, illustrator, painter, and
creator of the limited edition prints, "Forgiven" and "Coat of Many
Colors"
"To be an artist, receiving the vision and applying creativity may
not be enough. Janice Elsheimer models, and suggests to the reader,
many of the practical ways of living the fruitful artist?s life.
Packed with lived-out illustrations of what it takes in the way of
discipline and daily dedication to respond to God's creative call,
this book blesses and illuminates."
--Luci Shaw, poet and author, The Angles of Light, Water My Soul,
and Friends for the Journey (with Madeleine L?Engle)
"Following The Creative Call made me realize that my creative
spirit was not being given free reign. I'm thankful to Janice for
listening to God's creative call in her own life and sharing her
vision with us."
--Rev. Sarah H. Gaede, Orlando, Florida
"Human creativity has been like a prodigal longing to return to its
father. Janice Elsheimer guides the artist home."
--Erwin Raphael McManus, lead pastor of Mosaic, artist, futurist,
and author of An Unstoppable Force
"The Creative Call will reawaken and embolden artists to take
responsibility for naming, developing, and expressing their
creative gifts. The exercises here have the potential to transform
an artist's understanding of who God originally created him or her
to be, and to provide courage and discipline to actually produce
work! I highly recommend that groups of artists work through this
material in the context of community, to encourage and challenge
one another."
--Nancy Beach, programming director and teaching pastor at Willow
Creek Community Church
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