Support For Climate Series
The Climate Series is being sponsored by the Greater Pacific Northwest Mission Center of Community of Christ. We are grateful for their support - the Series would not likely be viable without it. To support them, contact Staff at GPNW website.
In addition, the following initiatives have also been created, for which we are also thankful!
Sacred Creations – Art and Poetry
The North American Climate Justice
Team is pleased to offer this section promoting the arts as they express,
through word and images, the sacredness of God’s creation. Those who wish to post a poem, prose, or
artwork should use the Contact Us Form to briefly describe their work. They will then be contacted for futher communication.
Submissions in word or image should
meet the following criteria:
- Author or artist must be previously published or show evidence of prior participation in a performing arena (art gallery, poetry competition, forensic meet, etc.).
- Artwork, poems, and prose must center on the Sacredness of God’s Creation and be consistent with Community of Christ Enduring Principles.
- If artwork is for sale, artists may provide a link to the website where purchases can be made. Purchase from this website is not possible. The North American Climate Justice Team, and its sponsored website, webinars, and online sessions are not responsible for any issues arising from the purchase of artwork on other websites.
Limited Print
"The Third Day" Limited PrintArtist: Marie Skoor
Technical Details:
Original Medium:
Watercolor, Pen & Ink and Acrylic.
Limited Edition of 100
Giclee Print on Natural Cotton Rag Paper
Size: 12.5" x 12.5"
Size: 12.5" x 12.5"
Information and Purchase Instructions
“The
earth brought forth vegetation: plants of every kind bearing fruit with the
seed in it. And God saw that it was
good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.”
- Genesis 1:12-13
"The Third
Day" is a mixed media representation of creation designed in a sacred
circle. Representing the earth, creation and environmental awareness, "The
Third Day" is a stunning piece that inspires joy and hope in all those
that see it.
Giclee (“Zhee’clay”) is
the first and only fine art print to be made with an ink jet printer, rendering
it superior to all other forms of printing.
Marie is an artist
living and working in the Seattle area. Each Marie Skoor Giclee print is
one of only 100 fine art reproductions signed and numbered by the artist. This
print can be purchased for $65. A portion of the proceeds go directly to
support the North American Climate Justice Team.
To purchase a print, go to:
Please message Marie on the
Etsy page connected to this link, to let her know you purchased this through
the Climate Justice website.
Poem
"Bridge of Hope" PoemPoet: Karen Kunkel
Background:
This poem has often been used in our sessions - in many ways our Team now considers it "our" poem and as noted below, it came about as a pure gift to us. Here is its history as told by Team member Susi Wight, followed by the full text:
"On Saturday,
October 10 [2020], I went to the Bellingham Farmers Market, with today’s climate
conversation very much on my mind. I had
been searching for a poem that would serve to focus us on building a bridge of
hope to the future in our climate challenged world. There I encountered a person sitting at a
table, old-fashioned typewriter in front of them, and a sign: “Would you like
me to write you a poem?” I waited for
her to look up from her work, and she asked me if I’d like a poem. “Yes”, I said, and explained my need for a
theme about building a bridge of hope to the future in these challenging
times. She said, “Well, this will take a
little more time!” We chatted some more,
and then she got to work.
Dean [Wight] returned two hours later to pick up the
poem, and this is what she had written: [actual copy of physical paper version, is in the image to the right]"
Actual Poem Text
{A Bridge of Hope © 2020 by Karen Kunkel is
licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 - basically you are free to share it but cannot alter it, derive another work from it, nor charge any money from it}
When we come to the abyss
Snakes fire midnight hole nightmares
whatever
down below
We know
We
KNOW we MUST sing the old refrain
of hope
it is only by singing out we are heard
it is the raising of the voice that changes
the
singer
We must be brave enough to be changed
for in the speaking
we are changed
in the
trying to name
we are discovered
It is the taking of the step
that
calls
It is the taking of the step that calls
the earth to
rise to rise to meet it
what needs to be found
can only be built
stone by
stone
pebble
by pebble
hope by hope
word by word many speakers many singers
many builders
waiting to
be told what to do
but what is needed
has never been done before
we all must be the blind leaders in the dark
mouths dry
and singing prayers off key
our hands full of
dust and pebbles and our
grandmothers’ seeds be
the mad woman leading the way
trust your
love and trust this path will change
you
trust others will join you
the only way
off the crumbling cliff is to build this
bridge
as you go go every day to the edge of what
you know of
yourself and
then go beyond
there you
will find others singing a familiar song
becoming a new way
together there will be no name
for this new place until long after we are gone
but you feel
it calling praying you into being
go
fly
do
it now
I
will join you