The artwork
Palm Sunday
pictures Jesus’ feet as he enters Jerusalem and walks purposefully into his calling. He enters Holy Week coming toward us, and his desire is to draw us close to him. Everything he is about to do serves to reconcile us to him.
Maundy Thursday
immerses us in the perspective of Jesus washing our own feet as his disciples. It helps us imagine the incredibly personal moment of receiving this act of love that he offers each of us. He anoints and blesses our feet to follow our calling in his footsteps.
Good Friday
is the view we might have had at the foot of the cross, face to face with the death Jesus endured and conquered for us. The feet that Mary prophetically anointed and dried with her hair are now before us, ready for burial, and pierced for our transgressions to draw us to himself.
Holy Saturday / Light & Lessons
pictures the ambiguous waiting, but also a gentle movement toward light. It depicts an abstract path to remind us of how we intentionally spend time walking through the history of God’s faithfulness as we anticipate his faithfulness once again.
Easter Sunday
places us in the perspective of Mary when she finds Jesus in the garden outside the tomb. She can hardly touch him and can hardly not touch him. The grass, though portrayed hyperbolically greener, is a reminder of the overflowing life of Jesus’ resurrection. It means new life for us too!
Eastertide
reveals the perspective of Jesus walking outward and into the world. It triumphantly concludes Holy Week, but also invites us into the next season, leading us to imagine where Jesus went after his resurrection. One of his destinations was a journey to Emmaus with friends while unveiling the mysteries of the Word. How do we walk with Jesus after this Holy Week? Where do those feet lead us today with the Good News? How blessed are the feet anointed to bring Good News.
The artists
These paintings were communally created by five Resurrection artists over two day-long group painting sessions. The artists regularly paused their painting and switched canvases, each having a hand in most of the canvases for a portion of time. They sought to work together to create a cohesive whole amid their various giftings and styles. This process was an incredible exercise of communal creativity and self-sacrifice, and a contribution of skills and vision. It culminated in this unique visual example of unified diversity. These paintings exemplify the important ministry of working together as individuals who make up the body of Christ. The five artists were (in alphabetical order): Lindsey Bergsma, Daniella Painter, Ellen Pointner, Gillian Ruch, and Janice Wood.
