tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post8738888220639096608..comments2024-01-16T10:50:31.035-06:00Comments on sketches: Good NewsJacob Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02695191264051332564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-85024659336912947672008-12-23T15:14:00.000-06:002008-12-23T15:14:00.000-06:00That's where you got me, Jacob. I was thinking in...That's where you got me, Jacob. I was thinking in terms of Revelation but, because it was a Christ-mas card, I got confused.<BR/><BR/>I need to learn to think outside the box more. (If that is, in fact, something a person can 'learn' to do.)<BR/><BR/>All of that is to say--you did a great job on the card, both in terms of artistry and thoughtfulness.ninepoundhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707280866515217924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-7488849131217688992008-12-23T11:52:00.000-06:002008-12-23T11:52:00.000-06:00Matt-As for the Bull's head: I was drawing imagery...Matt-<BR/>As for the Bull's head: I was drawing imagery from Revelation and Ezekiel. (the presence of a man, an ox, a lion, and a eagle) Note that it is purely visual imagery (meaning I wanted some cool scary faces in the crowd) and not an eschatological statement. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am glad that it worked out that I didn’t illustrate a scene with the Christ child in it so that I was able to send one to both you and Josh.Jacob Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695191264051332564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-21677824772074751792008-12-23T10:58:00.000-06:002008-12-23T10:58:00.000-06:00I was surprised that I actually understood the int...I was surprised that I actually understood the intent of the card from the get-go. (I am not prone to 'getting' abstracts.) Great presentation and idea--fantastic artwork!<BR/><BR/>We recently studied the section on angels in the Westminster Larger Catechism and we made a point of discussing the pop-culture version vs. the Biblical version of angels. I think you captured the scary nature of God's messengers spot on.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that confused me was the bull's head in the crowd. (But I just chalked that up to the aforementioned inability to grasp the abstract.)<BR/><BR/>Great work--and thanks for thinking enough of us to send us a copy!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christ-mas to you and yours.ninepoundhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707280866515217924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-45460016734496824402008-12-22T13:31:00.000-06:002008-12-22T13:31:00.000-06:00Josh-Conceptually I have been working on it for ov...Josh-<BR/>Conceptually I have been working on it for over a year (at one point it was supposed to be last year's Christmas card). But the actual pen to paper time was probably around ten hours (spaced out over a month) with a couple of more hours spent laying it out in the computer.Jacob Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695191264051332564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-16530015529962021922008-12-22T13:21:00.000-06:002008-12-22T13:21:00.000-06:00Definitely the best Christmas card I've ever recei...Definitely the best Christmas card I've ever received Jacob! Hannah was wondering how long it took you to complete?<BR/><BR/>Like Brian, I thought the angels were appropriately awful (in the old sense of that word) to behold.Joshua Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762961484152028177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709944459979690964.post-72124348471445400722008-12-22T08:29:00.000-06:002008-12-22T08:29:00.000-06:00If I had been a shepherd that night, I would have ...If I had been a shepherd that night, I would have definitely been afraid of the angel with light shooting out of his eyes. <BR/><BR/>But seriously, great card. Imposing, glorious, even frightening angels - that's the kind of angels that appeared. If they had been blonde and girly-looking, the angels would have said, "gawk-not." If they had been little annoying cherub-babies, the angels would have said "Coo not!" But they were scary, and so they had to say "Fear not!"<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing a couple shepherds had to go change their tunics after this incident.Brian Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543937046123632138noreply@blogger.com