Peter the Apostle
Colored pencil on pastel paper | 10” x 10”
This illustration explores who Peter the Apostle was. Within the brackets of a fishing net and a rock we explore Peter’s journey with Jesus. He was a fisherman, rock, witness to miracles, recipient of revelation and wrote and spoke with authority. From the fishing hook motif in the lettering to the three rays of light that emanate from the scribe’s pen over the waves, there are plenty of visual prompts to begin to explore Peter’s story.
Jessica Messina Firkins
Jessica Firkins has a background in journalism and visual design. She enjoys exploring ideas and the challenge of creating worship art. She often features a combination of natural elements and lettering in her art and works primarily in pencil.
2024: Nehemiah
Nehemiah Prayed
Colored Pencil on Pastelbord
Nehemiah’s story reminds us that through persistent prayer, God is able to perform miracles in and through us, but we must be willing to do what He wants, the way He wants it done. What breaks your heart? The situations and problems in the world that break our hearts are often the very things that God wants us to take on. When God calls us to a task, it often starts with a broken heart. God knows every circumstance we have been through or will go through. What we see as broken, God sees as beautiful. He knows where each piece belongs. And when we put our trust and hope in Jesus, piece by piece, he restores us back together into something more beautiful than we were before. Jesus is not only restoring the broken things in our lives but he is restoring the broken things in this world..