King of Glory Hand Painted Silk Flag

One of my silk flag customers

wanted a "King Of Glory" design.

I thought and prayed over many

different concepts -regular crown, crown of thorns,

letters and rays of glory, etc. etc...

Then I remembered!!!

25 years ago I made this very ornate
and heavy fabric banner. I have always loved the
image and the elegance.
This banner has graced many
awesome worship services over 2 decades.

I reproduced the design so I could transfer it to silk.

The outline is made using resist for

the serti technique, a silk painting technique.

I love this technique. It is sort of stained

glass on fabric but staying in the lines

can be tricky. Silk dye can be tricky to control

and sometimes it just doesn't want to mind at all.

I have had some real disappointments with color

going where it's not supposed to go.

It jumps over the resist, another color gets too close

and pulls the original color in a direction the

I did not intend for it to go. I don't like to discard

a project, so I stand back, stretch the creativity

just a bit more and redeem the mess! (That will preach!)

This one was exciting to me!

There were no mishaps! No redos!

And I love it! More than that-

I love HIM - JESUS - MY KNG OF GLORY!

Oh yes, the finished flag (1st image) -

I have added a crown!

Thanks for stopping by!

In The Secret Place

For a little over a year, my good friend Melissa

has been writing a series of articles

about Ruth and Boaz for

New Realms Prophetic .

It is a precious, love-filled work
where she shares the hidden riches

she has discovered “In The Secret Place”,

in the presence of her loving Heavenly Father.

She decided to put the articles together in a book

for Christmas presents for her family.

I was allowed the priviledge

of designing the cover for her.

"In The Secret Place" is an invitation

in to the Holy of Holies by God.

He is a gentleman – He won’t force us to accept

His invitations, but He desires, more than anything,

to have intimate relationship with us so that

we, too, can experience the manifested

presence of God Himself. “We have this

hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

where Jesus, who went before us,

has entered on our behalf. He has become

a High Priest forever…” Hebrews 6:19-20a and

“He is able to save completely those who come

to God through Him, because He always

lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 7:25

After some encouragement,

Melissa has decided to make the book

available for purchase. I don't know about you

but as much as I love reading online sometimes

I just want to hold a book in my hands

or make notes in the margins.

Melissa's book can be purchased from

New Realms Prophetic or leave me a comment

with your email and

I will send you more information.