This “Day Of Pentecost,” graphic is by Kathy Grimm
Visitors may also download a coloring page of this image at “Color The Bible.”
April 24, 2012
The Flaming IHC
Posted here are two versions of this flaming christogram by Kathy Grimm, one in orange and the other in red. This unusual christogram makes a visual connection between Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Links to the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit:
April 21, 2012
Tri-colored, “Pray To The Lord Graphics”
American King James Version
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them.” (Matthew 18:20)
“Pray To The Lord,” Graphics are by Kathy Grimm. Included on this page are the three colored versions.These graphics come in combinations of navy, lime green, and a pale blue.
pink, moss green and coral
grey, yellow, and pale pea green
mulberry, lavender, and peach
green, purple, and pale green
red, ivory, and white
brown, cornflower blue and ivory
Both black/white and greyscale of this image are also available!
February 11, 2012
Divine Peace Dove
Divine Peace Dove by Kathy Grimm
Dove
The dove as a Christian symbol is of very frequent occurrence in ancient ecclesiastical art. According to Matthew 3:16, during the Baptism of Jesus the Holy Spirit descended like a dove and came to rest on Jesus. For this reason the dove became a symbol of the Holy Spirit and in general it occurs frequently in connection with early representations of baptism. It signifies also the Christian soul, not the human soul as such, but as indwelt by the Holy Spirit; especially, therefore, as freed from the toils of the flesh and entered into rest and glory. The Peristerium or Eucharistic dove was often used in the past, and sometime still used in Eastern Christianity, as Church tabernacle.
However the more ancient explanation of the dove as a Christian symbol refers to it as a symbol of Christ: Ireneaus in the 2nd-century explains that the number 801 is both the sum of the numeric values of the letters of the word “dove” (in Greek: Ρεριστερα) and the sum of the numeric values of the letters Alpha and Omega, which refers to Christ. In the Bible story of Noah and the Flood, after the food a dove returns to Noah bringing an olive branch, and this scene recalled to the Church Fathers Christ who brings salvation through the cross. This biblical scene led to interpreter the dove also as a symbol of peace.
The Divine Peace Dove also comes in color versions.
February 9, 2012
Flood Dove
"Flood Dove," by Kathy Grimm
The “Flood Dove,” also comes in color versions.
“Flood Dove” in purple
“Flood Dove” in red
“Flood Dove” in green
“Flood Doves” for black web pages come in dark red and green
This clip art is based upon Genesis 8:6-12
6. And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7. And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9. But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
10. And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; 11. And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12. And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
January 31, 2012
Resurrection Egg
Resurrection Eggs by Kathy Grimm. Two more versions of this graphic in monochromatic colors are included below.
One purple and one in red, both are colors typically use in Orthodox Christian Congregations during Easter.
The art of the decorated egg in Ukraine, or the pysanka, probably dates back to ancient times. No actual ancient examples exist, as eggshells are fragile.
As in many ancient cultures, Ukrainians worshipped a sun god (Dazhboh). The sun was important – it warmed the earth and thus was a source of all life. Eggs decorated with nature symbols became an integral part of spring rituals, serving as benevolent talismans.
In pre-Christian times, Dazhboh was one of the main deities in the Slavic pantheon; birds were the sun god’s chosen creations, for they were the only ones who could get near him. Humans could not catch the birds, but they did manage to obtain the eggs the birds laid. Thus, the eggs were magical objects, a source of life. The egg was also honored during rite-of-Spring festivals––it represented the rebirth of the earth. The long, hard winter was over; the earth burst forth and was reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The egg, therefore, was believed to have special powers.
With the advent of Christianity, via a process of religious syncretism, the symbolism of the egg was changed to represent, not nature’s rebirth, but the rebirth of man. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose. With the acceptance of Christianity in 988, the decorated pysanka, in time, was adapted to play an important role in Ukrainian rituals of the new religion. Many symbols of the old sun worship survived and were adapted to represent Easter and Christ’s Resurrection.
In modern times, the art of the pysanka was carried abroad by Ukrainian emigrants to North and South America, where the custom took hold, and concurrently banished in Ukraine by the Soviet regime (as a religious practice), where it was nearly forgotten. Museum collections were destroyed both by war and by Soviet cadres. Since Ukrainian Independence in 1991, there has been a rebirth of the art in its homeland.
The graphics above depict a pansanka (pansky) that symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ. The design was configured by me, however, I used pansanka symbols together to illustrate the meaning. Above the cross of Christ is a descending dove and above this is a symbol of the Holy Trinity. Christ’s cross is white on red, symbolizing the blood atonement He made e.i. the passion of Christ for his church. The two other crosses of those who died with him one, a lost sinner, the other a saved sinner are depicted with crosses set against yellow. Yellow is symbolic for the perpetuation of family on pansanky eggs, and so those who are lost or those who are saved perpetuate their own offspring continually until Christ returns. The green in my design represents hope and the net pattern or “sieve” represents the division between good and evil i.e. the division between those who follow Christ and those who elect to follow their own lusts. Feel free to use the design on your own eggs this Easter. I will include a little graphs of Christian pansky designs on my blog here in the near future.
