The Story & Relevancy of Keys to Celtic Knots E-Course
Obviously I planned the Keys to drawing Celtic Knots & Illumination course to be offered as we Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. What I didn’t expect is for it to coincide with the pandemic of the corona virus, limiting our in-person interactions and activities. An online course makes sense and can give some personal interaction around some common ground. If you're like me, it helps the stress level to do something creative and rhythmic with my hands, and the spiritual encouragement helps keep my thinking positive and fosters emotional well-being.
As I look over the Scripture and quotes in the devotionals, I am reminded of God’s loving presence with us. It strikes me how relevant the themes and messages of Scripture are during these tumultuous times. I sense God’s great love, knowing He knew what I needed even before I did. This brings me comfort and courage.
Here are some of the devotional themes:
The longing of the heart
God’s loving presence
Forgiveness
Healthy thinking
Gaining wisdom
Engaging with the Living Word
Experiencing peace - Shalom
Trading fear for courage
Discovering hidden treasure within
Victory through Christ
The back story
It was last summer on a camping trip, praying and enjoying nature, asking God about what’s next. One of my favorite hymns kept playing in my mind. There is a version by Eden’s Bridge that I’ve listened to over and over for years and I listened to it as we were out in nature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPGSLUkTSbc
On our camping trip, I had brought along a new set of three dotted travelers journals inserts. As I picked one up, Scripture came to mind that went along with the phrases of the hymn. I could hardly write fast enough. In my mind’s eye, Celtic knots came into focus that represented the themes. The presence of God was so close and sweet. My heart’s desire was, and still is, to draw close to God’s heart, to see with His eyes, His perspective, not just my own - for God to be first - to be my Vision and Lord of my heart. For five days I wrote and drew designs. The idea of this online course began to take form.
Memories of singing hymns around the piano came flooding back, drowning out some painful childhood memories. I smiled as I remembered my mom at the piano; Grandpa playing the harmonica or organ, and my aunts singing in harmony, and my grandmother in the kitchen. I was both an observer and a participant. It fueled my love for hymns and fostered the belief that music is a language of the heart.
I prefer small group, in person courses, and wondered if some of the benefits and interactions online could be more relational. That is my hope for those who take this course, and is why the lessons are scheduled so we all receive the same information at the same time. Then we can interact within the virtual classroomAs with all new things, there will likely be learning and adjustments along the way, but the intent is for the course to inspire both creativity, teach art skills, and enhance our relationships with God.
If this resonates with you and you would like to join me in this creative spiritual journey, find out more at: https://valeriesjodin-courses.teachable.com/p/draw-celtic-knots-be-thou-my-vision
What you receive in the course
Easy ways to draw Celtic knots, designs & lettering on a spiritual journey through the Celtic Christian hymn'Be Thou My Vision'
$250 value ~ now $150
We walk through this creative and spiritual journey together, which includes the following...
Welcome & supply video to help you get started, including drawing the basic knot and beginning Celtic lettering videos
20 video lessons with multiple videos showing start-to-finish how to create 20 illuminated pages for each phrase of the hymn 'Be Thou my Vision' in dry media (pencil, pens, colored pencils, with suggested but optional Gelatos®)
20 downloadable PDF page layouts of the illuminated pages. Some contain additional PDFs with visual/written instructions.
20 video devotionals, around 10 minutes each, to go along with the phrase of the week.
20 downloadable devotional PDFs with Scripture, "Heart-full" questions and spiritual exercises to inspire you to grow deeper in your walk with God
Opportunities for us to interact with one another, both written and through imagery in the comments section of each lesson, and an added "community chat room" to ask questions, comments, and post additional pages etc.
NEW! Five live Zoom group gatherings to connect with one another, answer questions etc.
Helpful references, resources, and recommended reading lists & links
A surprise bonus lesson hidden within a lesson
Bonus lesson on how to make a travelers journal style cover for the journal (wet media on watercolor paper)
How the course works and timeline
The course starts now with the Welcome and information available at time of purchase. It is a journey I am excited to walk together with you. The lessons are planned for 1 per week, but you will receive two lessons at a time in order to give you the greatest flexibility of when you do the lessons. This is a 20 week course, and after that you will have lifetime access to the entire course. The first two lessons will be published the Friday after enrollment closes. After that two lessons will be published every other Friday and you will receive a reminder email with a link to our class.We will have a live Zoom gathering at the beginning and the end of the course, AND 3 additional meetings between. You will receive email invitations with a link for the Zoom gatherings.
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Early bird special through March 17, 2020
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