I wonder...

"The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep." -Marc Chagall

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein

This week I'm learning to find my sense of wonder and awe again. Just trying to appreciate this amazing creative God I love and allow him to inspire me.

agua.

Today during my "artist date" with myself I was looking to be inspired by something and I ended up watching this documentary about the crazy and mysterious life of water.  It's pretty interesting and gave me a lot to think about.  If you have an hour to spare I recommend it. find it here

Creative Week.

This creative week we've been doing something that I have had a love/hate relationship with for the past 4 years: Graphic Design. After graduating last spring with a degree in it I didn't think I wanted anything to do with it anymore. This week I actually enjoyed it though! I've had so much fun working on it again that I even updated my website and added new work and photograpy. You can view it here: www.aubreywebbdesign.com and the most exciting part is that I got hired to design a logo by a company in the states! So now I feel inspired and I have work to do!

(and I'm always open to more clients)


here's one of the projects we did this week. A dvd case for "The Art Ambulance"

And tomorrow we'll be screenprinting.  I designed this to screenprint...

preview.

Some Photos of the Gallery/ Cafe where  we'll be working in Mexico

 and the surrounding area of Colima!

outreach announcement!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today I am especially thankful because this morning we learned where we are going on our outreach From March 7 to May 1.  I am going to......Mexico!  A little ironic, I know.   When we were asked to write down our top three choices I felt like God wanted me to put Mexico down, but of course I thought it would be more exciting to go to Austria or France so I put Mexico as my third choice.  But God still got his way :) When I found out I was actually  really excited.  I feel like he has been preparing my heart to go there and I even feel like he's been giving me a heart for the spanish people and culture. I am really excited for the work we'll be doing there too. We will be spending a lot of time in Colima where we'll be working with a cafe and art gallery ministry.  It is run by Mauricio Palacio and his wife. He was the first teacher we had during creative week this year and they are amazing. I'm really excited to learn more from them and see their ministry first hand.  We'll also be traveling to other parts of mexico (still undecided but probably Guadalajara) and hopefully be woking in orphanages and with the homeless.  It will be so nice to be in a warm country where they have food with taste, and did i mention we'll be near the ocean! Once again i realize how spoiled I am.  There are 10 people on our team and two are actually from mexico, which will be very helpful.  I am hoping to brush up on my spanish before I go! 5 are from Europe and it's really fun to see their excitement to go to this exotic country! And then there are 2 americans (myself included) and 1 canadian. I would love your prayers in the next few months as I prepare to go. It's going to be an amazing and challenging time, I already know that.

love from Norge.

HELP!

So, I'm going to do this again at the risk of looking really desperate,

My last payment to YWAM is due on December 1st and I am still in need of $2,500  I know it sounds crazy, but if there's anything I've learned so far it's that God is BIG and he can do anything!  And to be honest I am really excited to see a miracle happen here! So, If anything in you makes you feel like you want to help me out here, I will love you so much! (Just kidding, I will love you even if you don't give me money!)  I have to admit, I really hate asking for money, but I think God is always asking us to do things we really don't want to do. Luckily he always knows whats best :)


Now for a few photos...

they said this dts was 9 months right?

just kidding! My small group decided to dress up as frazzled pregnant women last week. Pretty convincing huh?

Almost all of the girls decided to sign the 3 week "no makeup pact" haha, it's been very liberating!

explore journal.

where I...explore

catch up time.

So it's been a while since I've posted on here. Sorry about that. Here's what you missed...

First there was love feast, basically an awesome party that the staff put on for us with the theme of Robin hood. I had to dress us as a warthog which I think really suited me.
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During creative week we worked on sculptures and installations in groups.  Here's the outside of ours, haha. You can't really understand it without standing inside it. sorry.

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Last week the fine art track went on our first mini-outreach to a small town called Elnesvågen.  We stayed at a church there and did many different things. We planned 3 services; one for the teens, one for young adults, and one for the regular Sunday congregation.  We also did things around town including: speaking at a high school and junior high, teaching at a kindergarten, and handing out free coffee downtown.  It was such an amazing time of being challenged and working together as a team.  We learned a lot about each other and each other's stories and this made such a difference as we worked together throughout the week.  It was so cool to have God help us out with all our planning and preparations through prayer and to see how he unified all of us through that.  One of the most exciting things that happened was on Friday when we arrived at the high school. When we arrived at the room where we were supposed to speak to the high schoolers, but no one showed up.  Instead we decided to move out into the hallway where they were all eating lunch! So we went and stood at the bottom of the stairs, told everyone to listen up and one of our girls, Caroline, shared her testimony right there.  It was really awesome to see these high schooler actually focused on what she was telling them about God! It was like they were actually grasping the depth of what she was saying. Another highlight was getting to pray for a homeless Romanian woman that I met while we were handing out coffee downtown.  She didn't speak english very well, but once Silvia and I started praying with her she began crying. It broke my heart.  Right after that we met a group of teenagers and had a much different experience.  One boy was so excited to talk about Texas and how he liked to go there to shoot things. We didn't give away much coffee, but at least we met some interesting people! The week ended with a spontaneous traditional Norwegian sunday dinner of Meatballs, sausage, potatoes, carrots, and brownies at one of the family's home that we met at the church. I came away from the week feeling more blessed than I ever expected!

on the ferry to Molde

poor guy. Our only boy.

the beautiful Norge sunsets

My painting during worship

the town of Molde

some friday treats!

photo source: http://sadiearneson.blogspot.com/

YWAM Aalesund

This post is just a few random things that I'd like to share with you. The first photo is with our teacher from this past week, Mark Wahlberg. Just kidding! He's actually Mark Wahlberg's Norwegian twin, Lars Olav! He spoke about the Word of God (aka the Bible) and it was probably my favorite week of teaching so far. The second photo is from Sweden and it is our entire base with Loren and Darlene Cunningham, the founders of YWAM.  The third bit of news I don't have photos for, but today we found out that the outreach destinations for the spring are India, France, Mexico, and Austria(+some of eastern Europe like hungry or slovakia). I'll find out which country I go to in a few weeks, so be praying!(my first choice is Austria+E.U.)

Ciao!

I hate to do this, but....

Hi friends,
I just wanted to give an update on my financial situation for the year. So far I have raised $6,000 of the $9,000 I needed for the year including Airfare, school/living expenses, and most of all my outreach cost. Many of you have already blessed me by donating money, and I am so grateful for the sacrifices you have made. But the reality is, I still need $3,000 by December.  I am believing the Lord for this amount, since he has assured me over and over that he is taking care of it.  But I just wanted to remind all of you again that I have this need, and If the Lord puts it on your heart to help me out, I would very much appreciate it! I wish I could share some details with you of where my outreach will be and how I'll be serving there, but unfortunately I still don't know...the announcement should be coming very soon I hope!

If you want to give you can do so either through the paypal link on the right or by sending it to:

Aubrey Webb
c/o Debra Newberry
623 E. 11th St
Weiser, Id 83672


You can also support me by hiring me for a design job! here's the link to my portfolio: www.aubreywebbdesign.com

And If you've been following my blog I'd love to hear from you!  Please leave comments or email me! aubwebb@gmail.com

Tusen Takk!

first day on the job

Today I got to work at the cafe in town, Lyspunktet. It is my community service assignment, and I just love it. It's such a warm, cozy place. They have amazing coffee, baked treats and food.  A few of the things I got to sample today were the vegan chocolate muffins, maple syrup and chocolate chip muffins, a mango milkshake, carrot cake made with fresh carrots, and a chicken quesadilla to take home for dinner. Oh and I had my first Coke since I've been here! It was the best food I've had so far in Norway.  I learned how to make milkshakes, Super sundaes,  do dishes, and serve orders. The worst part was when customers would ask me questions and I just laughed nervously at them and explained in english how I didn't speak Norwegian. Oh well, I'm getting used to that.  It was just great to work in a practical way, doing something other than chores and feeling like I have a job.  And I even made 12 kroner in tips! (that's $2) yesssss.

snow what.

Today was the first snow in Ålesund.  Fall is officially over here, and I wasn't too happy about that.  I guess I just wasn't prepared for the cold weather yet.  I didn't even bring an adequate coat.  I've been really grumpy the past few days, and I think it's because of the weather.  For some reason I haven't been able to accept the fact that I'm living in NORWAY and it gets COLD.  But this morning I was sitting in the dining room during my quiet time and as I stared out the window I couldn't believe that beauty that lay before me.  I felt like I was staring at a huge painting, it was almost surreal. And then I realized how blessed I am to be living in such a gorgeous country, with such a gorgeous view. I just need to suck it up and face the snow.  Maybe even embrace it (well, maybe after mom sends me a warmer coat) I'm trying to learn a lesson in contentment these days.  

creative week numero uno

For our first creative week we've been painting with Mauricio, an artist who runs a gallery in Mexico. It's great to finally be in the studio and spending some time in town.  Here's an exclusive v.i.p. preview of what we've been doing...

the studio, in the balcony of a 18th century church

figure paintings

we were asked to make a painting with the theme of "faith" We had one day to think of a concept and one day to paint.  Here's what I did...

first layer

second step, add stained glass

the finished product.

Not bad for one day I guess. I think I am pleased.

detail

Arts Gathering etc.

This past week has been a whirlwind of craziness. First we had Francois Botes here from England to teach us about the prophetic,  lots of praying an preparing for Arts gathering, Arts gathering, little sleep, lots of learning, lots of fun.  Here's a mini overview. The following photos were swiped from my friend Sadie's blog. Thanks Sadie!

 this is me singing "livin on a prayer" by bon jovi while our choir, the hallelujah southern baptist gospel choir backs me up

photos 2 & 3: Arts gathering! Speakers, musicians, dancers, and artists from all over the world came  to our very own Aalesund to worship God through the arts. Such a fun time and so good to learn more about my own calling as an artist.

the lovely alida garpestead! My amazingly talented singer friend was asked to sing with Andrew Ehrenzeller during worship. She is a total rock star.

wandering around Aalesund.

hanging out by the water.