Tapestries
Description: I started seeing these weird and wonderful ducknana lawn ornaments popping up all around my neighbourhood. I couldn’t get them out of my head… in fact I woke up in the middle of the night and had to google it! Turns out other people couldn’t stop thinking about them either. They are funny, and weird and so hard to resist! I knew I had to draw one. Please enjoy my version of the banana duck!
Description: “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:9-10. Using just John 10:9 I created a gate and the verse is written to look like an old elegant iron gate. I love creating illustrations that go along with the verse, it’s a fun way to remember them! I also have this verse available with a plain white background if yellow isn’t your thing :) God bless!
Description: Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:38 Watercolour drop with handlettered bible verse text on top in white. Blue, pink and purple, believe it or not, but this was done entirely digitally on my iPad Pro. :)
Description: Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 I loved using a faux gold foil look for this bible verse when I wrote it out by hand. So pretty and fitting for the context, I love all verses that have to do with light. My prayer that this encourages you
Description: The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run into it and are saved. Proverbs 18:10. For this one I tried something new by designing the handlettered text to wrap around other words. The tower illustration is digitallly done to look like an old solid tower with a watercolour and paint splattered look. As a kid I memorized this verse to a song and it has been a favourite to sing to my kids now. God is our refuge and strength, we can run to him with everything and anything, knowing he is like a strong tower - constant, unchanging and a our ultimate safe place. God Bless!
Description: “I will not forget you. behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” Isaiah 49:16. This verse is amazing! As I read through the Old Testament in the bible I see Jesus more and more, especially the book of Isaiah. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. This verse reminds me that he will never forget me,that my name is engraved on his hands along side the scars he took for me on the cross. Wow.
Description: I choose to handletter and illustrate “great is thy faithfulness” a beautiful classic hymn, based on the bible verse lamentations 3:22-23. The flower behind is a protea, no special significance, I just thought it was beautiful flower and wanted to draw it! It seemed to fit perfectly with this hymn for me.
Description: From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD will be praised. Psalms 113:3 For this bible verse I chose to illustrate it with a setting sun and mountains. It actually reminds me of summer camp as a kid (which was great!) and it gives me a nostalgic feeling. Whatever I’m doing - whatever season of life I’m in- it’s a great reminder for me to Praise the Name of the Lord - along with creation!
Description: “you make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of Joy” Psalm 16:11 God has a plan, the best plan for you, and a plan to bring you into the deepest joy with him. Seek him first above all things, draw near to him and he will draw near to you. Man, he is awesome. This illustration has a vintage feel, which was fun to create, I loved working inside the circle format.... i’d like to explore these drawing ideas more. I create these handlettered drawings for myself as visual aid to memorize the verses that sing to me. My prayer is that they would be used by God to get to your heart as well ❤️
Description: “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of Joy” Psalm 16:11 This beautiful bible verse is a great reminder that God has a purpose for our lives, His purpose is always the best and that in Him our deepest happiness is found. I enjoyed illustrating this verse from Psalms, giving it a bit of a vintage feel. God bless!
Description: But store up treasures in heaven, where moth and rust don’t destroy and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is your heart will be also. Matthew 6:20-21 I have hand lettered this bible verse around my drawing of a beautiful light green Luna moth. See my shop for other great bible verse illustrations or for this moth drawing by itself without the verse. May you experience the peace of Christ! - Melissa
Description: “Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 This bible verse is a huge reminder for me, to stop and listen. Too often my day is so full of distractions - three young boys (one who I’m in the middle of potty training) - that moments with God don’t come unless I am deliberate about them. Since my boys were babies I chose to make a choice that I needed some quiet time too in my day, which happened when they napped. Now that regular nap time is a thing of the past I still encourage my boys to have some independent quiet time in their rooms, for about an hour a day, where they can read, craft or play. I use this hour to dive into the bible and spend some uninterrupted time in prayer. Since I have started doing this regularly God has open...
Description: Handlettered “love God, love people” heart illustration with ribbon. My life motto. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31. I wanted to illustrate this as a reminder for myself, and I like the vintage feel it has.
Description: “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:6 This verse reminds me that whatever I do should point back to God. He is so amazing! I picked a single candle to illustrate for this verse, a light in the darkness. I used a combo of printed and brush script hand lettering techniques to write the verse out. God bless!
Description: “That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” Colossians 2:2-3 This is a prayer for me and the whole church of those whose in Christ Jesus. Maybe this verse stood out to me as I was reading through Colossians this week because I had just finished making my knit pattern, but I also know that sometimes God highlights verses in a special way. The imagery of knitting lives together is so beautiful, each strand a life weaving in and out with other strands to make up the bigger picture. I am fully convinced that being a Christian is not a sol...
Description: “Jesus answered, “It is written, “Man Shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”’ Matthew 4:4 Handlettered bible verse inside of slice of bread. I love writing out verses inside of an illustration that helps me remember the verse! Hope you can remember it too as we journey on together towards knowing God more. ❤️
Description: While I was drawing this bible verse quote all I could think about was singing to God at the top of my lungs! I love coming up with illustrations that go with special verses by challenging myself to hand letter them to memorize. These red lips were almost too perfect so I decided to give the whole drawing a grungy distressed look. Thank you for looking at my work! be blessed :) “my mouth is filled with your praise and with your glory all day long” Psalm 71:8 - Melissa
