四日のドアを開くと光が出てきます。
「すべての人を照らすそのまことの光が世に来ようとしていた。」ーーーヨハネ1:9
Open the 4th door and light comes out!
“The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.”—John 1:9
光 Light
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平安 Peace
三日のドアを開くと平安の握手が見えて来ます。
「何も思い煩わないで、あらゆるばあいに、感謝をもってささげる祈りと願いによって、あなたがたの願い事を神に知っていただきなさい。そうすれば、人のすべての考えにまさる神の平安が、あなたがたの心と思いをキリスト・イエスにあって守ってくれます。」ーーーピリピ4:6,7
Open the 3rd door and we see a handshake of peace about to happen.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” —Philippians 4:6,7
喜び Joy
二日のドアの裏は喜び。
「あなたがたを、つまずかないように守ることができ、傷のない者として、大きな喜びをもって栄光の御前に立たせることのできる方に、すなわち、私たちの救い主である唯一の神に、栄光、尊厳、支配、権威が、私たちの主イエス・キリストを通して、永遠の先にも、今も、また世々限りなくありますように。アーメン。」－－－ユダ24,25節
Behind the 2nd door we discover joy.
“To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for evermore! Amen.”—Jude 24, 25 (NIV)
愛 Love
約束通り、毎日一つのドアを開きます。一日のドアを開くと愛が見えて来ます！
「神は愛です。愛のうちにいる者は神のうちにおり、神もその人のうちにおられます。」ーーー１ヨハネ4:16b
As promised I open one door everyday. Opening the first door reveals love!
“God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him”—1 John 4:16b (NIV)
Doors for Grace
I present my Magnum Opus. (It took about 200 hours over a period of 3 months to complete.) I set out to make a Christmas card and ended up with an Advent calendar.
This is the advent calendar in its basic state before the views behind the doors are installed from a separate sheet of hidden words. (The mechanics of door 21 are different leaving the word visible in this basic state.)
The idea for the calendar came from my work teaching English to a variety of students.
Students complain of poor vocabulary,
May I proclaim some heart vocabulary,
Let one word a day, heard in your heart,
Enrich all you say, and straighten your way.
Starting on 1st December, I hope to add one post a day as each door is opened to reveal a hidden word. Enjoy and be enriched!
Conus Shell
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus)
They are poisonous so they need careful handling. In fact they are best not handled. They are found mostly in tropical waters near coral reefs.
The shape and patterns inspired me to design and build this paper model. I feel like I am emulating the work of the Designer (but with far inferior intellect and ability).
More images and information on assembly are available in the gallery at http://www.cysarts.com/?page_id=1081. Enjoy!
I hope to continue adding posts and pages to the galleries once a month so please look forward to the next one on 3rd October.
Delightful Diatom けいそう
Please enjoy my latest offering, a triangular diatom Triceratium in Galleries, Paper Craft, Sea Creatures, Triangular Diatom 珪藻（けいそう）. Just click http://www.cysarts.com/?page_id=1031.
Projection-Mapped Starfish
Welcome to my “Projection-Mapped Starfish”.
Despite the name no projection mapping technology was used in its production. Even the mathematics was done on paper with compasses, rulers and pencils.
More may be seen in Galleries; Paper Craft; Starfish… This includes details of the stages of production or secrets of the trade, and also six views of the completed starfish.
I hope to continue with Echinodermata by developing a paper craft model of the Leopard Sea Cucumber.
Flowers with love
I have created a new desk calendar for 2015. I have added captions about love. 机のためのカレンダーを作りました。愛に関することばを聖書から引きました。
The full set may be viewed in the new gallery in “Galleries”, “Calendars”, “2015 Flowers with love”. このカレンダーの各面は”Galleries”, “Calendars”, “2015 Flowers with love”で見れます。
Sorry for the long silence. I have been busy. I will try to add posts every last Saturday of the month. 長いあいだに何も書いていないことのためにすみません。忙しかった。これから毎月の最後の土曜日ブログを書くつもりです。頑張ります。
Sea Walnut
Sea Walnut Paper craft (2014)
One of my students remarked he could see God’s hand in the Sea Walnut paper craft. I think he was referring to the original creature swimming about in the ocean rather than the craft it inspired.
The Sea Walnut, Mnemiopsis leidyi, is an exciting bioluminescent comb jelly whose natural habitat is the Atlantic Ocean just off the North American seaboard. However it has been hitching a ride in the ballast of ships as far as the Black Sea, wreaking havoc on the local ecosystems and fishing industries by overfeeding on the zooplankton that the fish also feed on. Who could have believed that such a cute tennis ball-sized creature could cause so much trouble?
To see more images and a delightful seascape, see Galleries, Papercraft, “Sea Walnut” and “Seascape”.