Sarah Beth Baca
Published: 2020-11
Total Pages: 144
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Full Image is a collection of portraits and stories of 33 different women from the Bible. Each portrait is an original watercolor and ink illustration I've created. This coffee-table style book is filled with symbolism and imagery that reimagines the lives of these powerful women, giving a fresh look at ancient stories. A Closer Look page accompanies each portrait, with descriptions of different elements of each piece. This book is designed to spark the imagination, inspire, and empower people to rethink how we view women in the church and the world around us. Women make up half the world's population. Women make up half of the Church. Women make up half of our communities. Together, when men and women work and lead side by side, the Full Image of God is more profoundly expressed. I grew up hearing or reading about women from the Bible, but today I see a new significance in each one. The images you'll find in this book are watercolor and ink illustrations that combine research with my imagination and artistic liberty. Each portrait contains symbols, colors, and themes that relate to the culture, region, origin, family, age, or ethnicity of that particular woman. Each story I wrote is a simple, straightforward retelling as it's found in the Bible, with bits of commentary about the culture or context. I hope their stories speak to you as they have to me, giving you a new vision for your own life and the God-sized impact you were created to make.