SOJOURNERS – Gallery Statement
Sojourners is a visual exploration of the redemptive narrative of Scripture—an unfolding story of God and humanity, told through color, form, and movement. Each piece in this collection serves as a meditation on a chapter of God’s grand story of redemption, while also reflecting the personal stages of our own spiritual journey with Him.
From the garden of origin to the flood of judgment, from the wilderness of testing to the cleansing waters of redemption, and ultimately to the eternal City of Light, this body of work invites the viewer into a sacred pilgrimage. The path is both collective and individual—rooted in biblical history and resonant with personal transformation. It is a journey marked by longing, trial, grace, and the promise of restoration.
A central motif in this series is the recurring biblical theme: “God loves the sojourner.” As people of faith, we are not merely inhabitants of this world but travelers passing through, seeking a better country—a heavenly one. Along the way, we encounter moments of Eden’s peace, the chaos of the flood, the desolation of wilderness seasons, and the renewal of baptismal surrender. Each movement is a chapter in both divine and personal narrative, shaped by God’s presence and compassion for those who journey in faith.
Gold is used throughout the series as a symbolic thread—evoking its biblical significance from the rivers of Eden, to the furnishings of the tabernacle, to the glory of the New Jerusalem. Each panel is adorned with gold leaf, inviting contemplation: What is the purpose of this recurring richness? Perhaps it points to God’s abiding presence, the depth of our inheritance in Him, or His identity as the source of all beauty and abundance.
As we walk by faith, we join a long procession of sojourners—those who, as Hebrews 11 says, “acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth,” and who looked ahead with hope to the City prepared by God. Sojourners is both a visual homage to that promise and a personal invitation to journey onward, eyes fixed on the eternal.
In the Garden - 72” x 36” · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good.” - Genesis 2:8-12
The Tree of Life 16” x 16” · Gold leaf, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on canvas.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 16” x 16” · Gold leaf, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on canvas.
The Deluge 60” x 36” · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark. They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings. Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. And the Lord shut him in.” - Genesis 7:11-16
In the Wilderness - Diptych - 36” x 48” each · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.”
- Exodus 13:21-22
In the Wilderness - Diptych - 36” x 48” each · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” - Deuteronomy 8:2-3
The Immersion 60” x 36” · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.” - Exodus 14:21-22
“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” - Ezekiel 36:24-26
The New Jerusalem 36” x 36” · Gold leaf, mineral pigments, acrylic, oil, cold wax and oil pastel on wood panel.
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’ He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making everything new!’” - Revelation 21:1-5