New Life | Joni Eareckson Tada's Art Series
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
This Bible verse perfectly describes the meaning behind Joni Eareckson Tada's ink and watercolor, New Life. First, we see a lifeless butterfly pinned to the board; then, we see a caterpillar. Within the shade of a leaf, we spot a chrysalis containing the pupa. Next, there’s a brand new butterfly with wet, weak wings emerging from its chrysalis; and finally, after its wings dry, the lovely creature sits on the tip of the branch ready to fly.
Many have observed that a butterfly’s wings are made strong through its struggle to break free of the chrysalis. Our growth in Christ follows the same path. We need to go through many struggles in order to become the person God wants us to be. We learn in Acts 14:22 that “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God…”
In this painting, Joni used two types of ink - one that would smear, and one that wouldn’t. The paint on the butterfly’s wings is almost transparent - this is why he looks so ready to fly. Altogether, Joni used half a dozen pens, brushes and other implements; including a 2″ wide brush for the sky washes. New Life was featured in the movie Joni and remains her signature piece.
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When I had my thyroid crash, which is a butterfly shaped gland I was near death. God sent angels to my bedside. I survived, and now when I see a butterfly I remember God’s mercies toward me that are never ending!
Beautiful message as always. Love you, Joni! God bless you and your ministry!
I love butterflies 🦋 💕 Jesus always seems to give me blessings through them. Thank you Joni God bless! ❤❤
HallelluYAH ❤️
what a beautiful piece with an even more beautiful meaning!
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Joni it's not only Okay, it's a Creation.
GREAT job,and thank GOD for our struggles,and Creation of glory through Christ.
LOVE you
❤ Blessings like this May you enjoy continued adventures Wonderful work Thank you for sharing Praise God Hallelujah
How beautiful and true ... blessings to you Joni
There aren’t enough words to express how amazing she is!😢❤🎉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
AWESOME 🎉
Thankyou Joni for sharing your talents with us❤❤❤🎉
Thank you for this reminder this morning! It is beautiful! Thank You, Jesus for the struggles that make us butterflies, thank You for what You did for us that makes us beautiful in the Father's eyes because He sees You!❤ God bless Joni!
Mahalo nui Joni for the story behind your beautiful painting and the scripture that inspired you. 💒 Imua👩🏼🎨
Beautiful and marvelous!!
Thank you, Joni!!
Amen ❤
Beautiful. A butterfly that lives a day will live eternity.
This painting is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing the story behind its scriptural inspiration, your techniques, and the purposeful impact you wanted it to have on the observer.
I've been a believer in Christ for 38 yrs. The road hasn't been easy but it's always been worth it.
At present I'm recovering from a medical emergency plus chronic illnesses, so I get to feeling down sometimes. I'm blessed to be in the care of my daughter, her husband, and my 9-yr-old granddaughter. I just want to get better. I don't know how much better God intends for me to get but I'm praying I'm not going to be weak, sick, and in pain much longer. I'm working on improving physically.
I'm still being shaped and molded by God. My heart's prayer is to get out there and help people. I'm struggling with depression right now. Maybe God's using it to teach me how to help others going through the same thing. I've had depression before. I know it can 'yell' when common sense 'whispers' so it can become rather bothersome. To God be the glory, tho, great things He has done and will do.
You're a blessing, Joni, and I pray for you and Ken. Love you!🫂❤️
What a beautiful servant of Jesus you are Joni … Bkess you for being a Blessing
2Corin 5:17 is my life verse. Thank you Jesus and Joni.
Amazing .
How inspiring, that painting is absolutely beautiful! I love the butterfly analogy, it perfectly illustrates our transformation from old to new in Christ Jesus.
Hermana hermosa ❤
Very beautiful ❤, and talented..all things are possible with God..Jesus is Lord ❤
Just when a caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly... Amen❤
Hi Joni! You are such an inspiration to me. I’m so excited for you and my daughter. My daughter Lacey has severe cerebral palsy she is 35. She has never walked or talked! It’s said she has the mental capacity of a 4 month old. I disagree. She’s in there she just can’t get it out. I want you to know that I tell her about Jesus coming for us in the clouds. Any day now.. I talked to her about Jesus all the time. I talked to her about how she’ll get her new body and then we’re going to sing and dance for Jesus. She starts to wave her right arm so hard and so fast that you would think she could fly to heaven right then in there. I’m so excited for you to get your bodies and you’re both in the present of the Lord . To sing and dance for Jesus. You’re such a blessing to me. Thank you. Because of your faith you inspired me to be a good parent to my daughter you inspired me to seek the Lord you inspired me to do the best I can for my daughter for the Lord and I pray God blesses you abundantly and that you have many crowns to cast at Jesus feet. I will see you in glory soon my name is Cindy. My daughters name is Lacey. I will see you soon.
Profoundly deeply meaningful incredibly preciously beautiful!!! Powerful message!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ SO awesomely painted! Joni, you are an amazing artist! What an incredible gift given to you from Almighty God! ❤
What a lovely and encouraging explanation of this beautiful art work! Joni explains it so well. It blessed me today and I’m going to share it. ❤
Hallelujah, Joni. So beautiful and inspirational. Such an amazing artistic talent Our LORD JESUS has bestowed upon you sweet Joni. Thank you for the blessing.
Love you Joni and admire you greatly.
Joni no words 😇thank you Blessings💛💚Bodi from Eugene Oregon
Awesome Just Beautiful To God Be The Glory❤️❤️❤️
It turned out so beautiful. Thank you for sharing that with us. ❤ GOD bless you in JESUS name. ❤❤❤
Beautiful.
Amazing! Beautiful! Such God given talent. As an artist myself I can't even fathom how you do it. You are truly blessed. As we are to enjoy your art.
Absolutely beautiful illustration! God bless you Joni! Love you!
Amazing.GOD Bless you.
Beautiful! Such an amazing and powerful message!
Thank you for sharing♥️♥️♥️
Blessings🕊️
Beautifully painted, beautifully explained 💕👍
Even so come Lord Jesus❤
So beautiful Joni!!!! 🙏♥️🙏
Really pretty
That is profound Joni!
Beautiful parable of going to heaven.
Beautiful! I love it!🛐✝️✡️💟
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Beautiful!!! Joni and the painting!!!
Awesome ❤
What a beautiful painting on so many levels. First thing I saw on my small phone screen was what looked like a new shoot coming out of the base of a tree that was cut down.
It turned out amazing and I love the meaning behind it.!
So beautiful, just like you!
It turned out glorious!
So beautiful, Joni! God bless you! 🙏🏻✝️🦋
It turned out more than ok…it’s beautiful as you are beautiful. I’ll never forget when I had the honor of sitting next to you for lunch at a building dedication very close to where I live.
Amen 🙏 💜
God Bless you 🤗
I want you to know how much you encourage and inspire me ❤ I Love you Joni !!! Your sister in Christ
I love Joni's Art Series! 🩷 Thank you very much, Joni! Your painting is beautiful and the message behind it too!!
Praying there are copies/prints available for purchase. Joni, your comments make this painting complete. Thank you ❤ !
Praise The Lord.
It is truly, truly Lord working through you, with you and in you, dear sis Joni!!! You are so so precious to God, dear Joni ! He made you and strengthened you in His Grace and His Mercy! Hallelujah.
God’s Amazing Life Giving Power and Awesome Creative Power are seen in His Saving Hands on you, and your gifts and your works, dear Joni ! Hallelujah. Amen.
It’s a beautiful painting. Just like you!
That is such a beautiful painting! And with an accompanying beautiful message. You are truly a hero of the faith, dear sister. I love you and thank you for your ministry.
I love listening to your messages, always full of insight and wisdom. May God continue to bless you ❤
We're so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for sharing! God bless you!
Beautiful. Do you still paint?
Eileen, this is a great question and we're so glad that you liked this painting. Yes, Joni still paints as her energy and schedule allows. 😊
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful ❤
Lovely!
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This is my absolute favorite! I had to give it away when I went to Africa.....but I want to get another one soon!!
We're so thrilled that you love this New Life print by Joni. We still have this on our website if you ever want to order it again! We've listed the website and a direct link to this specific art print. If you have any further questions, please reach out to our Response team at response@joniandfriends.org.
New Life Art Print: joniandfriends.org/product/new-life-art-print/
Joni's art here: joniandfriends.org/product-category/jonis-art/
Joni, I find this painting and your explanation of it so very touching for when my 28 year old son died tragically and suddenly in an accident some years ago, God spoke to me audibly and several times during my grief journey through a monarch butterfly, to give me comfort and peace and eventually restored joy. But the journey was very painful and difficult, even unbearable at times. However the butterfly’s life cycle was very instrumental in helping me accept my son’s short earthly life. Short, beautiful, busy, bright and beneficial just like a butterfly’s. And for me the seemingly still chrysalis stage which paralleled my seemingly still, depressed phase of my dark tunnel of grief was in fact when I grew so much spiritually and so much closer to my Lord. Then the difficult struggle to emerge from my dark chrysalis into a new beautiful life of purpose and blessing like the butterfly. For God told me that as a result of this experience, I must comfort others with the same comfort I have received. This has and continues to give me such joy and what a blessing that I know my son is in Heaven with Jesus for he had loved and served him here. And one day, because of our blessed hope, I will see him again.
Love & God’s continued Blessings Joni.🩷🙏🏻
Thank you so much for sharing this precious testimony, friend. Our hearts are with you in the loss of your son, but what beauty the Lord has spoken to you through this butterfly analogy. We are so thankful he spoke to you throughout your season of grieving and restored your joy. Our God is so very faithful! God bless you for sharing with us, friend! May the Lord continue to fill your heart with joy and use you to encourage others by his spirit!
Dear Joni, the beauty of your art, your writings, your testimoney and work sing of heaven. Bless you so much and thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤
Your amazing, don't know how you have a positive attitude. And your art is beautiful.
ThankYou for the BLESSING you are 💝
This is my very favorite of your paintings! When I first sold Home Interiors over 45 years ago this was in the line of merchandise. I have regretted so many times that I didn’t keep it in my home. Love the story behind it, Joni! ❤️ you & your encouragement
More than okay! The depth of who you are, your athletic pre-self, and your spiritually up-lifting today self, as well as the death of all the past and the opening of a new and fuller horizon-all these wonderful things Christ Jesus has expressed on the canvas of your life are here on this talented expression on canvas. Thank you Joni for being all this as Jesus holds His paintbrush-limited in life to a cross and no hands, risen to give Joni voice and future eternal-and maybe He will do with me something loving and sparkling too!
Just amazing! Praise God for the many talents He has given you to inspire others!
Joni it's more than ok it is beautiful like you are inside and out.
It’s Lovely ❤😊
Amazing!
I have this print! I never noticed some of those details! I praise God that I am a new creation & that through all the trial I’ve gone through He had grown me. Still not so beautiful yet but He’s still working on me!
It's such a great print! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Sonja! We know you're a beautiful creation in Christ!
I want a copy of that Joni, it's beautiful. ❤
I love how you described it 👏👏👏
We agree, we think it's so good, too! Thank you so much for sharing your kind words! You can pick up your own copy on our website listed below. We've included a link to all of Joni's art that we have available in our online store, along with a direct link to this specific art print. If you have any further questions, please reach out to our Response team at response@joniandfriends.org.
New Life Art Print: joniandfriends.org/product/new-life-art-print/
Joni's art here: joniandfriends.org/product-category/jonis-art/
beautiful picture how can i get a copy? thanks
Thank you so much for sharing your kind words! You can pick up your own copy on our website listed below. We've included a link to all of Joni's art that we have available in our online store, along with a direct link to this specific art print. If you have any further questions, please reach out to our Response team at response@joniandfriends.org.
New Life Art Print: joniandfriends.org/product/new-life-art-print/
Joni's art here: joniandfriends.org/product-category/jonis-art/