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Introducing The Book of Psalms illuminated – Launch Dates Inside

In joy and grief, doubt and shining trust in the LORD their God, the ancient Hebrew poets expressed in their psalms the experience of those on the journey of faith. This book is a window inviting you to see them afresh and sing them today: the poets’ images transplanted into Australian soil, and their poetry celebrated in the patterns of the text.

In hardcover, 208 pages, Psalms illuminated elegantly presents the entire collection in the English Standard Version, with over 250 full-colour illustrations of Tasmania, the Kimberley WA, Gariwerd (The Grampians) Victoria, the Red Centre NT, and the Hunter, NSW.

The volume concludes discussing the artist’s exploration of the psalms and their commonly-used words, and for each psalm, (very) brief notes and title of its illustration connecting it to the text.

Come and celebrate at one of the book and painting exhibitions:

Sydney

On show and selling for the first time St Swithun’s Anglican Church, Telegraph Road Pymble Saturday 20 March 3-5pm

Newcastle

The Water Gardens Café, 82-84 Belford Street Broadmeadow & ongoing exhibition Thursday 25 March 5-7pm book launch and drinks Tuesday 30 March from 10am coffee with the artist Thursday 8 April from 10am coffee with the artist

(Numbers limited for all: RSVP email me or book at the café 0405 622 499)

Newcastle

Christ Church Anglican Cathedral After Sunday Evensong 11 April 7.15pm (& ongoing exhibition of original works)

Newcastle

Adamstown Uniting Church Thursday 6 May 6.30 for 7pm drinks & exhibition to17 June

Check updates for any late changes due to COVID regulations

Buying the book

If you can’t come to a launch, the book will be available soon from my website.

Or look in person at MU bookshop St Andrews House, Sydney; the Newcastle Anglican Cathedral bookshop or The Water Gardens café, Broadmeadow.

Or drop in 8 Stuart Street Kotara South Easter Monday 5 April from 2pm

The price will be $60

Fiona Pfennigwerth

The Psalms, Autumn 2021

The Book of Psalms illuminated Every psalm, new in 2021. Breathe and meditate on over 250 full-colour illustrations of Australian landscapes and their inhabitants: feathered, furred and flowered. Five collections, five regions: from Tasmania to the Kimberley. Artist’s Introduction and Appendix. Hardcover 208 pages. […continues inside…]

Christmas 2016

Hello,

Here we are again on the road to Christmas.

There are five new Christmas card designs ready to go! And there are a couple of old favourites too.

I’d love to support you introducing a friend to the One behind Christmas. So if you’d like a complimentary copy of John Illuminated to give away, place an order of $30 or more and I’ll include the book (please make a request in the order comments).

My year has been spent working on the Psalms, and I now have a mockup of text and visual concepts up to the end of Book 4 (Psalm 106) and some lovely photos of Tasmania and the Red Centre to inform them. Next year the paintings!

First few pages (draft 5!)

Twee, but…

2 Gold Awards!

Last year, I entered the second annual Book illumination award competition, run by American book marketing company Jenkins Group, ‘honouring the best Christian-themed books published during the year’ and written in English.

Recently, John illuminated was awarded gold in the category keepsake/gift/specialty; and The Scrolls illuminated the gold medal for ‘enduring light–Christian thought’ for an earlier publication than 2014.

Jenkins explains,

With the motto, ‘Shining a Light on Exemplary Christian Books’, the Illumination Book Awards are intended to honour the best books published during the past year with a Christian worldview. The diverse topics and styles of the 2015 medal-winning books reflect the diversity of Christianity today. The 77 winning books came from 28 different US States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France.

How about that?

Give a Christmas present that explains our Christian joy!

Coming up to Christmas, why not have a look what I’ve done this year (and before)?

Books: Both John illuminated and The Scrolls illuminated present the God we celebrate at Christmas.

Cards: I have added new cards for 2014 to the collection, which present Jesus’ coming in a thought-provoking and unexpected way. And there are some old favourites back in stock. Check all these out on the Store page.

PS: if you’d like to know more about my journey to produce John Illuminated, have a look at the discussion here.

Illustrating outback Australia: Visualising blessing in the Gospel of John

I am taking the original John illuminated on tour in the Spring:

Melbourne 20 October – 27 November 2014

Canberra 5 December 2014 – 11 January 2015

Come and bring your friends.

Ordering John from the Bible Society

For those seeking to order John illuminated from the Bible Society bookshop, please quote the ISBN 978-0-646-91246-2.

Many thanks, Fiona.

‘John’ has arrived!

John illuminated has arrived at the Bible Society warehouse, and 20 boxes of them, and 20 of The Scrolls will be here early next week.

Your invitation to the book launch is below. I hope to see you there!

‘John illuminated’ is selling at $30 RRP, and can be ordered now from my website, or from the Bible Society.

Blessings, Fiona

Guess what arrived in my studio this week?

Two advance copies of The Gospel according to John illuminated, express posted from the printers in Singapore!

The remainder will come via the shipping agent, the ship and through Customs in Sydney, sometime in the next few weeks…

I’m planning a book launch after 6pm Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle on 4 May, and one in Sydney, yet to be confirmed.

Check out the new page on my website, www.fionapfennigwerth.info/john; and watch this space…

Christmas 2012

Hello,

Tomorrow I’m taking a digital file of Christmas card designs to our friendly printer, and will collect them in a couple of days’ time. You can see the new designs now, along with last years’ – and choose and receive them in time to post before the annual deadline!

And The Scrolls are still available, too!

May your preparation for Christmas be uplifting and hopeful, Blessings, Fiona