Author Archives: Christi

About Christi

I am a single mother with two young daughters who are the world to me. I am a philosophy professor, especially fond of Kierkegaard and Augustine. Presently, I teach as an adjunct at a plethora of colleges in the Houston area, trying to make ends meet. Creating art brings me immense joy, but only recently have I begun to venture into the arena of making my creations a consumer commodity. I'd rather my work be created as a good in itself, and given to those I love. But necessity breeds invention, they say, and human beings have to eat.

The Beauty of the Shadows Ceased to Delight Them

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Christi

9×12″ charcoal and pastels on paper July 18, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from The Golden Key by George MacDonald: As evening drew on, the shadows fell deeper and rose higher. At length they reached a place … Continue reading →

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God, Not Gift

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Christi

11×14″ oil on canvas July 18, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following poem, “God, Not Gift,” by George MacDonald: Gray clouds my heaven have covered o’er; My sea ebbs fast, no more to flow; Ghastly and dry, my desert … Continue reading →

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My Soul Magnifies the Lord

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Christi

5×7″ watercolor on paper December 25, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from the Magnificat, Mary’s hymn of praise to God: My soul magnifies the Lord And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; Because he has regarded … Continue reading →

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Heart of Mine! Some Great Vision Upward Rises

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Christi

8×10″ pastels on paper December 26, 2012 Buy original Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Phantastes by George MacDonald: Lo! fair sweeps, white surges, twining Up and outward fearlessly! Temple columns, close combining, Lift a holy mystery. Heart … Continue reading →

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Oh Lift the Burdened Gloom that Chokes My Soul

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Christi

9×12″ watercolor on paper July 19, 2012 Buy original Buy prints This one comes from two passages and one scripture: And here I lay, the child of changeful Time Shut in the weary, changeless Evermore, A dull, eternal, fadeless clime!… … Continue reading →

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