Every September, my friend Marc Hong, a professor at Louisville Seminary, hosts Psalmtember. He invites you to join in, too!
Think "Inktober," but in September and with a spiritual focus — and with any art form welcome, from drawing to poetry to photography and beyond. There's also no pressure to create something for every day — do as many or as few as you like.
Here's Marc's description of this artistic event:
Each year, I love to spend a month making art inspired by the Psalms. There are 30 days in September, meaning that I can evenly divide up the 150 Psalms into 5 sets of 30. So, if I do this for 5 years, I will have made art with all of the Psalms.
Join me! The prompt list is in the image [as well as below the readmore]. But other words may stand out to you! Or you may try to make art that represents the wholeness of the Psalm.
I encourage you to read the text of the whole Psalm each day, consider what emotions it stirs up in you, choose a medium that speaks to you, and make some art! Folks have painted, used ink, drawn with colored pencils, taken photographs, written haikus, and much more. Choose what stirs delight in you!
Tag your post with #psalmtember2023 so we can celebrate the Psalms through art together!
Marc and many others post on Facebook, but I'll be paying attention to the tag here on tumblr. If you create anything you'd like me to share on Facebook on your behalf, DM me.
PSALMTEMBER 2023 PROMPT LIST
SEPT 1 - Psalm 31 - Refuge
SEPT 2 - Psalm 32 - Waters
SEPT 3 - Psalm 33 - Breath
SEPT 4 - Psalm 34 - Radiant
SEPT 5 - Psalm 35 - Net
SEPT 6 - Psalm 36 - Mountains
SEPT 7 - Psalm 37 - Smoke
SEPT 8 - Psalm 38 - Burden
SEPT 9 - Psalm 39 - Burned
SEPT 10 - Psalm 40 - Bog
SEPT 11 - Psalm 41 - Rise
SEPT 12 - Psalm 42 - Deer
SEPT 13 - Psalm 43 - Altar
SEPT 14 - Psalm 44 - Dust
SEPT 15 - Psalm 45 - Robes
SEPT 16 - Psalm 46 - River
SEPT 17 - Psalm 47 - Throne
SEPT 18 - Psalm 48 - City
SEPT 19 - Psalm 49 - Graves
SEPT 20 - Psalm 50 - Tempest
SEPT 21 - Psalm 51 - Clean
SEPT 22 - Psalm 52 - Uproot
SEPT 23 - Psalm 53 - Bones
SEPT 24 - Psalm 54 - Upholder
SEPT 25 - Psalm 55 - Dove
SEPT 26 - Psalm 56 - Bottle
SEPT 27 - Psalm 57 - Shadow
SEPT 28 - Psalm 58 - Snail
SEPT 29 - Psalm 59 - Dogs
SEPT 30 - Psalm 60 - Cracks
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Will you please make a list of drawing inspiration words, like Inktober? 30 of them is probably a good number
Sure!
Domesticated, civilized, harmonious, planned
Mythical, mysterious, arcane
Ornate, elaborate, blooming, petaled
Funny, bizarre, cute, adorable, toothy
Lonely, desolate, abandoned, damaged
Alert, playful, interested, wary
Untamed, wild, gleaming, dark
Useless, garbage, junk, trash
Planetary, asteroid, starry, icy
Responsible, self-effacing, pious
Artificial, bizarre, alien, fantastic
Luminous, glowing, exuberant
Bulbous, conical, pendulous
Ordinary, regular, common
Naked, unclad, inert
Enterprising, exciting, bold
Neat, trim, clean
Stripped, hacked, cut, primed
Clawed, tearing, impenetrable
Worldly, everyday, fleshy, organic
Solitary, isolated, lonely
Honest, straightforward, reliable, consistent
Situational, tangential, queer, quirky
Strident, raucous, panicked
Reckless, insane, silly, dangerous
Simple, basic, basic-sounding
Choppy, stunted, hatcheted
Overflowing, abundant, blooming
Capable, adept, exact, precise
Metal, steel, tense, sharp
Central, concentrated, compact
Poisoned, putrid, moist, moldy
Muddled, fuzzy, indecisive
Eager, sweaty, witty, unapologetic
Scattered, insane, absent-minded
Frustrating, incomprehensible, insoluble
Oddball, kooky, surreal, unreal
Prying, inquisitive, probing, anticipatory
Multivalent, ambiguous, indecisive
Compressed, dense, constrained
Arid, barren, dry
Ignorant, oblivious, careless
Oppressive, crushing, suffocating
Evasive, escape-prone, sneaky
Delusional, fanciful, cheerful, disconnected
Fractious, rebellious, hostile
Cutting, offensive, hurtful
Wistful, dejected, melancholy
Divided, partitioned, sectioned
Vindictive, sneering, sarcastic, bitter
Pleading, pleading
Pacific, balanced, unbiased
Annihilated, charred, killed, obliterated
Cheap, inadequate, frustrating
Menacing, treacherous, aggressive
Disturbing, perverted, offensive
Transparent, empty, vacant
Ominous, brooding, androgynous
Blocked, balked, forbidden
Crashed, broken, collapsed
Unkempt, shabby, ragged
Flat, monotonous, terse
Frightening, striking, energetic
Sweltering, burning, boring
Big, tangled, hefty
Tattered, frayed, threadbare
Attentive, irritating, demanding
Phallic, erect, rigid
Arranged, structured, predictable
Askew, perverse, evil
Awkward, uneven, confused
Aroused, tumescent, tumid
Phallic, stiff, erect
Conspicuous, solicitous, burdensome
Unstable, unreliable, brittle
Orbicular, round, holed, whole
Peaceful, conciliatory, human
Ancient, decrepit, historical
Suffering, terrified, melancholy
Marred, dented, monolithic
False, unreal, distorted, corrupt
Commonplace, trivial, banal
Disparate, horrifying, disappointing
Anti-art, primitive, naive
Glowing, fiery, animated
Missing, lacking, inadequate
Troublesome, adulterated, spoiled
Difficult, abstruse, hard to understand
Fused, congealed, baked
Invented, imagined, unreal
Delicate, shadowy, miraculous
Cooperative, humble, forgiving
Miscalculated, incorrect, false
Barren, empty, infertile
Bounding, obsessed, demented
Static, depressed, lethargic
Thorough, precise, exact
Walled, walled-in
Convoluted, obscure, inaccessible
Informal, mannered, shady
Dry, unfeeling, concrete
Affluent, non-gritty, upper-class
Baseless, empty, barren
Oppressive, coherent, omnipresent
Frustrated, fractured, tortured
Speculative, coercive, imposed
Jealous, consumed, murderous
Frantic, exaggerated, loose
Anti-art, failed, naive
Capricious, erratic, fickle
Convulsive, unruly, quirky
Ornate, decorated, intricate
Confused, imprecise, unclear
Unreliable, erratic, biased
Incoherent, ill-intentioned, uneducated
Pre-emptive, simple-minded, basic
Transcendent, supernatural, mystical
Outdated, abstruse, elderly
Tiny, tiny-boned, small-statured
Notorious, terrible, awful
Insincere, cynical, hypocritical
Terrified, paranoid, panicked
Reversible, extant, productive
Decayed, vulnerable, exposed
Passive, resigned, acquiescent
Convulsive, murky, moody
Reluctant, uncommunicative, stifled
Innocent, naive, trusting
Cautious, wary, skeptical
Kind, pleasant, agreeable
Rotten, putrid, terrible
Grotesque, unattractive, phantasmagoric
Successful, overwhelming, powerful
Particular, significant, particular
Brisk, speedy, quick
Vulgar, ordinary, unrefined
Anxious, harried, taxing
Cheap, imitative, derivative
Feathery, butterfly-like, fluttery
Destroyed, annihilated, murdered
Effusive, talkative, verbose
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