My Work Day-by-Day

chenrirohrbacher

May 23, 20222 min read

My Back (Benedicite) Pages

I took the Benedicite plates to be scanned this morning. I came home curious about how this book project began and evolved. So I looked...

chenrirohrbacher

May 4, 20222 min read

Holy and Humble of Heart, Bless the Lord

In the past week I've completed three more plates for the illuminated Benedicite that I've been working on! The most recent plate (out...

chenrirohrbacher

Apr 28, 20221 min read

And the winner is... "sea beasts"!

Another page of the Benedicite drawn and inked-in yesterday afternoon. As you might imagine, scripture translations vary quite...

chenrirohrbacher

Apr 27, 20221 min read

All That Grows on the Earth, Bless the Lord!

I finished drawing in pen and ink the seventh plate of the Benedicite yesterday, with mountains and hills surrounded by a variety of...

chenrirohrbacher

Apr 26, 20221 min read

Seas and Rivers Bless the Lord!

As promised, here's the Benedicite plate that I completed inking-in yesterday, bringing up to eight the number of plates that I've...

chenrirohrbacher

Apr 25, 20221 min read

All Creatures Matutine and Vesperine

I was able to complete another plate for the Benedicite over the weekend. This one brings together two groupings of related themes:...

chenrirohrbacher

Apr 22, 20221 min read

Finally, Back to the Benedicite!

Although I've been spending time each day in the studio since I had my back surgery, yesterday was the first artistically productive day...

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