This assortment includes 4 all-occasion greeting cards with watercolor illustrations that include the Greek New Testament text (John 15:5, 1 Cor. 12:13, 2 Cor. 5:18, Heb. 6:19). The verses are written in English below the illustrations, and the insides are blank. The cards are 5.5 x 8.5 inches and envelopes are included.

KIRSTEN MALCOM BERRY is a liturgical artist whose work is part of over 140 private and church collections. She is the daughter of Kari and Bob Malcolm, recipients of CBE's 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award. ARTIST'S STATEMENT My focus as a liturgical artist is the New Testament. A Greek verse is integrated into each of my watercolors, linking viewers to its earliest form. The use of Greek reminds us that the Scriptures come to us through the vehicles of cultures and languages other than our own; the presence of the text in an unfamiliar script hints at the global nature of God's grace to humankind. The configurations of repeated shapes in my work reflect the influence of several indigenous art forms. The daughter of Presbyterian missionaries, I grew up in the Philippines and was exposed to the decorative use of patterns on Filipino and other Southeast Asian fabrics, basketry, and brass. Geometric woolen tapestries of my Scandinavian heritage have also affected my sense of design, as have Native American weaving, traditional quilts, and Byzantine mosaics. The exercise of faith is sometimes difficult for those of us who long for perceptible signs of the presence of God. Painting the images of the Bible helps me translate the abstract into the tangible; I begin to grasp that the Word indeed became flesh.