#Bernadette Carstensen

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Art by Bernadette Carstensen

#bernadette carstensen #illustration #fairytale

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27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” 28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

#found this veryy interesting his reaction to mention of his mother.... #art by: #bernadette carstensen #couldnt find the artist of the second image #poem by: #sylvia plath

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#bernadette carstensen #stella maris #star of the sea

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St. Joesph Terror of Demons

By Bernadette Carstensen commissioned for the book 'Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father' by Father H. Calloway.

#saints #catholicism #catholic #st. joseph #christ child

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amber gris and devo la main

speed of the sound of loneliness (nanci griffith) / mirage (luis g. dato) / our lady, star of the sea by bernadette carstensen / great white shark / in the house by the sea (stacie cassation)

for eliot @yardsards

#message from mirph #the adventure zone #taz ethersea #amber gris #devo la main #web weaving #poetry #music #nanci griffith #the mountain goats #paintings

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Bernadette Carstensen

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Bernadette Carstensen Illustration.

#art #religious

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Title: Unknown (Triptych 2)

Artist: Bernedette Carstensen

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#catholic #catholicism #sacred art #mother mary #mama mary #virgin mary #blessed virgin mary #revelation #revelation woman #tryptich

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Mary and Jesus by Bernadette Carstensen

#mary #jesus #painting

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Meet San Francisco-Based Artist Bernadette Cody-Carstensen

BERNADETTE CODY-CARSTENSEN is a San Francisco-based artist and illustrator. (www.bernadettecarstensen.com)

CATHOLIC ARTIST CONNECTION (CAC): Where are you from originally?

BERNADETTE CODY-CARSTENSEN (BCC): I grew up in rural Ohio.  I lived there until my husband and I were married, and we moved to his home state California.

CAC: What do you see as your personal mission as a Catholic working in the arts? Where have you found support in the Church for your vocation as an artist?

BCC: I am a practicing Catholic, and nearly all of my commissions are Catholic in subject.  My hope is to do a small part in bringing truth to people through beauty.  I have always found support in my parish, and friends and community, even after joining a new parish in California. 

CAC: Where have you found support among your fellow artists for your Catholic faith?

BCC: I have been a member of the Catholic Illustrators Guild, and recently joined the Catholic Artists Directory.  Often other artists will send a message of appreciation for my work.

CAC: How can the Church be more welcoming to artists?

BCC: Commissioning artists and craftspeople to make new works is the best way for the Church to welcome artists.  I have seen a lot of great new work being done in churches, people really laboring to restore the beauty that was stripped away.  And new churches being built in classical styles.  

CAC: Do you recommend any particular parishes in San Francisco for their sacramental life, beauty, and/or community?

BCC: I love our parish, Mary Star of the Sea on Geary Blvd.  The liturgy is the most beautiful and reverent of any I have found in the city, and the choir is wonderful.  St. Dominic's is another equally wonderful parish, though a far more beautiful gothic church.  

CAC: Where do you go to get inspired?

BCC: One thing I love to do is drive around and look at all the gorgeous architecture in the city.  It is truly a feast for the eyes and always inspiring.  

CAC: What is your daily artistic practice?

BCC: My first job is being a mother, and so I don't get to paint everyday.  To sustain my artist soul I surround myself with artwork I love, beautiful furniture, and other crafted things.  I also love to make things for my children, sewing dresses or building cardboard houses.

CAC: Describe a day in which you were most completely living out your vocation as an artist.

BCC: Recently I was completing a painting for a project in Ireland, a self-portrait in watercolor which will be used for a postcard.  I had spent the morning doing chores and tending to the two babies, then I picked up my daughter from school, came home, put the little ones in bed, put a movie on for the other, made cup of coffee, and sat down to work. I felt that even though artist comes second to being mom, it is still just as important, and getting to finish up that painting was a little taste of heaven for me.

CAC: How do you afford housing as an artist?

BCC: It is extraordinarily difficult to afford housing in San Francisco.  My husband is the breadwinner in our family and I can't imagine trying to make it here on just a freelance income.  To be 100% honest, I wouldn't recommend moving to the city.  I think that rural living is more desirable, and our country needs families to move back into little towns.  

CAC: What are your top pieces of advice for Catholic illustrators?

BCC: It is necessary to have a portfolio online.  Use tons of reference photos or draw from life, and don't ever try to make stuff up from memory. Good drawing is the most important skill to have.

#bernadette cody-carstensen #bernadette carstensen #illustrator #artist #illustration #st. john #catholic #catholic artist #catholic artists #catholic artist connection #san francisco #california #interview #catholic illustrators guild #catholic artists directory #mary star of the sea #st. dominic's #dominican

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“Mary, Star of the Sea”, by Bernadette Carstensen, for prints or more of her work, click here!

#catholic #stella maris #star of the sea #mary #bvm #bernadettecarstensen

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'Owls love tea' by Bernadette Carstensen

#Bernadette Carstensen #owls #owls illustration #Illustration #fairytale #fantasy illustration

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An Angel For a Brother 😇

Pink hydrangeas = heartfelt emotion  Purple hydrangeas = desire to deeply understand

Heavily inspired by this painting “Mary and Jesus” by Bernadette Carstensen.

#life is strange 2 #lis2 #life is strange #my art

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Dime, cómo hiciste para no caer en la locura del encierro físico. Cómo liberaste tu mente, cómo abriste espacios de la libertad para no sentirte encerrada en tí misma. Qué hacer para que la locura no sea nuestra salida.

Bernadette Carstensen Illustration 

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Madonna and Child (Bernadette Carstensen, ca. 2015)

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