Carrot Top Studio Blog: Insights & Inspiration
How to Look at Art When You Don’t Know Anything About Art
Learn how to look at art even if you know nothing about art history. Discover four simple questions that make art appreciation approachable and meaningful, whether you’re visiting an art museum, viewing church art, exploring sacred art, or using visual art for faith and spiritual reflection.
Seeing Ordinary Time Through Art
Explore four works of fine art for Ordinary Time worship and fall reflection, featuring Duccio di Buoninsegna, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Jean-François Millet. Discover how historic art can inspire church worship, sermons, faith formation, and spiritual reflection during the changing autumn season.
What Makes a Good Blessing?
Discover what makes a meaningful Christian blessing in this reflective blog post exploring blessings for travel, graduates, grief, and everyday life. Inspired by the New Testament, this article celebrates simple words of grace, encouragement, and hope, along with illustrated blessings from Carrot Top Studio.
Between Lent and Easter: The Quiet Work of the In-Between
Explore the spiritual meaning of the season between Lent and Easter in this reflective Carrot Top Studio blog post. Discover how the liturgical calendar honors the “in-between” through visual symbols, color, and sacred rhythms that invite patience, creativity, and hope. A thoughtful meditation for clergy, artists, and believers on noticing renewal, spiritual growth, and the quiet preparation that leads toward Easter and resurrection.
Creating a Lenten Prayer Space: Inviting Stillness and Reflection Into Your Home
Transform your home into a sacred space for Lent with a simple yet meaningful prayer corner. Creating a Lenten prayer space invites stillness, reflection, and deeper connection with God during this season of renewal. Whether it’s a small table with a candle and cross, a bowl of stones representing burdens, or a piece of art that speaks to your journey, these visual reminders help center your heart in prayer. In this post, we’ll explore ways to design a space that fosters contemplation and draws you closer to the spirit of Lent.