Lucy A. Synk Fantasy Art

 We are all male and female, made in God's image. Therefore God is neither male or female but is more than the sum of both.  As part of a religious tradition that has been heavy-handed in Patriarchal imagery for 2,000 years, I have delighted in expressing my beliefs with feminine and inclusive imagery, much of which is biblically based.

A fan of Science Fiction and Fantasy since I was twelve, I see them as Modern Myth. Both genres, as well as scientific discoveries of the Macro Universe, and Quantum space, have inspired my images.

It is important to bear in mind that God/Goddess/Creator/Spirit/Great Mystery cannot be truly expressed or described by word or image. Any images of the Great Mystery that I have painted are metaphorical and symbolic.

Ruach Oil on canvas, this image was inspired by the discovery that the Hebrew words for the Spirit of God in the Old Testament are always feminine. Ruach (or Ruah) means Spirit, Breath, or Wind and is used in Gen.1:2: "The Spirit of God swept over the waters"                                     

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Evolution

Oil on canvas. this image was inspired while on a panel about Faith and Science at a Science Fiction convention. I was asked how I could believe in God and Evolution at the same time, and while expressing how the symbolism of molding creatures from clay reminded me of how life evolved. I was instantly struck with this image, and was a bit distracted for the rest of the panel! A friend who sculpts in clay posed for the face and hands of God.  

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Trinity

 Oil on Canvas.  In my biblical studies in college I learned that the original texts of the bible used many inclusive names and pronouns for both God and Humans. Inspired by this insight, I painted this rather Surrealistic Trinity without using masculine images. Always present in God, Jesus was sent to walk on our Earth as one of us. A second meaning could be that we are all beloved as "the apple of God's eye", and made in the image and likeness of God.

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Remember Me

 Oil on wood panel. The area around the challace represents Jesus' hands and unleavened bread on a wood table. Reflected in the challace is a modern communion service. It represents the idea that each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we are participating in the Last Supper with Christ.

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The Unseen Magi

Oil on wood panel. I have often thought that since all Creation is sacred, if such fanciful creatures existed, they too would wish to honor the Christ Child. Since his parents are sleeping and there are no other witnesses, they are the "unseen Magi".

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Star Base Chapel

 Oils on wood panel. A Star Trek fan since I was twelve, I enjoyed imagining what the celebration of the Eucharist might be in that future. At the very least, women as well as men would finally be recognized as truly made in God's image, and able to represent the Christ to others.

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A Measure of Faith (1)

 Oil on board. This and the following piece were commissioned as illustrations for the short story "A Measure In Faith" by Ralph E. Vaughan, in Aboriginal Science Fiction Magazine. The story deals with the main character- a bishop whose diocese is on another planet- and questions of faith, death, and immortality.

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A Meaure of Faith (2)

Oil on board. The second illustration for the Aboriginal S.F. short story, this alien is a convert to Catholicism.  He has come to the bishop for advice on a question of faith versis a new product that can create immortality.

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Resurrection

Colored pencil on Canson paper.  The phoenix exists in many cultures as a symbol of eternal life. At the end of it's life it is consumed in fire, and rises anew from the ashes. I saw that as a viable symbol of Christ rising from the dead.

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