Color Play inspired artwork
I recently have felt like I needed a big infusion of color play. So, I got out the paints, paper, and thread and started playing. What...
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Helms Jarrell
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Steps toward formation continue with Charlotte Mennonite
After a few conversations with Mennonite Conference pastors and the folks in Charlotte who are interested in the possibility of starting...
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Helms Jarrell
Jun 17, 20213 min read
A review: The First Change Makers' Rehearsal Dinner
On June 12th, I facilitated the first Change Maker's Rehearsal Dinner at The Pauline's Tea Bar Apothecary. In a previous blog, I wrote...
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Helms Jarrell
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Is something new happening?
A couple weeks ago, Melissa Florer-Bixler, the pastor at Raleigh Mennonite Church, emailed us to ask if we might be interested in joining...
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Helms Jarrell
May 26, 20212 min read
Change Makers' Rehearsal Dinners
Did you know that artists have super powers? Artists have super strength abilities. They are extraordinarily able to make meaningful...
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Helms Jarrell
May 13, 20214 min read
Fail Better Soon: Call me by my name
I feel like I've shared this before, but it is seared into my mind and thus it gets shared again. In 6th or 7th grade, my lifelong...
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Helms Jarrell
May 6, 20212 min read
Living Justice: An Anti-Racist Practicum
Since the fall of 2020, I have been participating in a cohort of "diverse scholar-practitioner-activist leaders to develop resources to...
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Helms Jarrell
May 6, 20213 min read
Forming a Gender Equity Practice
Recently, Alternate ROOTS asked its members if they would be willing to be Gender Equity Ambassadors during the virtual ROOTS weekend...
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Helms Jarrell
May 5, 20211 min read
Carrying the weight of the world
Recently, a call for proposals was announced inviting artists to reflect upon the story of Atlas, who carried the weight of the world on...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 22, 20217 min read
Writing up my Qualifications for Community Engagement
I recently read about and attended the online Q&A regarding a request from the city of Charlotte for qualifications of community...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 14, 20214 min read
Fail Better Soon: Resisting Gentrification
There's a privacy fence going up next door. Since when were privacy fences an aesthetically pleasing thing? We all know they do...
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Helms Jarrell
Apr 6, 20212 min read
Easing Into Delight
After a year of social distancing, pivots, pandemic, racial reckoning, isolation, death, and grief, we are now beginning to start the...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Stay Up To Date On Next Projects, Events, and Offerings
I am excited about the future projects, events, and offerings that are on the horizon and I want you to be a part of all the...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20213 min read
Which Side Are You On?
In the summer, an interior designer contacted me about their office downsizing and wanted to know whether I would like any of their...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, Space 9
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, Space 8
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, Space 7
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, Space 6
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, Space 5
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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Helms Jarrell
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Invoking the Divine, space 4
"Invoking the Divine", a series of outdoor interactive prayer and creativity spaces will be installed at Myers Park Baptist Church in...
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