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This piece was primarily done with acrylic paint, and also pens and colored pencil as well as some mixed media photography. It emerged from a reflection on Luke 19:40...and on noticing how faces can be seen in rocks..countless faces can be discovered in this image of rocks crying out in worship...the piece can remind of how nature speaks of the glory of God, at times more than people praise and recognize Him.

Elita lives with her husband and three sensitive, creative children. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Seminary, and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland. She was trained as a Chaplain at John Hopkins Hospital and is an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church. She’s served in various types of pastoral care roles – in the New York, an underprivileged community of Baltimore City, as well as in Malawi, Africa. Elita believes in the value beyond measure of the inner child within each person, and of the importance of ministering to that child no matter how old one is. She is passionate about integrating creative arts with a holistic perspective to emotional and spiritual care...