Unmasking Art Show Virtual Tour

"Are You Ready?" by Emma Sutton
Acrylic Paint On Canvas 18” x 24”

Artist Statement

Hello, my name is Emma Sutton. I’m in 10th grade and I’m 15 years old. My Piece which is called, ARE YOU READY? Is based off of the Great Tribulation or (The Rapture) in Revelation. Why I created this piece is because I’m sometimes afraid of what will happen in the complete end of the world we live in. I’m scared! I don’t know why I’m afraid, but many times when I think about or read about the Tribulation, I get shaky. I know that I sometimes live in fear about that. I have thoughts like ‘Is God going to send me to hell?’ ‘Am I actually a christian?’ and, ‘What if I’m not good enough for him? Like am I going to annoy him for all eternity?!’

Why you see the flowery type thing is because I wanted to get out the idea of bad being good. Like, something could totally be beautiful and desirable, but it would be evil. The clock in the middle is a sign of how much time we have until the Tribulation. Of course, we humans don’t know the exact time when Jesus will come back. But we certainly will know when he does. I chose acrylic paint because I’m more comfortable with it. But also, I love the way it looks on a canvas!

I know that those thoughts are completely crazy! And they’re from the evil one. I know God loves me, and I know that He’s stoked to meet me, and He’s excited to spend all eternity with me. My mentor was Sheena Kermeier. Something I’ve learned from the session is definitely self confidence. I sometimes wanted to stop what I was doing because the image that I was painting wasn’t good enough. So, multiple times, I had the urge to paint the whole canvas over and start anew. My confidence for myself is sometimes pretty bad. I bully myself and talk down on myself because I think I’m just not good enough for anything! That gives me a signal in my mind and I will just give up. But I’ve gotten way better at not getting down on myself. And if I do, I remind myself to go to the sword of the spirit, the very words of God. I read bible verses about my self worth and how much God loves me. The first verse that usually comes to my mind is

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.”Psalm 139: 14-16.

This tells me how much I am loved by God and how my worth doesn’t change a bit from my iniquity. Also, this is my 6th session at PAPV.

I thank YFC for giving me the chance to paint my ideas down and I especially thank God for giving me the wondrous skills of creativity.

Thank You!!!!

Oral Statement