We're all in this together.

Two months, almost by accident, 7 people, 3 girls and 4 guys, decided to stay up just worshiping and praying. We've been wanting to do that for a while, but our plans to come together never worked, until that one night, and it was so wonderful. We spent time with the Lord in a way that changed our lives, and it was one of my favorite nights ever.

Last week we got together to do the same thing, but this time there were 24 of us, and it was such a wonderful experience. Twenty four kids who just got together on a Friday night to pray for each other, to listen to each other, to cry with each other and just to have community with each other. 

I honestly cannot wait to see what else the Lord's going to keep doing through this group of people.

Logo, Line and Mapping

I walked half a mile...half a mile of thoughts and ideas that never came through.
I walked half a mile...my heart was yours, but you were the winds'.
I walked half a mile...and I was alive, but death was following me.
I walked half a mile...with beautiful people and lovely sounds
I walked half a mile...let me show you.

I had to walk half a mile and make a project that showed this half a mile.

This represented the cemetery I ended up walking in. I walked with a few friends, including my closest friends, Anna. When we were there, there was a grave of a baby who had passed away after 3 weeks, and her name was Anna. When I saw that I thought about my friendship with Anna, so I decided to make this miniature scultpture of our friendship. 

This jewelry box represented all the crazy thoughts I was having because of a situation with a guy, but then I remembered that God's fairy tale for me is a lot greater than anything I could imagine, and not only that, but He is the best Prince Charming ever, because He loves me so much, that He gave His life for me.

This was the cover of the box where I put all the objects from the project. It includes a map of the continent of America, then of Ohio and Michigan and then the actual half a mile I walked. I made it all the way from Lima, Peru to Toledo, Ohio, to then then go to the middle of nowhere in Michigan, how crazy is that?!

This is a box that also represent the cemetery where I walked. It contains pictures from the walk in the cemetery

This is on the inside of the box. Those were just lyrics of songs I was singing during that specific time. 

Here's a full view of the box with all the tiny pieces from it. 

And, this is what it looks like when you open it. 

This project made me think a lot, it made me realize (again) how crazy I am and how my brain just works so much, even when I try to be in solitude. I did have a lot of fun making the objects for it. I used different materials, like clay, textiles, and different types of pant, etc. It had been a while since I used clay, and now I remember why I love it so much, so hopefully I'll be able to use it a lot more often.

This project went far beyond than just walking a half a mile, it went inside a half a mile in my brain. 

You must know that I do not love and that I love you

This is a set of quotes from Pablo Neruda's poems. I recently decided to buy a book of all his works, and I was so very much intrigued by his writing that I decided to keep track of a few quotes that I like. I must say that it's very hard to pick only a few quotes, but I really like this set.

Everyday I'm Praisin' Him!

This is a collection of videos and pictures from the random times I hang out with people. I don't think I'm ever going to be able to enough thank you's to God for letting me be a part of this community and this awesome story He's writing :D

Para mi?

Lionel Messi is my favorite footballer. His story is so inspiring to me, and I just love love love who he is, so I made this.

The first image is the original image, but I couldn't resist not writing Karla on it because it's the perfect size for it, so here it is.

"For you, Karla"

Anna Banana's going to Africa!

Anna Banana.egg by karlamendoza19 on Aviary

I had so much fun creating this vector. Anna is one of my closest friends and she has one of the biggest hearts ever. She's been to Africa before and this year she's going again, so I decided to based this image on how much she loves Kenya and giraffes. It is such an honor to be friends with someone who loves other people so much and follows the ways of the Lord in a way that is shown not only by her words but by who she is. I am extremely proud of her and I love love love learning from her everyday :)

Why didn't I know about you before?!!

Logo.egg by karlamendoza19 on Aviary


Logo numero 2.egg by karlamendoza19 on Aviary

These images were created using Aviary's Raven program. I had never used vectors before and it was definitely an experience I enjoyed! There are so many different tools and so many things you can make with vectors, it just amazes me. I created these two logos for my blog. I prefer the first one over the second one, but I also had a lot of fun making the second one. I can't wait to make more of these!