( I would like to reserve this space for greetings 
 and sharing of updates.) 

Love in its Purity

 

Love is a language of the heart-

It is prose and poetry

It is in film or comedy

And yet nothing can fathom

its own depth, height or breadth.

 

Love is a dream in every heart

An object of conquest and war

It mirrors greed, pride and honour

And yet love’s own purity remains
above all intrigues and heroic motive.
 

Love is a gift from above -

an agape love from the heart of God

We humans can abuse it,

ignore it, trample on it, burn it

but love surfaces out so purely

in its inmost beauty to protect,

affirm, preserve and uphold life.

  
(EPO, written January 30, 2010)
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Velkommen

     Welcome

         Tuloy po kayo
          
              Mabuhay 

                  Namaste 

Hej, her kan du se en del af mit univers om, hvordan et begrænset dansk sprog har presset mig til at udtrykke mig selv gennem billeder og farver. Her kan du se, hvordan jeg har prøvet at forholde mig til verdens begivenheder og relatere mine reflektioner og overvejelser til min kristne tro.
 
Her er vinduet til mit hjerte som en fremmed i det danske samfund. Her er min måde at overleve med værdighed og glæde. Jeg er meget glad for at denne hjemmeside kan bruges til et forum om, hvordan vi forstår livet og vores fælles ansvar for livet, for vores medmennesker og for vores fælles jord.

Elizabeth

Hi, let me write some lines here for the sake of those who cannot understand Danish. This website is my  new attempt to share to the open world what I have done with my hands. Painting is a new interest that has caught my attention only during my time here  in Denmark. I think it is because I felt so frustrated with the difficulty of the Danish language, that I had to find another way of communicating in order to express myself. Painting, I should say, has been my catharsis.  I am really glad that through it, I am  able to express my thoughts and reflections on situations and events affecting us all, and relate these to my Christian faith. 

This website contains also some of my poems in both Danish and English, some songs that I wrote and have sung to some gatherings and occasions in churches and certain organizations. Here are photos  of my family and friends, reporting on some seminars/summercamps and newsletters, presentation about my home country, and a write-up on  my way of looking at the cultural differences between Philippines and Denmark.Here I also write the projects in my home island which my family and I are involved in. Sale of my paintings goes to the support of these projects. 

 I invite you to take time to see and read and if there is something you think is interesting, I hope you can drop a word in my guestbook or send me an  e-mail. I am also open to invitations to sing, exhibit paintings or speak on certain issues that concern the church, integration and reconciliation. Contact me if you think there is a painting you wish to buy.

bethpadillo@gmail.com
tel. 43 53 53 49

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Kunst som et samlingspunkt!

Men kunst er ikke kun hvad man kan se med øjnene, men også med hvad man kan høre i ørerne og føle i  hjertet. 

I denne hjemmeside har du mulighed for at se  mine
      
          

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malerier og collager (i  9 gallerier)

    digte og sange
 
       drama og reportage
                                       
         kultur forskel 
              mellem    Danmark   og Filippinerne

             familie og  nyhedsbreve
    
                    fotos og meget mere   
               
Kunst er noget som gør, at den der kigger på den, kan identificere sig selv med. Jeg håber at mine billeder, digte og sange kan bringe os til fælles anerkendelse af livets skønhed og værdi.

Art is something that enables the beholder to identify himself with what is seen or experienced. I hope that my paintings, poems and songs can bring us to a common recognition of life`s beauty and value.

Udstillinger(Exhibitions):

2003
Brøndby Strand    Kultur Week-end                            Juni   
Christiansfeld        Bibliotek                                         February-marts

2005
Herlev                    Sognehuset                                   Oktober-november
Ryesgade               Fredens Kirke 
             Tværkulturelt Center  Konference                   November
København            
Kingos Kirke                                                               December-januar

2006
Kolding  Bibliotek  GalleriKolding                             August-september
Christiansfeld        Menighedshuset                         Oktober-december
Århus                   Tværkulturelt Center                   November
Horsens                Sognehuset                                December 
                             

2007
Kolding              DanskeBank                                     Januar - marts
Fredericia          Skt.Michaels  Sognehuset                    Februar-marts
København         Tværkulturelt Centers Konference       Marts
Haderslev            Sprogskole                                       April    
Herning (Messe Center) IMs Årsmøde                           Juni
Germany             Bierstadsts Jubileum                         Juni-juli
Haderslev            Sognehuset                                      September-okt.
København          TCs  Konference                               November

2008
Kolding         Brandkjærkirken                                     Januar-februar
Kolding         KUC (Kolding Uddannelses Center)            Januar-februar
Christiansfeld Bibliotek                                                 Marts
Kolding         Simon Peters Kirke                                   Marts- maj 
Christiansfeld   Danske Bank                                          Juni -juli
Odense          Munkebjerg Kirke                                   Okt 12-Dec. 12
Christiansfeld  Christiansfeld Bibliotek                            Oktober-November
Århus             Tværkulturelt Center  (3 mødesteder)       November (week-end)
                         -Gellerup Kirke
                         - Helligånd Kirke
                          -Indre Missions Stjernehus


2009

Århus             Christians Kirke                                      January- Marts
Odense          Hjalasse    Kirke                                      January-Feb. 17
København      Fredens Kirke                                         March 13-14
Christiansfeld   Gudruns rundfest                                   March
Kolding            Elisa`s graduation                                   March 27
København       Kafe /Nazaret Kirke                                March-April
Christiansfeld    Menighedshuset (Elses fest)                     April   
Århus              Helligåndskirke                                        Juni
Odder             DanskOase                                              July
Thisted            Familie Konference                                 August
Købehavn         Jubileaum af IKC                                    September
Haderslev         Kulturhuset, Bispen (Biblioteket)               November 16-Dec.6

2010
Fredericia       IMs hovedkontor                                    January- April



Kontakt personer af udstillinger:

1. Dorethe,    Herlev
2. Birthe Munck-Fairwood- Århus/København- Tværkulturelt Center
3. Arne Kappelgaard, København
4. Ingrid Smidt,   Fredericia
5. Erna og Hans Peltzer, Germany
6. Helle Noer,       Herni
7. Birte Tange Lauridsen, Sognehuset, ved Gl.   
                           Haderslev Kirke
8. Birgitte Molin, Simon Peters Kirke, Kolding
9. Signe Brixen,   Brændkjærkirken, Kolding
10. Paul Fradsen   KUC, Kolding Uddannelses Center, Kolding
11. Præst Henrik Johannessen, Munkebjerg Kirke, Odense
12. Præst Bente Hjul  Johannessen,Hjallase Kirke, Odense
13. Daniel   Ettrup Larsen, Christians Kirke , Århus
14. Stigne                      Helligåndskirke, Århus
15. Michael                   Oase udvalgt, Århus

A dining table is  a symbol of fellowship. Here we are nurtured to nourish our body. Here we have learned to share our thoughts and listen to others`s stories. Here we are made to listen to a simple prayer of thanks to the Creator, the Maker of our lives and the Sustainer, who grants that fruits from the labor of our hands on the farms and our working places,  may enable us to have food  available on our common table.

Here is our table when we rejoice when one is born into the family and this is the same table where we sit together and eat, once  one among whom we dearly love,  leaves us or dies.

Life is short and very delicate. One has to take care of it and enjoy every moment that is lived. 


 

A table as  a rich symbol of fellowship

Gathering around a table opens possibility for dialogue, for interchange of ideas, for listening ears and open hearts. I find a table a good symbol of fellowship. I think Jesus on his last day has left to us a good legacy of building fellowships with one another. We need to have time to agree to sit down around a table, time to share ideas and dreams, time to enjoy the grace to be listened to and the power to come up with an idea or agenda to be talked about. But let those who sit around this table be aware of  the presence of that Invisible One who has, first of all, invited us to dine around His table of remembrance. 

    

Record of updates


July 2009

We are fortunate this summer. The face of the sun is smiling almost everyday.It is nice to go out to till the land, to swim in the waters, to travel, to paint and to have time with the kids.  Enjoy the warm summer!  June 2009 Congratulations to the Danes and new Danes as they grapple with the value and relevance of the Danish Constitution  in our modern time. August 18, 2009 My second daughter arrives today from Honduras after six months of voluntary work for street children in that country. It is nice to paint themes on jubilation and celebration. I hope I get time to do it this week-end. Another theme that has caught my attention that should be written down or be painted through brush and colors is the cleansing of the Bronson Church from the Iraqi refugees. There is silence about the issue now. But what happened has left  a sad column in history.

To be able to laugh with somebody is a great gift. Inger is a happy woman inspite of her age. Laughter makes the heart feel younger. Friendship is watered by laughter.