Inktober | Day 7

🖊 Inktober Artist Tag – Day #7

Welcome to Day 7 of my Inktober challenge! Each day, I’m drawing a different prompt with a simple Catholic twist. Today’s theme is “Starfish”, and I chose to reflect on Our Lady Star of the Sea.

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Today’s Drawing Prompt: “Starfish”

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⭐ Our Lady Star of the Sea

The title “Our Lady Star of the Sea, or in Latin, Stella Maris” is one of the many titles given to Mary, the Mother of God. It is thought to have arisen from a scribal error in a supposed etymology of the name of Mary.

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🚢 Reflection

Since today’s prompt was “starfish” what better to use Stella Maris for my subject. I’m not too technical on fitting the prompt specifically to the drawing - I’m just trying to fit things that go with the word and obviously there are starfish in the ocean. So let Mary, Stella Maris guide you through the ocean of this life!

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🗣 Questions for the Readers

• Favorite sea shanty?
• Favorite Marian hymn?
• Favorite lake memory?

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Thanks for following along! I’ll be posting a new Catholic-themed Inktober drawing every day. Check back tomorrow for the next prompt!

Inktober | Day 2

🖊 Inktober Artist Tag – Day #2

Welcome to Day 2 of my Inktober challenge! Each day, I’m drawing a different prompt with a simple Catholic twist. Today’s theme is “Weave”, and I chose to reflect on Our Lady, Undoer of Knots.

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Today’s Drawing Prompt: “Weave”

⏱️ Drawing Timelapse:

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🕊 Who is Our Lady, Undoer of Knots?

The title “Undoer of Knots” comes from a 17th-century German devotion that highlights Mary's role in interceding for us—especially when life feels twisted, tangled, or hopeless. She gently untangles the knots caused by sin, wounds, or confusion.

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🧶 Reflection

In today’s drawing, I pictured Mary taking tangled, frayed threads and weaving them into something whole and beautiful. The knots represent our burdens—fear, sin, family wounds—and Mary unknots each one, offering us peace and hope. She doesn't cut the thread; she restores it. That speaks to the mercy and patience of a loving Mother.

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🗣 Artist Tag Questions

• Have you ever felt like your life was tangled in knots? How did you find peace?
• What’s one small “knot” you’d like to ask Our Lady to untie today?
• If your prayer life was a thread, how would you describe it right now—frayed, flowing, or being gently rewoven?

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Thanks for following along! I’ll be posting a new Catholic-themed Inktober drawing every day. Check back tomorrow for the next prompt!