post-post, class date: 11/30/11; written date: 12/4/11

The painting I created in class was supposed to represent man's hand in the world and how destructive it has the potential to be. I do believe it to be our goal to be good stewards of the earth and tend to what God has called "good," but I also think we are either ignorant, selfish, or both, and care first for not only our own needs, but our greedy pleasures, and will therefore satisfy them before anything else. Teaming together, man could do outstanding things for the care of the earth- not saying I believe humans are the cause of everything wrong and that if we all pitched in all environmental problems would cease, but I do wholly believe that we play a large role and could sure make an exceptionally positive difference- but we also have the power, as we've seen time and time again, to shamelessly destroy the earth and her resources. It's about coming to terms with our calling as stewards, and then exercising what that word entails.