about
As children my brother, sister, and I would periodically ransack drawers, cupboards, and closets all over the house in hopes of discovering goodies from our oh-so-distant youth. But the mother lode was finding treasures from our parents past. Toys, keepsakes, books…they were all fascinating.
But there was one keepsake that I would always go back to: my mother's sketchbook. In my young eyes the drawings were the most beautiful I had ever seen. The pages were only letter-sized, and I don't even know if she had drawn the pictures as a child or an adult. I did know, however, that I wanted to draw pictures like the woman I loved so much.
Today my mother would laugh if she heard me describe those simple sketches as beautiful, but they were certainly enough to set me on a path that led me to major in studio art in college and even a career in graphic design.
I never stopped my search for treasure, but after several years of working and traveling in Europe, my path led me back to Memphis in 2009, this time to be in ministry as an artist and on staff with a church plant called Christ City Church. My desire is to help artists, both Christian and non-Christian, start asking the question, "What does it mean to be a creative individual who is a follower of a creative God?"
And most importantly, I want to express my faith in creative ways to the honor of the God of the universe!
One way that I support the ministry at Christ City Church, as well as pay for rent, is as a freelance graphic designer. So whether you're a for-profit or non-profit organization, or even an individual who needs some design work done, contact me at jasmcfarland@gmail.com, and let me help you with your design needs while you help me further God's work in Memphis!