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Enedina Vasquez is an artist and writer from San Antonio in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.  During the Episcopal Church's 77th General Convention she served as the artist-in-residence for the Church's Office for Hispanic/Latino Ministry where she wrote and drew reflections related to her experience of convention. 

Enedina served in that capacity at the New Communities Conference that was held at San Diego earlier in 2012. It was at that meeting that Enedina began to draw on her iPad her reactions to what the different speakers were saying about the important issues being discussed. At times picking phrases or sentiments from which she created drawings using her iPad and included words or colorful interpretations of her reactions. For instance in San Diego when she participated in the Native American Sage and Water Prayer Blessing she painted a spring of sage with droplets of water streaming from it set against the blue sky. Also, when one os the speakers mentioned that, "We (the Episcopal Church) should change our context or at least consider it.." Enedina drew the Episcopal shield in just a few strokes of red, white, and blue as if it was in motion streaming in the wind. 

She is a published author (Putnam Riverhead Books), published poet (Mujeres Grandes Anthology, M&A Publications), play write (Te Traigo Estas Flores Y Marshmallow Peeps, produced in the Shakespeare Theater Festival in New York by Joseph Papp), and an artist that has exhibited in most major museums in the US and Mexico, Japan and Germany. A retired school teacher and artist creating fused glass art pieces, Enedina believes, "in today's world of speedy technology, with young people who text rapidly on cell phones their news of the day, their cares, their fears, the Episcopal must go in that direction to catch their eyes so that they can receive the good news of Christ. We must produce and send out news that is instantaneous, to the minute, colorful, whimsical, short and to the point. In 2012 creative ways are available to us through Facebook and twitter (to mention a few) and it is the artists that throughout history that have reflected the true news of the day for all ages and times. Enedina's art reflections may be found in the Episcopal News Network, Twitter and Facebook.

Added July 2012.