Light, Peace, and the Beauty of Waiting: An Advent Collaboration with Khora Collective

Advent has always felt like a sacred pause to me—a season of waiting that is not empty, but full. Full of longing, quiet hope, and gentle expectancy. It was within this spirit that I had the honor of collaborating with Khora Collective for their Advent series, contributing both my abstract artwork and two original poems, Peace I Leave With You and Glorious Light.

This collaboration invited me to work at the intersection of visual art and poetry. My hope was to create space—not to rush toward celebration, but to linger in stillness.

I had the honor of collaborating with Joyce Dalrymple, one of the founders of Khora Collective, bringing together her words and my artwork for this series.

Week 1: Hope, artwork "I Am Making a Way" from the Sure Promise Collection by ChanMi Jung Pyles, 2025. (16" x 20" x 0.75", acrylic painting with genuine gold leaf)

https://www.chanmisartjourney.com/product-page/i-am-making-a-way-set-of-two

Week 2: Peace

My poem, I Am Your Peace was published along with my art, "Peace I Leave With You."

https://www.khoracollective.com/i-am-your-peace/

Week 3: Joy - my art "Shout for Joy" (6"x9" gouache painting on paper) was published with Joyce's poem, "Joy Everlasting."

https://www.khoracollective.com/everlasting-joy/

Week 4: Love

My artwork and poem, "The Glorious Light" (30"x40" acrylic painting with genuine gold leaf on canvas, 2024) were published.

https://www.khoracollective.com/glorious-light/

https://www.chanmisartjourney.com/the-glorious-light

I am grateful for the opportunity to bless people with my art and poetry.

-ChanMi