CATEGORIES: Prophetic Art • Fiction • Poetry • Self-Help • On Writing
Prophetic Art
’40 Days hath November ~ Personal Prophetic Paintings’ is Wendy Manzo’s story of creating 40 individual personal prophetic paintings in November 2018. She answers the question “What is Prophetic Art?” and gives rare insight into how to paint with God. Each painting carries the life of the divine Spirit, and the words continue to speak encouragement, comfort, and strength into your heart.
In ‘The Prophetic Artist: Raising an Army of Artists’, Wendy Manzo shares her lived experience as a prophetic artist in her thesis and 42 of her prophetic paintings, along with the stories of their creation. Prophetic art is a visual form of prophecy. It is art that carries a message from the heart of God to strengthen, encourage and comfort.
Wendy says, “I put this book together for three types of readers, to fulfill three purposes. First, for anyone wondering what a piece of prophetic art might look like and what the artist who created it may have been experiencing. Second, for anyone wondering where this fits in the Bible. And third, for anyone who is creating prophetic art and wondering what they’re doing and why!”
‘How to Paint With God: Increase your Prophetic Art skills’ ~ Prophetic artists create art with an anointing that makes way for the Holy Spirit to transform lives and bring healing and hope.
Knowing where to start, how to start, and finding the time are blocks for emerging prophetic artists. This guide equips you with tools to make it easier.
The Voice in the Paint. The Blood Speaks.
Symbolism of the Poppy in Prophetic Paintings.
Red Poppy flowers are the enduring symbol of remembrance and the blood sacrifice for freedom. Spiritually, they symbolise the blood that speaks through eternity, the blood of Jesus. Lest We Forget. International prophetic artists, photographers, and writers, creatively express their revelation of poppies, edited by Wendy Manzo
‘Lifeboats’ offers prophetic and worship art by Wendy Manzo spanning two decades, including the largest collection of works that have never been previously published. This vivid and visually engaging retrospective weaves together pieces that were never painted to be seen as a whole, yet now speak to one another across time and space. It explores the eternal themes of survival, kindness, connection, and transformation.
Artists shape the world. God’s extraordinary army of artists are like prisms, refracting the light of heaven, bringing beauty and meaning to earth, and elevating all that is good. In 2015 Wendy believed an explosion in the number of artists God released to do His work was coming soon and she set out to capture a ‘snapshot in time’ of Australia’s prophetic artists in a series of interviews. ‘Art That Impacts’ is the collective thoughts of those artists.
Fiction
A collection of art and tales to touch the heart. Blending prose, short stories, fable and myth with paintings in the style of Art Naïf, the work of Wendy Manzo and Natalie Bock sparks the imagination. These storytellers take us on a journey through the often hidden and ‘silent’ struggles of dementia, bereavement, infant loss, loneliness, depression and anxiety. The Father’s heart for the ‘untouchable’ parts of our lives is revealed through artmaking and shared stories.
Die Quietly is Wendy’s debut novel. It is a psychological thriller that weaves the intensity of trauma, survival, and the quest for truth with the profound emotional struggle to reclaim one’s identity amidst chaos.
Some disappearances change everything.
Others reveal what was always there.
When police officers arrive at Lilibet Keller’s door in the early hours of the morning, her world shatters. A harrowing avalanche in Colorado’s Elk Mountains claims the lives of an entire group of skiers, except one—Karl Keller. Her husband vanishes without a trace, missing, presumed dead.
Nothing prepares Lilibet for the weight of not knowing.
As days pass, the life she knew unravels. Secrets surface.
Is the avalanche the real catastrophe in Lilibet’s life?
Lies, deceptions, and questions multiply, gradually unveiling the dark undercurrents beneath their ordinary family life. Lilibet discovers that sometimes the most dangerous person is the one you’re supposed to trust the most.
Some nightmares stay with you in every waking moment.
“How well do you know your husband?”
When kidnappers target Casey Hansen on the courthouse steps, everything she believed about her family begins to unravel. Hunted by strangers demanding what her mother supposedly stole, Casey faces the ultimate test of loyalty.
Armed intruders ransack her home. Warning messages arrive. Someone watches from the shadows, waiting. The sisters who once called themselves the four musketeers now turn against each other as suspicion and paranoia unravel their sisterly bond.
When family becomes the threat, who can you trust?
Forced to dig into her mother’s buried past, Casey uncovers secrets that stretch back decades. When her instincts lead her to the unthinkable, Casey learns that some truths are more dangerous than lies.
Roses have thorns.
Dark Ice Rose is an intense tale of family lies, inherited trauma, and deadly secrets with one woman’s desperate fight to save herself from a past she never knew existed.
When Elizibet Sarah Davis discovers the dark secrets behind her father’s diamond business, she’s thrust into the dangerous underbelly of a dazzling world where fortunes are at stake and lives are expendable. Nothing is as brilliant as it seems.
New York’s diamond district conceals deadly secrets beneath its polished surface, and Elizibet quickly learns that in the diamond trade, trust is rarer than the perfect stone—and far more valuable. Violent thieves stalk the shadows, ruthless rivals lurk behind shimmering smiles, and survival requires more than an eye for precious gems.
From Wall Street’s cobblestones and the elegant showrooms of Manhattan’s jewelry quarter to the pristine beaches of Sydney and the ancient island of Bali, Elizibet navigates treacherous alliances to keep her family safe, no matter the cost.
Diamonds on the Water is a thrilling tale of greed, loyalty and deadly betrayals, and a young woman’s ruthless fight to survive in a world where beauty and brutality are cut from the same precious stone.
What if every artist’s story could inspire another’s journey?
Step into the vibrant world of the Street of a Thousand Artisans, where creativity flows like lifeblood through the hands and hearts of makers, dreamers, and visionaries. This beautifully illustrated collection of short stories celebrates the triumphs and struggles that unite all who dare to create.
From the potter whose clay holds memories of her grandmother’s hands, to the street musician who discovers his song can heal more than entertain, each tale reveals the profound connections between art and life, struggle and breakthrough, solitude and community.
Authors Wendy Manzo and Natalie Bock weave together stories that speak to every creative soul—whether you work with paint or words, fabric or song, metal or movement. These aren’t just stories about artists; they’re stories about the courage to create, the power of persistence, and the magic that happens when we support each other’s creative dreams.
Perfect for anyone who has ever felt the call to make something beautiful, struggled with creative doubt, or wondered if their art truly matters. Each story is a reminder that creativity is not just what we do—it’s who we are.
Sometimes the most powerful inspiration comes from knowing you’re not creating alone.
Poetry
Fragile as Sea Foam: Fleeting expressions in Poetry and Painting.
Poetry and paintings from Wendy’s early years explore themes of love, loss, and the unspeakable pain of betrayal. Wendy’s personal life reflections pose questions that take you on a journey, from an aching hunger for connection to stories of redemptive courage. Hoping you’ll find solace in every wave that rushes between your toes.
Self-Help
88 days: Road to Recovery from Trauma is a unique ‘grief model of change’. To renew our passion for life after trauma we must travel through four quadrants, or stages, on our journey. The road is as long or as short as you need. Help is here now in a step-by-step guide in this beautifully illustrated devotional-style chronicle.
Ponder. Perceive. Breathe.
On Writing
Have you been told “You should write a book”?
You’ve thought about it for years, talked about it with friends, maybe even started a few times. But somehow, that blank page always wins.
If you’re caught between the stories in your head and the empty document on your screen, you’re not alone. Most aspiring writers struggle with the same challenge: getting out of their own way.
This book offers practical tools for self-discovery that help you identify what’s really holding you back. Learn to recognize your patterns, overcome procrastination, and finally bridge the gap between wanting to write and actually writing.
Stop talking about the book you’ll write someday. Start writing it today.