Contact: 

• Email: RocksTellStories@gmail.com
• Website: PattiRokus.com 
• Youtube:  Patti Rokus
• Facebook: PattiRokusArtist
• Instagram:  Patti Rokus

Contents:

• Bio
• Speaker Sample
• How Rock Art Emerged
• Interview Questions
• Images

Bring Patti to Inspire Your Audience: 

Patti is committed to helping us love God and partner with Him to find greater peace and power in our lives. Her speaking engagements and online presentations are filled with rock art demonstrations and stories of unexpected serendipity that has led to a very unexpected life. She is also a singer/songwriter, and a personal coach.

The video below is an example of Patti's speaking style.

The Chosen and Rock Art:

Patti tells how the rock art emerged:

The first rock pictures came together in 2016.  Each one of those rocks called out to me as I hiked through the forests and streams of the Pacific Northwest during a solo camping trip. I couldn’t resist holding each one, and soon my pockets were heavy with treasures that eventually filled my bucket. I didn’t know why I felt so compelled to take them home, but I did feel like a child again, reveling in the beauty of simple things.

Finishing my trip with a visit to Mom’s house, free from the regular routine of life, I indulged in a morning of no expectations, and quiet, childlike wonder as I dumped out my bucket of rocks on Mom’s back porch and mindlessly pushed them around. One rock looked distinctly like someone kneeling, so I put a round rock above it as a head—and saw Mary bowing before an angel.

Surprised by this obvious likeness, I wondered what an angel would look like as an ordinary rock, and there in the pile it emerged. With six ordinary rocks, a miracle shined through. I ran upstairs to find Mom and show her my discovery. We spent the morning together moving rocks around until we found the entire Christmas story in that one bucket of rocks. 

I wondered if each rock was shaped over time for this very moment—to represent Mary or Joseph, an angel, or even our Savior. Jesus Himself told the Pharisees that if His disciples “should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out” (Luke 19:40) to testify of Him. And so they do in this book and in all of nature.

Could it be that we’re like that too—designed for significance that we cannot begin to imagine, and that will inevitably be so, not by our own making, but by a power much greater and more loving than we ever imagined?

Nature with all her beauty, diversity, and majesty will always be an important source of my connection to God. I start feeling small and disconnected when I’m too long from a walk in the woods. The wonder I feel among the trees and the earth cannot be explained and is reserved only for the soul who steps foot and heart onto her ground. Anyone can share in the abundance of the outdoors and be filled up with the peace and contentment of becoming part of her grandeur. 

"Into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul." -John Muir

Interview questions with Patti to spark meaningful conversations and stories: 

1. Your journey as an “accidental artist” is inspiring. How did you first realize that rocks could tell the stories of Jesus?
2. You mention that some rocks seem to “speak” to you on your hikes. What do you look for when gathering rocks?
3. You've experienced miracles in finding just the right rocks for a specific story—could you share one of those stories?"
4. Luke 19:40 says, “The stones will cry out.” How do you see this verse reflected in your work?
5. What experiences have you had of your artwork and books affecting people who feel distant from God or uninterested?
6. What advice would you give to someone who feels like they’re searching for purpose or meaning? How can nature play a role in that journey?
7. You talk about rediscovering God repeatedly. In what ways do you see God anew each time you’re in nature or working with stones?
8. You hope to help people experience healing and rediscover joy. What role do art and nature play in the healing process for you and others?
9. What are you most excited about in your upcoming book focused on the miracles of Jesus? What do you hope readers will take from it?
10. Coming from a corporate background, what was the biggest challenge and the greatest reward in leaving that world to follow this artistic calling?
11. You say that God has given you rocks and pebbles as personalized art supplies. How does this concept influence your perspective on creativity and inspiration?

Images

• Patti’s Head Shot
• Patti with Children
• Book Images
• Art Images

 

 

 

Why do rocks matter? The Deeper Meaning

  Create Calm in Turbulent World

Overwhelm and underwhelm are depressing us.  Our lives are over stimulated and under purposed.  We’re bombarded with constant engaging content, and yet we’re unsatisfied. Like cotton candy, it tastes good, but the huge ball of yumminess disintegrates into nothingness once we eat it.

This lack of emotional, mental, and spiritual nourishment has consequences.  We see the effect in the increased anxiety, depression, self-harm, rebellion, and illness all around us.  There is a remedy.  The more we can quiet our minds, reduce the constant noise, limit the shallow connections to others, and connect with our hearts and with God, the more we find peace and contentment. And once we find that connection, we will desire to love and find ways to give of ourselves.  Authentic connection to God, ourselves and others is what we all hunger for.  A life of constant motion and noise will not get us there.

Nature and her gifts, such as rocks, can be a catalyst for us to find wholeness again.   Rocks can be a way to deepen our connection to God and to ourselves.

Patti Rokus offers a simple way to play, relax, and reconnect to ourselves and to God. Finding, organizing and creating with common rocks and pebbles is a calming activity that opens space in our hearts for God to enter and fill us with love.