Johannes

I think what she is writing about in the beginning of these passages is comparing God to an artist in a way.  Be gazing ate a beautiful painting one can grasp something about the painter.  This is because the painter can not create what is not in him/her.  Therefor the painting is in a way a slight  reflection of the painter, only with a painter few snapshots of this reflection can be seen because a person can only paint so many things.  Whereas God in creating all of the universe and everything on this planet gives us innumerable, constantly changing works of art.  Think about the millions upon millions of symbiotic relationships throughout nature.  This being only one small example of the pure awe inspiring mind blowing intricacies of God and His nature.  From these works of art that is nature we can catch a glimpse of the reflection of God as who He is.