vol. 6, num. 23 :: 2007.12.14 — 2007.12.28
Art finds its way into our lives and homes with regularity—from a child’s drawing to the painting that “ties the room together,” from our dabblings in candlemaking to dedicated studios. And for a few of us, art is a full-time calling that takes us on a journey to imaginative mental and physical places as we create.
Artwork in the home reminds a couple of where they’ve been and whom they wish to remember.
A conversation between married partners about the ideas behind the art that decks their walls and shelves.
A mother’s hobby becomes a subtle lesson in creativity and community.
An interview with Monique Sliedrecht, artist-in-residence at Freswick Castle in northern Scotland.
A family’s storytelling and costuming tradition reveals the disconnect between Christmas and gift giving.
On creating an in house art house with a classic film.
A history of 20th century music and films about the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl and what went wrong with the occupation of Iraq.
A family tradition of "making things" leads to a very rewarding waste of time.
A workshop presented at Practicing Resurrection at Russet House Farm, August 11-12, 2006.
The journey of a skill from a hobby to a spiritual discipline.
The author interviews a local mediaphile in order to better understand how cartoons have changed over the last twenty years, what we should look for in good cartoons, and how cartoons affect viewers.
Dana Stevens reviews The Lives of Others, a film about artists under surveillance in 1984 East Berlin.
An audio download of artist Makoto Fujimura on applying the creative mandate of Genesis 2 to parenting.
I am holding half an acre
Torn from a map of Michigan
And folded in this scrap of paper
Is a land I grew in.
Hem
“Half an Acre”
from Rabbit Songs
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