Mixed media construction 2008Belted pouches, coverless books, and clam shells wrapped in string tantalizingly beckon us to open them and see what's inside. They are mysteries waiting to be revealed. My assemblage, Open at Risk, juxtaposes these visual metaphors with...
A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.Comment author Luann Jennings is speaking at a symposium on the arts at the Grace Centre, 41...
Artist Cy Twombly’s paintings receive perhaps the most unenviable reactions in all of modern and contemporary art: “My four-year-old could do that,” “That sold for how much?” or simply, “That’s not art.”
There’s a whole new generation of young believers rising to positions of responsibility, becoming the up-and-in. Can the doughnut gospels of Western Christianity really be their model for ministry?
Original lithograph 30" x 22" 2008"Convergence" is an image of a Maasai spear suspended by a finger hook, a 150 year old clock spring and a primitive wooden cabinet. This image is part of a series of cabinet images that are assembled to honor the substance of the...
I recently ran a discussion on aesthetics that was highly personal, evocatively objective and maybe aggravatingly debatable.
What has happened to our K-12 education? We prefer sameness over distinction, and mediocrity is the inevitable result. We don’t hold students accountable to high standards. Instead, we rescue, drug, track and eventually pass unqualified students.
We don’t live in a fail-proof world. Reality is harsh; easy street is over. It’s time to hold students accountable, and let people fail, American Idol-style.
A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.All are invited to the opening reception of "Sealed|Revealed," Thursday, May 7, 7:00-9:00 pm at...
Linocut 5" x 7" December 2008I am a big fan of Sadao Watanabe's work, and was inspired this past Christmas to try and make a Last Supper image that would have a similar feel to his art. My homage to Watanabe did not succeed as I had hoped, but I still ended up with...
A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.Christian faith informs the activism of exiled Cuban trade union leader Pedro Pablo Alvarez...
A Litany of Praise and Petition.
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