Wood Engraving 1989 174mm x 126mm If, as a Christian, one's art is neighbourly service, as well as an expression of one's love for God, it is helpful to listen to what your neighbour might have to say about your work.After the great storm of October 1983 Peter went to...
I help children and adults in Canada develop a relationship with a child living in poverty overseas, and then provide support to create a new future.
Comment editor Gideon Strauss will deliver the keynote at Cardus' Hamilton relaunch event, next week Wednesday night (Nov. 5), 7:15 pm at Redeemer University, Ancaster, Ontario. His lecture is called Personal Change and Public Faithfulness: What does it mean to...
In this painting, I have layered multiple perspectives. There is a sense of space that goes from very deep to very shallow. There is a grid and structural elements, and a wood grain that has a silly quality, like a faux finish for the circus—I am bringing a sense of...
Oil and digital print on panel 2008 15 cm x 110 cmI am always curious about how a location can hold a memory, a meaning, full of associations and emotional pull. Someone drew me a map to this hilltop, noting that "you can swing on the ski lifts, during the summer, and...
Poems that are a delight to speak aloud and whose contents are worth pondering.
My husband and I live in a special place, a renovated, country church in Nashville, Tennessee that was built in 1912. Our home is called the Art House and it includes a recording studio and offices. Since moving in many years ago, we’ve worked to make this place a home for our family, but also a gathering place for other people—mainly artists, musicians, and songwriters who need nurture in some way.
Many upcoming events are worth marking in your calendar...Cardus Senior Fellow Jonathan Chaplin will speak about Faith in Diversity: Integrity and Solidarity in a Plural Society at the Institute for Christian Studies, next Tuesday, October 28 2008.Living at the...
I work in a community in Swaziland, Africa called Bulembu where we help those who are suffering from disease, have very little food and can’t find jobs. We try to give opportunities for people to go to work, and provide for their families; opportunities for kids to get a good education so that they can have access to jobs; opportunities to receive medical treatment for those who have diseases. But one of the most important things we do is look for ways to teach those we help, how to learn how to do many things on their own.
Art creates a space of freedom removed from life in order to reveal what is overlooked and represent possibilities. In my work I aim to create alternatives to the anesthetized "experiences" that are consumed in our economy. The experiences I create take form within...
