Some Thoughts: What an artist brings to theology and vice versa.
Over the past three days, I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of ITIA’s annual conference. This year, the conference engaged with the…
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The Importance of Play
As a mother of two small boys, I spend my days playing and watching them play. I have also been involved in organizing and…
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Artistry and Obedience
You have to find what you must obey, artistically; and finding it is finding that which exists in relation to more than your will…
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The Amazing, Anonymous Banksy!
Frustration with the state of ‘modern’ art sometimes leads Christians to long nostalgically for the days of the ‘anonymous medieval craftsman.’ Those were the…
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Making Art in Groups–Thoughts on Advertisements and Film
This article, by the conservative theologian Douglas Wilson, suggests that advertising is the most successful art form today. A primary reason he gives is…
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Environmental Considerations for Christo’s Land Art
This past week, the New York Times ran an article on Christo’s most recently proposed work “Over the River,” in particular, the stir it…
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Serving Clients with Bad Taste
My previous post on cakes has provoked a good deal of comment, and one of those comments, as well as Sara’s post on autonomy,…
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The Burden of Autonomy
When I was working with clients as a graphic designer, there was one statement that I never wanted to hear: ‘You can do whatever…
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Playing the Kingdom of God
Last week, I wrote a post on Buren’s Columns, and I said that this installation of striped pillars in the courtyard of the Palais-Royal…
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