Reflections

Heather Williams is an artist in Olympia, WA who is an iconographer in the Orthodox tradition. We connected with each other by email several months ago through St. Placid Priory and even though she only lives an hour away I haven’t had the chance to meet her in person yet, even though she has graciously extended the invitation to me to visit her art studio.  She has also offered icon writing ateliers in the past which I hope next time I might be able to participate in as I would love to learn the basics of this amazing art and prayer form. Heather took some

I first met Bill Hughlett because of my friendship with his wife Kayce, aka the delightful lucy.  I fell in love with his photography before I ever met him and then have had the chance to sit at dinner on a few occasions now and get to know him a bit better.  He is a really engaging person who speaks passionately about both his spiritual journey and his creative expression.  I am excited to share his insights into the connection between the two, so on to Bill’s responses: A brief introduction of yourself — faith tradition (if you have one), spiritual practice,

Eileen Miller is another wonderful artist I discovered through blogging.  Her primary art medium is acrylic painting, and then pen and ink.  She is a lover of art, appreciating all forms of styles and is influenced by Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, Rodin, and Gustav Klimt.  She roots herself in the Roman Catholic tradition, after what she describes as a full circle religious journey.  Her Higher Power is The Trinity and The Blessed Mother.   I am grateful to Eileen for taking the time to share with us here: ***** How do you experience the connection between spirituality and creativity? For me, the connection

I am really excited about this new weekly feature on my blog for 2008 — I will be interviewing artists who keep an awareness of the sacred at the heart of their creative work.  I want to explore how others merge their art and spirituality and give you, my dear readers, some more insights into this connection. I am especially delighted to begin this series by interviewing Bette Norcross Wappner or b’oki as she is known by her poet’s pen name.  Bette found my blog not too long after I started writing one, about a year and a half ago.  She is a great example