Sacred Artist Interview: Maggie Yowell
I first met Maggie Yowell when she came to me for spiritual direction and then later she participated in our Awakening the Creative Spirit program. It was more of a continued nurturing in the program since she had long been awakened through her work in SoulCollage, both as artist and facilitator of the process. In […]
Abbey Bookshelf: Poetry Writing Edition
I adore poetry and often find it to be a source of profound wisdom as valuable to me as other sacred texts. I sometimes write them myself and post them, although they often stay tucked in the pages of my journal. I love to lead poetry-writing exercises in some of my retreat and training programs, and of course I adore hosting […]
Serving the Mysteries
A couple of weeks ago, in my interview with Heather Williams Durka, she used a phrase to describe her work as an artist that has stayed with me: “Serving the Mysteries.” I was really entranced by that image, because for me the spiritual journey is not so much about growing in certainty as it is about learning […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Miska
I wrote about meeting Miska for the first time a couple of weeks ago. She extended a very warm hospitality to me. I really enjoyed talking with her and getting to know the artist behind the beautiful artwork I have admired for so long now. When she told me she was teaching a painting class, I […]
Preparing for Lent
I have been sitting with what I am being called to practice more attentively during the Lenten season that begins tomorrow. There are lots of possibilities calling to me and I have held them in the space of my heart and listened as well as I can in the midst of what has been a […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Heather Williams
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 […]
Sacred Arts Ring: Pre-Christmas Edition
I am out at my hermitage and forgot to bring my camera, so I can’t show you what I’ve been working on. So instead I did a lap around the Sacred Arts Ring and offer you much beauty to peruse below. I will be posting for the Solstice on Friday and then taking a blogging break […]