Category: Art Blog

Image above (and on front-page mastheads): Sacrifice by Sherry Byrd.

She knelt beside the neatly planted rows of cumin, dill, and mint. The clear March sky was bright; a flock of birds flew high. She

  While sitting in the doctor’s office, I was intrigued by the sky as seen through a rectangular window. The clouds were skittering by, yet

Seen above, left (and on front-page mastheads): Grandmother’s Spoon; middle: The Fork That Will Not Stab; and right: Knife for P, from the Artifacts II

HAPPY IS THE ONE WHO walks otherwise Than in the manner of the heedless Who stands otherwise Than in the way of the twisted Who

Today Just now Always so Truly so The light will come out of the darkness Out of all the struggles a great light will come

Image above and on front-page mastheads: Christmas Morning by Virginia Wieringa.

  All throughout these months as the shadows have lengthened, this blessing has been gathering itself, making ready, preparing for this night. It has practiced

This is the first day of Advent. Every year I ask the question of what I am expecting from the Incarnation. When I was younger(like

A yellow flower (Light and spirit) Sings by itself For nobody. A golden spirit (Light and emptiness) Sings without a word By itself. Let no