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The Art of Creation

The Art of Creation

The Art of Creation explores art that interacts with nature and the artistry inherent in creation itself. Louise Conner is the main writer and editor of the column.

The Art of Creation: This Amazing Day

The Art of Creation: This Amazing Day

July 6, 2023 - The untitled prayer poem by E.E. Cummings, which begins with the line, "i thank You God for most this amazing day," is a celebratory chorus of joy, rejoicing in the earth and the God who is responsible for it. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Weaving Innovation into Tradition

The Art of Creation: Weaving Innovation into Tradition

June 28, 2023 - Tanabe Chikuunsai IV's most well-known works catch one's attention, but his sculptures are not stand-alone tributes to one person's creativity and skill. They are rooted deeply in tradition, community, and the earth itself. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Starry Nights

The Art of Creation: Starry Nights

June 22, 2023 - The night sky has guided humans and animals in their travels, created healthy rhythms of rest and work, and has invited humans (including artists)to reflect on their place in a vast universe. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Capturing Movement within Clay

The Art of Creation: Capturing Movement within Clay

June 15, 2023 —Jennifer McCurdy draws on the forms and shapes of nature—translating spirals and fractals, seaweed and flowers into vessels that evoke their source in such a way that the viewer sees into the heart of something beautiful and living. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Living Walls

The Art of Creation: Living Walls

June 8, 2023 - It might not seem that an essential step in constructing a church building would be to plant some trees. But when New Zealand dairy farmer Barry Cox decided he wanted to build a church building, that is exactly where he began. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Making a World

The Art of Creation: Making a World

June 1, 2023 - As this poem by Jane Hirshfield alludes to, the "unseen, unread, unremembered," do transforming work that makes life possible—both for themselves and others. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Recognizing My Neighbors

The Art of Creation: Recognizing My Neighbors

May 18, 2023 - Hearing and recognizing the unseen voices in my neighborhood expands my understanding of the scope of other creatures living on this land. By Louise Conner