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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: All This Life

The Art of Creation: All This Life

August 11, 2022 - The poem, Iowa City: Early April by Robert Hass, speaks of a creation full of life, visible and active all around us. Like the bat in the poem, it stops us in our tracks, and can, when it is "loose," fly straight at our face and make us topple to the floor. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Safe Passage

The Art of Creation: Safe Passage

August 4, 2022 - In the effort to provide safe passages for all kinds of creatures, wildlife corridors in all shapes, sizes, and locations are built through areas which could otherwise be hazardous. A first of its kind city-wide example is the subject of today's post. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Space to Thrive

The Art of Creation: Space to Thrive

July 28, 2022 - A couple of experiences on a recent vacation brought home to me the beauty and resilience of creation's own art—as well as the good or harmful effects our actions can have on this beauty. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: In Praise and Confession

The Art of Creation: In Praise and Confession

June 21, 2022 - Today's prayer comes from The North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology. The prayer begins with praise and thankfulness to God for God's creation and moves into confession for sins against this gift. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Salmon School

The Art of Creation: Salmon School

July 14, 2022 - The art installation, Salmon School, places the plight of salmon and steelhead right before people's eyes through a "school" of blown glass fish hanging from the ceiling, absorbing the viewer imaginatively into their life and movements within a river. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Path for Peace

The Art of Creation: Path for Peace

July 7, 2022 - In addition to the physical and mental challenge it provides, the Peace Maze in Northern Ireland is meant to commemorate the much longer and harder challenge of bringing peace out of decades of conflict. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Creating a Buzz with Jazz

The Art of Creation: Creating a Buzz with Jazz

June 30, 2022 - A ten movement jazz piece created by Wynton Marsalis as an "animal ballet," explores the diversity, humor and quirkiness found in the animal kingdom through the medium of big band jazz and dance. By Louise Conner