lovely when together
Images from the Botanical Gardens Bonsai exhibit recently have been valuable icons for me, and this is one such image. The little bonsai, seen from above reveals that the wood…
grilled fish
I recently had tapas with friends, and this was on my plate. There is little more complex than a chunk of grilled, fresh sardine on a piece of bread with…
be kind
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -Philo of Alexandria This moss and trunk of a bonsai tree at the Denver Botanical Gardens is an icon…
Creativity and Imago Dei
In my new rental, the pottery studio extends off the oratory - a room set aside for silence, sitting, praying and decorated almost entirely by icons. I love that this…
Passageways
Passageways Moving towards the end of the hall one feels the warmth of the light which slips in from the side like a merchant with a tea tray. Gentleness is…
space in the enclosure of bread and wine
This is one of the images on a cathedral chasuble, embroidered by one of our beloved, past parishioners. This image arrests me. I love the way the wheat and the…
seeing
“Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they raise children in their…
haboring hope
This image of the cathedral hovering above the disciples as they are enflamed by the Holy Spirit is an image of hope and longing. The faces on these people seem…
fire, words and silver
When a kiln is loaded by a potter, the pots need to be close to each other. There needs to be some space between pots for the fire to move…
great legs!
(photographer's note: the reredos at saint Andrew's episcopal church in denver is high above the altar on the back wall and so without a ladder, it is hard to get…