As we suffer to different degrees during the pandemic, Lois Lowry’s The Giver recalls a familiar quandary. The story is set in a dystopian society where disease, suffering, and death have been eliminated and the problem of pain has been solved. How? By the elimination of free choice. For the […]
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How a Pandemic Points to God
As drought recalls the goodness of rain, so a pandemic draws our attention to the goodness of our heavenly Father. Amidst confusion and uncertainty, the pandemic brings the stark contrast of good and evil before us with renewed intensity (John 1:5). In instances of suffering, scarcity, and solitude, signs of […]
VR for Bereaved Parents
I began to cry before the film started. The documentary detailed the making of a virtual reality experience in which a bereaved mother encounters a simulation of her deceased daughter. The mother, Jang, plays herself in the scenario, while a production team created a lifelike 3-dimensional image of her 7 […]
More Beautiful Than Butterflies
Language of Loss When our first child was diagnosed with brain cancer at 18 months, butterflies decorated the oncology wing of the children’s hospital. Their colorful wings adorned the walls and windows, and bedecked doctors’ ties and nurses’ scrubs. When our fourth child was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, […]
Yale’s Envy of Excellence
Yale recently announced the cancellation of HSAR 115, “Introduction to the History of Art: Renaissance to the Present.” This decision cuts off university students from an in-depth study of one of the greatest periods of artistic achievement in human history. The reason given by the Art History department chair was “…student […]
Pretty Misguided Greetings
When artistic people address grief, they reveal more than their level of artistic talent and design skills. The imagery, composition, and word choices make powerful statements about their worldview. One example I came across recently is a line of empathy cards by Emily McDowell Studio. The designs are text-heavy, meeting […]
Peace Child
Miniature Nativity/Mixed Media/Photography Recently, I was inspired by a photo of a nativity scene so tiny that it fit inside a bottle cap. I set out to sculpt my own this Christmas season. Forgive the unsightly Band-Aid; I’m always wounding myself in the process of creativity! I used Sculpey clay […]
“The Whole Idea of Art”
Controversial Art Exhibit at Grantleigh School Recently, an art exhibit caused considerable debate at a Christian school in South Africa. Thanks to Lisa Q. at Think Divinely, for pointing me to the story. Why the controversy? The exhibit featured several copies of classical compositions of Christian art where God the […]
Candy Corn Queen 2019
In the style of Czech artist, Alphonse Mucha, this year’s Candy Corn Queen dons Art Nouveau fashion. Here’s my black outline of the preliminary drawing. Feel free to print it out and color it in your own style~ Thanks for stopping by~ Scarlett