Thought for the Day

Creativity flourishes not in certainty but in questions. Growth

 germinates not in tent dwelling but in upheaval. Yet the seduction

is always security rather than venturing, instant knowing 

rather than deliberate waiting.

~ Sue Monk Kidd

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Quoted from Sue Monk Kidd, When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Harper, 1990), page 25

Sue Monk Kidd, Author

Thought for the Day

There is no art if we are unwilling to wait for paint to dry.

~ Makoto Fujimura

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Quoted from Foreword by N.T. Wright in Makoto Fujimura, Art + Faith: A Theology of Making (Yale University Press, 2020), pages viii-ix

Makoto Fujimura, Painter; Writer; Founder International Arts Movement; Co-Founder, Kintsugi Academy

 

Trinity Forum, Online Conversation with Makoto Fujimura, January 29, 2021

New Artist Watch Feature at Escape Into Life

 

Frantisek Strouhal, Ascension, 2020

Oil Printing/Mixed Media Work on Paper

20" x 24"

 

© Frantisek Strouhal

 

PLEASE DO NOT COPY IMAGE

 

It gives me much delight to present the exquisite work of Frantisek Strouhal of Canada in today's Artist Watch column at the international arts magazine Escape Into Life.

 

Born in the Czech Republic, Frantisek currently resides in Western Canada. Admired around the world for his flawless use of a traditional 19th Century technique* combined with a uniquely contemporary yet timeless artistic vision, Frantisek has exhibited widely and received numerous awards, including Signature Member Status by the Federation of Canadian Artists' Board of Governors. 

Today's new Artist Watch column showcases images of eight of Frantisek's artworks and includes his Artist Statement and a brief profile. 

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* See Introduction to Oil and Bromoil Printing at Alternative Photography

Thought for the Day

 May you love yourself as you are loved.

~William Pitt Root

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Quoted from William Pitt Root, "Song of Benediction", Strike the Dark Air for Music: Poems (Atheneum, 1973)

 

William Pitt Root, Poet and Editor; First Poet Laureate of Tucson (1997-2002); Teacher

Thought for the Day

Every act of love is a risk of the self.

~ Eugene Peterson

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Quoted from Eugene Peterson, Where Your Treasure Is: Psalms That Summon You from Self to Community (Eerdmans, 1993), page 174

Eugene Peterson (1932-2018), Pastor Scholar, Author, Poet