I have been a huge fan of the De Stijl movement since the first time I gazed at a Mondrian painting. Similar to Russian Constructivism, I certainly catch glimpses of and feel momentary kinship with these artist’s desire to embody Utopian beauty, spiritual harmony and order in total abstraction and universality by reducing art down…
Diary
The Politics of Martyrdom
I’m about two pages into the forward of Tripp York’s book The Purple Crown: The Politics of Martyrdom and I now know that I was right to be excited about finally getting it in the mail yesterday. This from the forward by John D. Roth Through their patient, nonviolent suffering, Christian martyrs expose the futility…
Valley Mosaic: A Creation in Process
I wrote an article recently for the Williamsport Guardian. Their December issue focuses on local faith communities, and I was asked to write about my community Valley Mosaic. A mosaic is an ancient art form which is composed of many individual broken and fragmented pieces that, when arranged by an artist, becomes a beautiful work…
Holiday weirdness, coated in glitter and all lit up!
We just got back from First Friday in Williamsport. It was cold outside–finally feels like Winter–but the art and music was delightful! My friend Martha had an opening at Trimtex downtown. She’s been creating these wonderful religious themed shadow boxes for sometime and has recently created a series of Christmas boxes. We ended up taking…
Urban Abstract
Amazing piece by Art Director Jopsu Ramu and Shun Kawakami entitled Urban Abstract. Enjoy! Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo.
Ade Bethune Iconography
Ade Bethune was a designer, illustrator, painter, writer, community activist and faithful follower of Jesus. She is most famous for her work with the Catholic Worker movement. In the early 1930’s, Ms. Bethune became a disciple of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, founders of the Catholic Worker Movement. Her designs were often published in The…
Where the Wild Skateboarders Are
The Lord’s Prayer Mennonite Style
Abba Father God, Bless your holy name. Let your reign come now, Let your desires be carried out. Bring your peace to birth, As in heav’n, so on Earth Give us bread, daily; Free us, as we free. When the way is hard, Be our guide and guard. Your rule, power; and praise Reign supreme,…
It’s Gif Time!
The animated gif has come along way. Besides still being annoying, if done right, they can be somewhat interesting (and weird). Here are more if you like. and Here.