Art & Faith Conversations

Visual artist, Merna Liddawi, started out as an educator in math and science but turned to painting in her adult life. Now a full time artist, she describes her work as creating a contemplative space of stillness and beauty through sacred geometry, symbolism, and the use of pure elements and materials. Born in the Middle East in Jordan, she draws on her Orthodox roots to connect her work and her faith as she continues to explore the divine mysteries of life.

https://www.mernaliddawi.com

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Hannah Anderson is the author of several books with Turning of Days: Lessons of Nature, Seasons and Spirit being her fourth release. It's a collection of devotional essays and illustrations described as a respite for our restless, disoriented, and fatigued world. Hannah's poetic way with words paired with her husband, Nathan's detailed illustrations, readers are invited into the natural world to slow down and reflect on nature's testimony about who God is.

You can pre-order the book through the link:

https://www.moodypublishers.com/turning-of-days/

Learn more about Hannah's work:

https://www.sometimesalight.com

Maria Fee is a painter who works with paper, canvas and paint to create work that explores fragmentation, cultural mixing referred to as mestizo, alienation and hospitality. She is the director of the national artist residency program at Brehm Cascadia which is part of the Brehm Center of Fuller Seminary. We talk about the residency and the need artists have for the church but also the need churches have for artists and why.

Find out more about Maria's work at:

https://www.mariafee.net

Music provided for this episode by Greg LaFollette.

Caroline Cobb is a singer/songwriter who's music has been compared to the likes of Rich Mullins, Andrew Peterson and Sandra McCracken. Her newest album release, A Seed, A Sunrise, is full of songs that shape the upcoming season of Advent. Through imagination, artistry and poetic language, Caroline tells biblical narratives through her storytelling style of writing. Although these songs were recorded before the upheaval of 2020, we talk about how they seem to be a timely piece of art that pushes back the darkness. We talk about the creative process behind her writing, how stories through songs shape us and the life goal she set in 2011 that served as a catalyst for her future in music and the albums that would follow.

https://www.carolinecobb.com

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Author, Diana Oestreich, is a Iraq War veteran who served as a combat medic in the Army National Guard. She's an activist, sexual assault nurse and the key relationships officer at Preemtive Love, a global relief organization working to end war. Her new book, Waging Peace, is herstory of going from soldier to peacemaker when she heard God's call for her to love her enemies in the most unlikely place: the battlefield of Iraq. We talk about how the art of writing andstorytelling has helped her heal from war trauma. Her stories have also been able to serve as a bridge to connect others across their political, ethnic or religious divides. Diana is available to speak at your group or visit your book club. Learn more by visiting her website:

https://www.dianaoestreich.com

To order her book

https://www.amazon.com/Waging-Peace-Soldiers-Story-Putting/dp/1506463703/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=waging+peace&qid=1604070156&s=amazon-devices&sr=1-1

Kathleen Hudson is an oil painter based in Lexington, KY who creates landscapes in her studio and en plein air. Her style is influenced by close observation of fleeting and beautiful moments in nature which she hopes to capture in her paintings and leave the viewer with a sense of longing.

To pre-order Revelations of the Artist book

https://www.artserveint.org/rota

Visit Kathleen's website

https://www.kathleenbhudson.com

Karisa Keasey is a studio artist who aspires to bring about change through her work. She is most known for her recent book,"When You Can't Go Home",the story of 10 refugees and their families along with 30 portraits. For every book sold, 50% of the profits goes to World Relief to help the efforts with refugees.

To pre-order Revelations of the Artist book

https://www.artserveint.org/rota

To visit Karisa's website

https://karisakeasey.com

Matthew Bird is is an award winning watercolor artist, illustrator, designer and teacher. Matthew has five children's books published and his paintings have been used as greeting cards for The Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic, the National Audubon Society, and the National Wildlife Federation. He paints still life and seeks to find beauty in the ordinary through his work.

To pre-order the book

https://www.artserveint.org/rota

Visit Matthew's site

https://matthewbird.com

Jennie Kimbrough is a visual artist who works in acrylics and encaustic with mixed medium elements. Through her work she dives into questions about communication with God, living in a broken world and the contrast of our temporal nature of our bodies to the eternal nature of the soul. Through layering of transparent materials she suggests space, the passage of time and the fragility and ephemeral quality of her subject matter.

To pre-order the book

https://www.artserveint.org/rota

Visit Jennie's website

https://www.jenniekimbrough.com

Lori Putnam is a Contemporary American Impressionist who sees harmony, rhythms, patterns, color and shapes as her subject matter. She has served as an Artist Faculty Demonstrator for the Annual Plein Air Convention for six years and has been a keynote speaker and guest lecturer at many notable events. Lori teaches to sold out workshops and has received numerous awards and accolades for her work.

To pre-order the book

https://www.artserveint.org/rota

Visit Lori's website

https://loriputnam.com