And That’s What It’s All About

I’ve had a break through.

I’ve been trying to figure out what this blog is going to be about. Sure, it’s about design. “New work, inspiration, and other tidbits of art, crafts, and design” in fact. Rest assured that it will continue to be about that. The thing is, I’m interested in it being more.

There is a long-held belief that in order for art to be “Christian”, it must have Jesus in it, probably on a cross or performing a miracle. At the very least it needs to have some sheep or doves. And it should probably be happy.

While this misunderstanding is being broken down daily, I want to be a part of it. I believe that the Gospel* speaks to all areas of life, and that in all areas of life are echoes of eden**. This includes design. This includes music, and poetry, and studio art.

What does that mean? Well, that’s what I plan to explore here on these pages. This will be as much as anything an experiment. A conversation. A few of you have spent a lot more time thinking about this stuff than I have, and I look forward to hearing from you. Guest blogs and interviews will be major part of this blog and if you think I get something wrong, let me know! I am in no way imagining that I have it all figured out.

If you call yourself a Christian, I hope that you’ll be inspired and encouraged by what you read. And if you don’t, I hope to be part of breaking down a few prejudices you may have regarding Christians and the arts.

*As many of the readers of this blog may be confused by the use of this word, an explanation is order. What the Gospel is: The good news that though perfectly holy, God made a way to save unholy people. He actually died and rose again in order to secure relationship with his people and to one day make everything broken become untrue. What it isn’t: Good people looking down on people who aren’t. The truth is, if you believe in the Gospel, you believe that you’re so wicked that God had to die. But you’re so loved and valued by him, that he did!