A City Centre project focusing on Wellbeing, Activism and Discipleship.
‘Why do we rush about to the top of heaven and the bottom of earth looking for the divine who is here at home with us, if only we would be at home with him?’ (Augustine) Take a look at the pictures for this week. What do they say to you? I’m guessing you may… Continue reading Stuck in the Middle with You
“Act upon hope” Commoners Choir Take a look at the first picture – you will be familiar with this by now, as I have used it twice previously this month. I have asked my daughter to adapt it in her own style for this week’s blog. For some reason, it’s has spoken to me in… Continue reading Word of the Year
“If you’re going through hell, keep going” Winston Churchill Shelterers in the Tube 1941 Henry Moore OM, CH 1898-1986 Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N05712 Take a look at the two pictures. The first is a commission I made as part of an event aiming to focus on the Christian meaning of… Continue reading Zeitgeist
"Hope can be found in many places: in the rolling out of the vaccine, thoughts of Christmas spent with loved ones, plans for the future and our faith and spirituality, to name a few. Hope does not discount suffering, hope looks suffering and hurt right in the eyes and still sees a spark of goodness… Continue reading Hope
“Your body is a temple of the divine spirit” 1 Corinthians 6 Take a look at the first image. This is a very old print that I made when at Art College. What does it say to you? The second image is by Aishan Yu and was made as part of an ongoing project at… Continue reading Let’s Get Physical
Tim of Blackbird Mindfulness takes us through the second attitude to foster in mindfulness of 'non-judging'. This series of podcasts on the pillars of mindfulness gives us a chance to try mindfulness for the first time or to learn more about it if you have tried it before. This month Tim encourages us to notice… Continue reading Non-judging: mindfulness pillar 2
2020 has been quite a year. As a nation we have not known grief, loneliness and restrictions on our daily lives in most of our living memories. We have felt powerless to stop the many plights on our society: covid-19, climate change, racism and discrimination in all its forms. However, we are powerful, we do… Continue reading Festive Craftivism: spreading gratitude and hope
“Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role.” Yehuda Berg Take a look at the first picture. This is a community artwork that I made during the same residency that produced Flock, which I talked about in May. It is called Murmur and took the idea of how starlings flock together making… Continue reading We all stand together
A guided meditation about the power of creativity for positive change. We explore it as an outlet in difficult times, as a way of connecting with one another and asking for the world we want to see. There is a stilling exercise, some time of silence and some reflections about creativity to ponder. Please do… Continue reading Reflection on creativity
Over the next few months we are releasing a series of podcasts introducing the pillars of mindfulness. This month the pillar Tim, of Blackbird Mindfulness, is sharing is patience. In mindfulness patience is a form of wisdom and certainly a virtue. Tim shares the value of giving ourselves time, having a patient attitude and staying… Continue reading Patience: mindfulness pillar 1