Screw the process
Not long after we moved to Chicago, we got a call that my Grandmother, age 74 at the time, had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Her and my Grandfather had decided not to treat it. So began the inevitable process of saying good bye. We made several trips back to Tulsa to visit her over the following 2 years. Every time we were there, she seemed to…
What’s moving me.
Yesterday I posted about The Autumn Film. They double as Page CXVI, a project that’s vision is to make Hymns accessible and known again. The first time I heard the track Joy I was very moved. It’s not what you think when you click on the track, it takes bit to figure out where they are going with it. By the end you are moved. I have always believed: That…
What’s inspiring me.
I downloaded the latest album, The Ship and The Sea, from the band The Autumn Film last week. This music is creative food for me right now. The lead vocal is haunting, clear, and emotional. The arrangements are fresh and classic at the same time. The lyrics thought provoking. Download the album here.
Life is the story
In thinking about the media that surrounds our new series, I wanted it to be something different. There are testimonies / stories from our body that we had chosen to go with the study. I wanted to get away from the talking head testimony that you often see. I also wanted to tell the story that investing in your community is not just a one time thing that we do…
Beautiful Things
As an artist, who is a Christian, I am rarely inspired by the offerings of the Christian/Worship music world. I often wonder why everyone sounds the same, or why the arrangements of the songs are so simple, and why you find the same songs recorded over and over again? I recently ran across a band that I had heard of about 3 or 4 years ago. They had an awesome…
Things that inspire me
For some reason I love this blue door. I drive by it every day when I drop off my daughter at school.
Inspiration
The header and background of my page are images I shot of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in down town Chicago. It was designed by Frank Gehry, I don’t feel qualified to say anything about him except for the fact that he is a huge insperation. He will go down in history as one of the forces that brought change to architecture as we knew it. Here are a collection of…
Life Behind Art – Sorry no pictures
I usually only blog about art and technology. Often times you look at an artist and think their life revolves around the creation of their art – you forget they have lives as well. Part of my challenge of working in the Church technology world, is finding the balance of work, community, and family. Often times in the Church world these lines get blurred to the determent of many people….
10 years
10 years ago I married my best friend. For better or worse, the richer the poorer, till death… I’m sure Simone has felt like making that last one happen a couple of times over the years. We have changed dramatically over the years home ownership, car purchases, dogs, infertility, adoption, birth families, loss of loved ones, layoffs, moving across the country, and much much more continue to reshape us. When…
Fix My Picture
Since moving to Chicago a year ago I have not done any portrait photography, other than my kids. A friend ask me to do some head shots a couple of weeks ago. This is Billy, the host of Fix My Recipe. It was nice to get the strobes back out.
