Sabbatical art pilgrimage: Latest ArtWay report

My new Church of the Month report for ArtWay focuses on St Mary the Virgin, Downe. Evie Hone’s Crucifixion at Downe, installed in 1950, is a bold and simple design with the crucified Christ on a red cross in the central light, his arms and those of the cross extending into the two side lights where Mary and John are located.

This Church of the Month report follows on from others about Aylesford Priory, Canterbury Cathedral, Chelmsford Cathedral, Lumen, Notre Dame du Léman, Romont, Sint Martinuskerk Latem and St Aidan of Lindisfarne, as well as earlier reports of visits to sites associated with Marian Bohusz-Szyszko, Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau, Antoni Gaudi and Henri Matisse.

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Clannad - In A Lifetime.

Sabbatical art pilgrimage: Latest Artway report

My new Church of the Month report for ArtWay focuses on Canterbury Cathedral. This Church of the Month report follows on from others about Aylesford Priory, Chelmsford Cathedral, Lumen, Notre Dame du Léman, Romont, Sint Martinuskerk Latem and St Aidan of Lindisfarne, as well as earlier reports of visits to sites associated with Marian Bohusz-Szyszko, Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau, Antoni Gaudi and Henri Matisse.

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Wovenhand - As I Went Out One Morning.

Sabbatical Art Pilgrimage: Latest ArtWay articles

My latest articles for ArtWay have been added to the website. My new Church of the Month report focuses on the Swiss town of Romont and artists such as Alexandre Cingria, Romont, Sergio de Castro and Yoki. In addition, a page about my sabbatical art pilgrimage has also been created on the site.

Click here to read all my posts about the sabbatical art pilgrimage. My latest Church of the Month report follows others on Aylesford Priory, Chelmsford Cathedral, Lumen, Notre Dame du Léman, Sint Martinuskerk Latem and St Aidan of Lindisfarne, as well as earlier reports of visits to sites associated with Marian Bohusz-Szyszko, Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau, Antoni Gaudi and Henri Matisse.

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Shovels and Rope - After The Storm.

Sabbatical art pilgrimage: ArtWay meditation

ArtWay have used the report of my sabbatical visit to Notre Dame du Léman in Vongy as their meditation this week. The architect Maurice Novarina was concerned to reflect aspects of the local area in the design and decoration of the this church located close to the shores of Lake Geneva. The roof is shaped like the hull of a boat, the main double wooden door is shaped to resemble half of a boat, a sanctuary mosaic depicting the Virgin holding the infant Christ in her arms while standing on a local type of sailboat, and six large stained glass windows in the nave depicting Our Lady blessing the work of men and women undertaking their everyday work which therefore show various trades in the locality.

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John Prine & Nanci Griffith : Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness.