Artist Statement: This series began with an attempt to understand how all peoples might envision Christ. How does a scientist who embraces our current understanding of the cosmos envision Christ? See Symbolic Christ. What of a Black person who reaches to identify with a Christ who suffered, just as they suffer? See Suffering as Transcendence. What of a saddened heart that only sees a world desperately in need? See Blue Christ. What if one tries to envision what the man Christ may have looked like 2200 years ago (see Early Christ), or what if one tried to conceive of Christ beyond human understanding and within the cosmos itself? See Christ Melds into Eagle Nebula. Or what if my womanist-self cried for a cosmic mother who birthed the cosmos for and within the glory of the Father even before the foundation of the world, before there ever was time (paraphrasing John 17:24)? See Cosmic Mother with Background Radiation. How could I symbolize these visual concepts to welcome all peoples? And so, I created these six images.
Bio: As both artist and theologian, I paint, write, and minister on the nexus of art, science, and religion. On May 8, 2023, I am set to receive a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) at Wesley Seminary in Washington DC in Curating Community Through the Arts. Previously, in 2020 I received a MA in theology from Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) cum laude with the Dean’s special Yoder Award for a new direction of ministry. Previous education and employment includes 1980, JD University of Oregon, Eugene; 1980-1999, corporate counsel for Pacific Bell Telephone as a civil trial and environmental attorney; raised an excellent son; 2011, an additional BA in Studio Art; 2012, post baccalaureate work at Boston School for the Museum of Fine Arts; sole owner-operator of ArtStudio12. My artwork has received modest national recognition from the Episcopal Church Visual Arts five times including a selection for their 2018/19 calendar, and I have presented forums and completed artworks for various churches and Cathedrals.
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