Quartz
A prayerful way of looking, noticing and listening. This comes from a letter to the combined diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. It is a handy overview of what is going on in the section of “The Church” which includes St John’s, Dumfries – who support Quartz and all the things you read about here. Many […]
For Victory and Peace Details are still being worked out, but St Johns will host this global collaborative art project soon! We hope it will be there from the 25th to 30th of June Drop in and be part of a historical moment. Workshops are planned too! Find out more on facebook Similar projects? Let […]
This week saw the birth of the newest St Michael work of art in Dumfries. Having completed this stage of her sculpture, artist Ildiko Malavecz brought it out through the church doors and into the town. She was accompanied by St Johns folk and wider community members. These included Access Art members who had made […]
PuNK qUesTions At CLC this week we discussed music, AI, and creativity. Our discussion wandered though many fields! And hopefully the fruits of one Quartz members creativity will be available to see and hear online soon. In a few decades we have moved from pulling out a phone to Google for answers to questions to […]
We are reaching the fulfilment of this stage of the Archangel St Michael and the Dragon Sculpture. Dee describes this as “Giving Birth” to the sculpture which has been living in her head for a long time. Throughout Lent Dee has explored the struggle between light and dark. People from St John’s and the wider […]
Stained Glass We ran a Faith and Art session in Dumfries Baptist Church. We spent some time contemplating their beautiful glass art. Participants were then led by Artist Andy Brooke in creating using shards of glass themselves. These were applied to clear glass using glue. The discussion of symbolism in the window, and exploration of […]
Alison sent in this link to a wonderful piece of textile art. Sit back and enjoy the animation, read the message “our planet” On the Beatie Wolfe website
You can still see the sculpture in St John as it nears the conclusion of the project. The detail is being added now!
The Stained glass windows commissioned by St Johns from artist Andy Brooke were exhibited both in Dumfries, and on the Isle of Arran this Easter. Here is something about the symbolism in the pair. Symbolism in the design The design for the cross is based on three elements of the passion of Christ: nails, thorns […]
This year the Lenten meditation in St Johns Dunfries will take on the challenge of the struggle between light and dark. For Christians the Friday when we remember Jesus being crucified is an encounter with darkness, balanced by every Sunday where we wait for the light to emerge. This will be an afternoon reflecting on […]