Quartz
A quick recap of four sessions at St Michaels in Dumfries in Jan 2025. These four sessions were the fruit of Fiona opening St Michaels sanctuary are for people to draw. Three of us from Quartz met up and sketched the window and then chatted about it. Following that Simon and Fiona met up and […]
An opportunity to use Social Media to practice #sensingspirituality throughout February #febreflection returns. Here are some of the images and thoughts from last time. The idea is simple. And remember that searching for the #tags might be a good way to lift your spirits on a day when you are feeling down. Here are some […]
Improve your visual diet #febreflection Throughout February you are invited to join us and post moments where you are #sensingspirituality. Tag them #sensingspirituality and #febreflection and we will build up a library of visualisations of spiritual reality. Or simply search and find. We will probably be on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky – but please let […]
A quick insight into what was a very relaxing afternoon. This was Faith and Art III
As is our custom we will gather outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the third Sunday of the month. Everyone is welcome to join us, and we adapt what we do according to the people who turn up. Have a look around this website to get an idea of what to expect and please […]
What can 5 physical senses reveal? The first of our 2025 Faith and Art workshops has the title “Sensing Beauty”. We won’t be spending our time trying to find a way to define beauty, or even agree on what each person finds attractive or beautiful. If you are interested in that, there are scientific papers […]
A series of practical sessions exploring the relationship between Faith, Art and Creativity. Four Wednesdays in January (8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th).We will meet in St Michaels church hall from 1pm to 3pm. The sessions are free and here is the info about the first one If you have time over Christmas and want to find […]
If you landed as an alien in Scotland who, or what, would you think was worshiped at this time of year? The ancient world made the invisible, visible, by carving idols. People wore charms or wrote sacred texts on their door frames. Modern society in scotland went through a purge where this was burned from […]
An opportunity to take time out in the run up to Christmas 2024. You are invited to help by volunteering, or simply drop in. As mentioned in a previous post, Wordsmith Crafts has a space in the Loreburn centre in Dumfries every Saturday from St. Andrews day to the weekend of the 21st/22nd Quartz volunteers, […]
The most common comments I receive about creative worship fall into two categories. “How can I be more creative?” and “That must take a long time to do”. I think both observations are true, so here are some thoughts from a lifetime based on reflecting about them. From the beginning God is described as creator. […]