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4.0 out of 5 stars A unique and intriguing compilation, October 18, 2009

By Trudie Barreras

I really didn't know quite what to expect with this book, but having encountered the author on a blog (Jesus in Love) that I have found valuable and meaningful, I decided to see what the book was like. I found it to be both unique and a worthwhile addition to my library. The visual images are well reproduced, and the poetry is insightful.

Artist Statement:

“Our Book of Common Faith” is comprised of works done between 2000 & 2008. These mixed media pieces, usually start with a water-soluble oil pastel base and then branch out from there. Acrylics, glazes, glues, glitter, jewelry, spices, earth, collage material… I try to keep the wonder of a child going back into a garage sale treasure chest to explore what these mediums can do when set free to roam. Like many of my other works, “Our Book of Common Faith” is also a poetry/art… Continue

Humming can be like chanting, an almost unconscious form of meditation. With lips pressed together, sound vibrating on the tender skin, the head becomes filled with resonance, and there is a sense of echoing amid the canyons of cavities within the skull. Images and colors come, floating on the notes. I remember reading the autobiography of Nina Simone and how she wrote that, after a performance, sometimes she would be awake for hours, lying in her bed, the songs still reverberating in her brain.… Continue