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ABOUT OUR POETS AND ARTISTS

ERIN HANSON (cover) has developed a unique style of CHERN’EE SUTTON (pages 30-31) is a seventeen-year-
painting, her richly textured oils filled with vibrant color and old contemporary Aboriginal artist. She comes from the
motion. Using only a brush, Hanson uses as few strokes as Kalkadoon people from Northwest Queensland, Australia.
possible to capture the spontaneity and natural beauty of She uses acrylic paints on canvas and combines the two
the landscape around her. Backpacking and rock climbing very different worlds of traditional and contemporary art to
provide the inspiration for her work, giving her the opportunity create unique, colourful, and bright paintings. Contact her at
to explore new terrains and stunning vistas. She lives in Burbank, [email protected].
California, USA. Contact her at [email protected].
FABIAN LIJTMAER (page 36), of Los Angeles,
DAVID CHIDGEY (page 9) is a San Antonio, USA, California, USA, finds meditative spirituality at the root of
artist. He plays with the magic of color and luminosity as he all of his work. Consciously trying to convert himself into a
creates his mandalas. From hundreds of pieces of stained vessel for Hashem (“The Name”), the Jewish artist’s work has
glass, each mandala comes together to create beautiful evolved from literal depictions to more abstract invocations of
patterns and effects. His inspiration comes from many the spiritual. Contact him at [email protected].
sources, including the great rose windows of Europe, nature,
kaleidoscopes, sacred geometry, and modern day crop KELLY YARBROUGH (page 44) likes depicting small
circles. Contact him at [email protected]. moments when humanity and nature collide; like any
complicated relationship, the result is often surprising
SUZANNE TINDALL (page 13) was ordained by the and perplexing. Kelly is currently pursuing an MFA in
Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, California, USA, and drawing at Kansas State University. You can contact her at
received her master’s in Culture and Creation Spirituality [email protected]
from Holy Names University. Suzanne’s work centers on the
belief that we can cocreate our world and our relationships MARY SOUTHARD (page 48), a Sister of St. Joseph,
with the Divine. She happily creates workshops and retreats is best known for her creative work. She is an experienced
for individuals and groups. Suzanne can be reached at educator and retreat director whose delight is to be with
[email protected]. others as they awaken to their deeper identity and their
creativity. Art commissions and program work have taken her
SARAH ROSSITER (page 16) is a lay spiritual director to many places in the United States, Canada, Europe, and
and poet who lives in Weston, Massachusetts, USA, Australia. She lives and has her studio in La Grange, Illinois,
with her husband, Ned. Her poetry has appeared in a USA. Contact her at [email protected].
variety of journals and periodicals, including Presence
journal, The Christian Century, UU World, Sojourners, AMY LUCINDA RUNGE GAFFNEY (page 54)
and the Sewanee Review. Sarah can be contacted at is a former Quaker and currently an active member of
[email protected]. Faith Lutheran Church in Chico, California, USA. She
holds a master’s degree in theological studies from San
KRIS LEE (page 26) lives and works in the small mountain Francisco Theological Seminary, California. Contact Amy at
town of Salida, Colorado, USA. She was an independent [email protected].
art dealer for a number of years, an art educator, and owner
of WildSide Studio Gallery, representing over eighty artists, ALEXANDRA MARTIN (page 58) lives in Pasadena,
before deciding to pursue painting full time. She has works California, USA, where she works for A Room of Her Own
in private and corporate collections throughout the United Foundation to support creative women. She received her BA
States and Europe. Kris is represented exclusively by Art in religious studies from Stanford University, California, and is
on a Whim Gallery in Breckenridge and Vail, Colorado. currently pursuing an MFA in poetry at the Vermont College
Contact her at [email protected]. of Fine Arts. Contact her at [email protected].

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