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Radix Interview: Encountering the Faithful Icon
I had the privilege to work with Matthew Steem, editor of Radix Magazine, on an audio interview closely following the Artist as Prophet event (featured in the previous blog post). We discuss iconography, the iconography process, and issues/controversies related to art...
Artist as Prophet Panel- New College Berkeley (NCB)
I was blessed to take part in a panel presentation with three visual artists speaking on the topic of Artist as Prophet. Photographer Ralph Anderson, painter Carol Aust, and I each made a short presentation with slides of our artwork and Mitali Perkins masterfully...
Intertwined Roots
Originally published on the New College Berkeley blog. In the Fall of 2019 just before the pandemic, Pastor Gary VanderPol, of Church Without Walls, Berkeley, where I serve as a spiritual director, introduced the image of the redwood tree in a sermon series titled,...
Making the Invisible Visible
Inheritance Magazine asked me to write an article on iconography as a spiritual discipline. Inheritance Magazine is a faith-based, Asian-American Pacific Islander (API) Magazine that is both online and in print.
Celebration and Work
Most iconographers are trained the old-fashioned way- by apprenticeship. The aspiring iconographer attaches him or herself to a master iconographer, learning not only the skills, but also the spirituality and philosophy of the ascetic practice. My teacher, Deacon...
The Enneagram, Iconography, and Presence
Recently, I have been reflecting on the intersection of the Enneagram and Iconography. The Enneagram is a tool for personal and interpersonal growth based on a nine (Greek “ennea”) personality structure. One of the many categories and the area of my reflection is the...
September 6, 2017
My mother would have turned ninety-years old this past July. In reflecting on this occasion, I came across this old blog post from 2008, published soon after my mother’s death from complications due to Alzheimer’s Syndrome. I am re-posting it in honor of her continued...