The Gift of Queries

A mentor’s encouragement.

Debbie Humphries

You Are the Light of the World

In community we can equip ourselves to be not only the Quakers the world needs but the Friends that the earth needs, too.

An Invitation to See Deeply

Introduction to our September issue.

No Words

I don’t think there’s a particular kind of Quaker artist. I have encountered some artists whose practice and work are…

Three paintings

Ocean of Infinite Light and Love, Transformation in Waiting, and Iris Sing My type of painting comes from tapping into…

The Absence of Art or the Art of Absence?

Is it even possible, in this era, to be Quakers if our minds are filled with alluring images?

Transcendence

These photos are from my self-portrait series Transcendence, which brings together gender diversity, spirituality, nature, mythology, and storytelling. Cai Quirk,…

The Art of Quaker Quilts

The world is hard on all quilts, but it is especially hard on quilts like the ones that have been passed down in my family.

Let Your Art Speak

I once asked a group of Quaker artists whether their art was different from non-Quaker art.

The Oakwood Triptych—Oakwood in the 1960s

The September 2021 celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of Oakwood Friends School’s relocation to its current site in Poughkeepsie,…

I Paint to Reclaim My Light

What is Quakerly about my art? Or would I consider my artwork Quaker art?

Transforming Weapons into Art

I became an artist when I began to perform acts of aesthetic fury to decry gun violence.

We Are Never Alone

About seven years ago I attended a Baltimore Yearly Meeting spiritual formation retreat where quite suddenly I realized that my “dabbling” in art needed to become more intentional.

Looking In, Hearing Out

I view each painting as a window formed from the gestural strokes embodied in the practice of deepening awareness amidst…

Beautiful Humans

I began a 100-day project in 2021 that has now stretched to more than 400 days of drawing or painting…

Simple Theatricality

In my first years as a Quaker, my theater life stood in uncomfortable tension side-by-side with my faith.

Honoring Movement

Robert Valiente-Neighbours is a Quaker artist fascinated with the tensions of movement and stillness.

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