Loading Video . . . Acclaimed singer/songwriter Mara Measor explores the theme of "Dancing" from 1 Chronicles 15 in this work. 1 Chronicles 15 You Saw Me By Mara Measor Credits: Written, Composed, Performed by Mara Measor Curated by: Spark+Echo Arts 2013 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link Through my songs, I seek to gently transport people from where they are to where they might not have been before. Places of introspection, provocation, memory; places accessible only through melodies. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mara Measor is half-British and half-Chinese but you wouldn’t guess it when you hear her. After high-school she spent a year working and singing in Ethiopia and now performs as an indie singer-songwriter in NYC. She was featured as “One to Watch” in Audrey Magazine, and her bilingual song “I want to Love You” recorded live on a Hong Kong TV Channel RTHK was shortly selected as a Best of the Year performance in 2012. She has played in NYC venues including Joe’s Pub, the Bitter End, Caffe Vivaldi and the Museum of Chinese in America. She has also sang in Shanghai and South Korea. Mara graduated with an acting degree from NYU Tisch. She has appeared on TV (Blue Bloods, CBS), off-Broadway shows and starred in numerous independent films. She is currently a recording artist at Good Mood Records, where she works in collaboration with Emmy-Award winning producer and composer Jamie Lawrence. Her debut album “Mara” was released August 2013. www.marameasor.com Instagram: instagram.com/marameasor Website Mara Measor About the Artist Weight of the Dark Mara Measor Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . I think we are all familiar with the plight of Job and God’s terrifying responding questions of Job’s understanding. For me, this passage provides such a revealing of God’s mystery. Find the complete progression of the work linked below. Job 38 Job 39 Job 40 Job 41 Artist in Residence 2018: Elias Popa Part 1 By Elias Popa Credits: Curated by: Spark & Echo Arts, Artist in Residence 2018 2018 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link March 12, 2018 I think we are all familiar with the plight of Job and God’s terrifying responding questions of Job’s understanding. For me, this passage provides such a revealing of God’s mystery. When reading those scriptures, I always feel like God lets us in on a small fraction of his complex and labyrinth-like heart. It’s uncomfortably narrow and sometimes violent. Wild. Frightening. Claustrophobic. But as we follow through this squeezing, we resign to the terrible holiness of God. That done, we find that upon passing through these narrow passages, God leads us to the Centre of His heart which is wider, more encompassing and peaceful than the entire universe. VIEW: Project Proposal Mock Up for Spark+Echo Arts It is by passing through this ‘tightness of fitting’ that our perspective of the world changes to one of radical sameness. Although nothing has changed in that we are still very much in our current circumstances, the world is made new—revealed as filled with unceasing opportunities. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Elias Popa was born April 7, 1987 to Romanian immigrants in California. After traveling between his home in Romania and throughout the United States, he continued his travels into his adulthood by moving to China, traveling Southeast Asia, South America and working with refugees. During his travels around the world, his worldview in art was deeply impacted. “My art expresses the struggle of identity and hope, worship and expressions of life. It explores common world views and challenges them. My work shines a light on the temporal solutions we put in place to replace what we really need deep inside”. As an installation artist, Elias uses conventional materials such as paper, wire, thread, and clothing to evoke a deeper understanding about social structures. His aim is to solidify abstract ideas about the nuances that make up sociological structures. By doing so, he retrains the eye to build a visual literacy again and treats the art as a fundamental language. He also studied dark room photography for 10 years, as well as writes poetry. Through his art, Elias started The Human Rights Network, a non for profit organization aimed at “telling stories that change lives.” The organization aims to build narratives through art that can impact social issues and generate activism. He currently works as a curator and manager of the esteemed Waterfall Mansion and Gallery on the Upper East Side, as well as the founder of the Human Rights Network. He resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where he works out of his home. He was the recipient of CFW’s artist vocational intensive, held at Princeton University. He also was selected on an Interfaith and Arts Panel at Columbia University, as well as regular participates in speaking engagements. Website Elias Popa About the Artist Artist in Residence 2018: Elias Popa Part 2 Artist in Residence 2018: Elias Popa Part 3 Artist in Residence 2018: Elias Popa The Art of Kintsugi and Sacrifices in Sidewalks Elias Popa Other Works By Follow the development of Elias' project by reading his second , third and final posts written as 2018 Artist in Residence. Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . The work of musician Justin Keller captures the sense of overwhelming awe found in the heavenly vision as described in Revelation 4:2-8. Revelation 4:2-8 Lion, Calf, Man, Eagle By Justin Keller Credits: Written, performed, and recorded by Justin Keller. 2016 Curated by: Sarah Gregory 2016 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link "Lion, Calf, Man, Eagle" I was always fascinated with Revelation when I was a kid. I didn't understand the symbolism (not that I do now), but the images it conjured up in my imagination were astounding. I wanted to capture some of that daydreamy wonder with this song. My normal tendency is to pile lots of stuff onto an arrangement to build it to a climax, but I decided it would be better here to give the listener the feeling of being dropped into this amazing scene that has started long ago and shows no signs of stopping or creating a crescendo. I also went against my initial instinct with the words I chose to set. The "Holy, holy, holy" chorus is the obvious choice, but it's been set to music many times by superior composers. I ran the passage by an editor friend of mine, and he fixated on the "full of eyes around and within" phrase. As it's repeated, it can take on different meanings, which I love. When I first read it, I just imagined these heavenly creatures with many eyes. As I recorded the song and sang and heard the phrase over and over, its meaning shifted according to my mood and what else was on my mind. I hope the listener has a similar experience. A few nerdy notes about the music: I came up with the rhythm section parts by using some serial composition techniques with the numbers in the passage. I love having numbers to help me set limits on my musical choices. The saxophone part was improvised as I looped the backing parts and thought about the passage. Sort of my own musical narration. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Justin Keller Started in Brooklyn in 2007, Land of Leland is the musical project of multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Justin Keller. LoL’s releases include a self-titled EP and a full-length record, Home/Away, which just came out in April on Primary Records. Justin occasionally plays shows with different iterations of the band, from solo to sextet. View more info at www.LandofLeland.com Website Justin Keller About the Artist Justin Keller Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . 2017 Artist in Residence Lily Maase presents her nearly-completed song cycle, Buried in Wicked Light inspired by Revelations 9:10-20; 11:3-7; Isaiah 8:11; Proverbs 4:23. Proverbs 4:23 Isaiah 8:11 Revelations 9:10-20 Revelations 11:3-7 Artist in Residence 2017: Lily Maase By Lily Maase This album contains some strong language, references to violence, and allusions to drug use, and may not be suitable for all audiences. Discretion is advised. Credits: Composed, Written, and Performed By Lily Maase. 2017 Curated by: Spark & Echo Arts, Artist in Residence 2017 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link Buried in Wicked Light is a rock opera about standing tall at the end of the world. It is a series of love letters—from the author to herself and others, and from the author's mother to her memory of herself as a little girl. Written in loving remembrance of my father Steve Maase, and in witness to what we lived through when I was young. I am a grown woman now. I wish you were here to see whatever happens next. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Lily Maase is a rock, country, jazz and classical guitarist raised in New Mexico, educated at the University of North Texas, and living in Brooklyn, New York. She is contributing writer for Premier Guitar Magazine and has contributed to Guitar World and Guitar World’s Acoustic Nation, who recently lauded her as a “master guitar teacher.” She is the founder and owner of Brooklyn GuitarWorks, a workshop-oriented center for guitar and bass guitar education located in Williamsburg. Lily is the lead guitarist, musical director and bandleader with the Rocket Queens all-female tribute to Guns N Roses and the Suite Unraveling (Tzadik). She is the lead guitarist with Gato Loco, and is endorsed by Godin Guitars. Her playing has been featured by Vans.com, Maxim.com, Guitar World’s Acoustic Nation, Teen Vogue, and Elle Magazine. Website Lily Maase About the Artist Artist in Residence 2017: Lily Maase Part 1 Artist in Residence 2017: Lily Maase Part 2 Artist in Residence 2017: Lily Maase Part 3 Look Out Below Lily Maase Other Works By Read the complete set of lyrics to Buried in Wicked Light . Follow Lily's project's development throughout the year by reading her previous first , second and third posts. Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . This hauntingly beautiful song by indie singer-songwriter Mara Measor explores the importance of experiencing darkness in order to know light in response to Isaiah 60:2. Isaiah 60:2 Weight of the Dark By Mara Measor Credits: Written, Composed, + Performed by Mara Measor Curated by: Spark+Echo Arts 2020 Indie Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. (Isaiah 60:2, NIV) The idea of a thick darkness covering the peoples fascinates me. It reminds me of the poetry in Genesis 1: "darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." We tend to think of light as good, dark as bad — but I wonder if we are always too quick to apply a positive/negative dichotomy to whatever concept we get our hands on. In the Weight of the Dark, I explore the idea of darkness being necessary to know light. And while darkness can be unpleasant, unwanted, painful; it's an important state to fully feel so that light and lightness can also be fully felt. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mara Measor is half-British and half-Chinese but you wouldn’t guess it when you hear her. After high-school she spent a year working and singing in Ethiopia and now performs as an indie singer-songwriter in NYC. She was featured as “One to Watch” in Audrey Magazine, and her bilingual song “I want to Love You” recorded live on a Hong Kong TV Channel RTHK was shortly selected as a Best of the Year performance in 2012. She has played in NYC venues including Joe’s Pub, the Bitter End, Caffe Vivaldi and the Museum of Chinese in America. She has also sang in Shanghai and South Korea. Mara graduated with an acting degree from NYU Tisch. She has appeared on TV (Blue Bloods, CBS), off-Broadway shows and starred in numerous independent films. She is currently a recording artist at Good Mood Records, where she works in collaboration with Emmy-Award winning producer and composer Jamie Lawrence. Her debut album “Mara” was released August 2013. www.marameasor.com Instagram: instagram.com/marameasor Website Mara Measor About the Artist You Saw Me Mara Measor Other Works By Read: Weight of the Dark lyrics Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . Filmmaker John Egan created this film in response to passages from Joshua 1:1, 3-6, 9-18; 3:5, 11-12; 4.2. Joshua 1:1 Joshua 1:3-6 Joshua 1:9-18 Joshua 3:5 Joshua 3:11-12 Joshua 4:2 Joshua By John Egan Credits: Curated by: Michael Markham 2015 Short Film Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link In reading Joshua (the book of war) I began to hear three distinct voices arise from the verses: one of a militant, one of a father, and one of a son. Initially I wanted to write three monologues for these characters, adapting the verses that I felt spoke for/to each of these characters. What evolved were three scenes, led by each of these characters. The result was a sort of triptych film, that (I hope) deals with the cycles of war through family generations and unpacking what it truly means to be "strong and courageous." What does it mean to be spoken to by God? Does that give us authority over others? Are so we naive to think that war will save us, even if we have "goodness" on our side? After we've destroyed our enemies, where does that leave our young men who fought? Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection A Minnesota native, John Egan has been a performing artist in NYC for the past 14 years. John is grateful to Spark and Echo for the opportunity to create a new piece for this ambitious campaign. John is a member of BREAD Arts Collective as well as CORE Artists Ensemble. Currently he can be seen in RISE AND FALL at People Lounge, every Sunday night at 8pm. John is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Website John Egan About the Artist John Egan Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . Kimberly Grey's poem explores the sweetness and the pain of love, inspired by Genesis 5:2. Genesis 5:2 System with Some Kindness By Kimberly Grey Credits: Curated by: Kent Shaw 2016 Poetry Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link This passage from Genesis immediately got me thinking about the word "kind" that was attached to the idea of humanity as it was created. And I couldn't help but think: but are we kind? Sometimes, yes, sometimes no. And I immediately thought of lovers, how it seems impossible for two people who have chosen to combine their lives together to be solely kind or solely cruel. There's usually some kind of back and forth between the beloveds. This is what makes the engine go. Keep going. Because I'm working on a series of poems called "systems" (where an idea is repeated in broken down parts or ideas to make some kind of larger statement) I saw that this poem could fit into that project. The word kind eventually breaks down, becomes kings, kins, rinds, as the larger idea of kindness is explored. I couldn't help but think of Aristophanes' speech about lovers, that human beings were originally round organisms composed of two people joined together. But Zeus chopped each of them in two and now, as a result, the lovers go through life constantly searching for the other person who can make him whole again. Though it may sound romantic, it's this action of combining two beings that creates difficulty. No person who ever loved another person didn't experience some kind of pain from it. The poem is interested in that pain, in the erasure that occurs when two people attempt to act as one. There will undoubtedly be some kind of suffering and some kindness around the suffering. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Kimberly Grey is the author of The Opposite of Light, winner of the 2015 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize and published by Persea Books. Her work has appeared in Tin House, A Public Space, Kenyon Review, Boston Review, Southern Review , and many other journals. She is the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship and Civitella Ranieri Fellowship and currently teaches creative writing at Stanford University. Website: www.kimberlyMgrey.com Website Kimberly Grey About the Artist Kimberly Grey Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art Let me state, this will not end kindly. There was a woman and a man, some kind of language between them. View Full Written Work “He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.” Genesis 5:2 System with Some Kindness by Kimberly Grey Let me state, this will not end kindly. There was a woman and a man, some kind of language between them. It’s easier to tell the story of what binds than what wounds them – Said her: Kindly clean your feet, Said him: kindly find your mind, Said both: would you kindly mind your fine fine eyes? Who would hope for this? “I examined you when you were in the most pain,” said neither. Both rinds of leftover fruit, gone and bad. Lovers are not kings, not kinds of kings, not kins, even. If you pay attention, you can hear them win in their losses. They practice, with their contours, a kind of war: coming together shape to shape, resembling a geometric sameness: “love and hate in combination make an irresistible enemy” – I don’t know who said this and if they meant it kindly, but what binds the lovers, what makes them kind, is their bodies together, the spherical shape the Greeks ached for. They lay outside of Olympus, anthropologically unapologetic, mind to mind, cheek to cheek, striving for and writhing in this kind of “ness”: No lover not loved a little remissed (erasing the eyes the thighs the feet the lips) No neck bone broken quickly without it. Close Loading Video . . . Let me state, this will not end kindly. There was a woman and a man, some kind of language between them. Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . White Robe is a musical response to beautiful imagery in Revelation 7, composed for a couple to celebrate their anniversary. Revelation 7:9-17 White Robe By The Spark & Echo Band Credits: Composer: Jonathon Roberts Musicians: Jonathon Roberts, piano/vocal; Emily Clare Zempel melodica/vocal; Jay Foote, bass; Mason Neely, drums Mixing by Alexander Foote Mastering by Matt Shane at Masterdisk NYC Curated by: Commission 2011 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link White Robe is a love song commissioned by Amanda Bourman for her husband, Timothy Bourman in celebration of their 3rd wedding anniversary on May 31st, 2011. Revelation 7:9-17 was their 'engagement verse' that Tim read to Amanda after he proposed to her in the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park, NYC. Tim Bourman is a pastor at Sure Foundation Lutheran Church in Woodside, Queens. We are very grateful for this commission, their friendship, and their generosity to Spark and Echo Arts. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection The Spark & Echo Band is a family outfit of songwriting-storytellers led by husband and wife duo Jonathon Roberts and Emily Clare Zempel. Their music brings forgotten poetry and wild stories from the Bible to life: visions of sparkling wheels in the sky, hunger and thirst, and legends of love as strong as death weave with memorable melodies and captivating rhythms. Drawing from a classical background, influenced by the pianism of Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds, and emulating Paul Simon’s narratival techniques, Spark & Echo sings epic tales of love and adventure. The duo has collaborated on three full lengths albums (Spark&Echo, Inheritance, Cities Project), one video album (In the Clocktower), in addition to many theatrical collaborations, this very nonprofit, and two children. They live in beautiful Beacon, New York, with all of the above. Website The Spark & Echo Band About the Artist What a Day Deep Calls to Deep Yo Sé Do You Love Me? Where Can I Go? How to Be Free Flesh Lifeblood Artist in Residence 2015: Spark & Echo Band Take to Heart The Wheels Frogs Ruined Inheritance The Spark & Echo Band Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Brandon Mathis Popout Loading Video . . . Artist Brandon Mathis explores the liminal in his created work's response to the theme of “Dancing” from 1 Kings 18:26. 1 Kings 18:26 Untitled (Mathis) By Brandon Mathis Credits: Curated by: Janna Aliese 2013 8.5 x 11 inches Inkjet print, Graphite, Gouache, Colored pencil on Paper Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link The world can be divided into the familiar and unfamiliar. The boundary between the two is fluid and through experience certain elements from one side move to the other. The change from unfamiliar to familiar, and vice versa, is a key component in personal insight. It brings out new understanding. By examining and altering the familiar relationships between imagery, ideas and media I work to alter everyday object or situation to facilitate this shift. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Brandon Mathis is a visual artist living in Queens, NY and is currently an MFA candidate at Hunter College in NYC graduating 2014. He was born in Arkansas and received his BFA from the University of Central Arkansas. Working in sculpture, installation and drawing his work deals with what it means to know and occupy a place, material ingenuity and the role of spirituality in contemporary life. Website Brandon Mathis About the Artist Brandon Mathis Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . Poet and songwriter Rebekah Sankey delves into matters of satisfaction and spiritual fulfillment in the form of a seven course poem in response to the theme of "meals" and Psalm 145. Psalms 145 A Prayer (in courses) By Rebekah Sankey Credits: Artist Location: New Jersey Curated by: Vesper Stamper 2014 Poetry Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link As a poet and singer-songwriter, I have been drawn to the Psalms for obvious reasons. There are so many beautiful translations, but I've always imagined something I don't want to miss is lost in the transfer between languages. I've started turning bits of Psalms into poems focused on the images and connotations of the original Hebrew words and their roots. The experience is spiritually transformative. My personal favorite is the violence surrounding "praise," whose roots include the image of throwing stones or shooting arrows in a particular direction. How reassuring to know the violence I have felt while leading corporate worship is inherent in the action of praise itself. So, when presented the theme of meals, the Psalms, which are satisfying to me, were the table I sat down at. I chose Psalm 145 for its expression of God's deep joy to "satisfy the desire of every living thing" and Creation's response to the provision of "meat in due season." Rather than divide the call and response of the poem into the respective verses of the chapter, I consider the sections of the poem as seven (for perfection's sake) courses of a meal. The italicized stanzas are a heart's response to the paraphrased, image-based versions of verses 10 through 21 on the right alignment. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Rebekah Sankey graduated from The College of New Jersey with a BS in Education and English. She received her MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, where she served as director for the Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival. Currently, Rebekah teaches English, humanities, and Bible courses at Eastern Christian High School in northern New Jersey. Weekly, she leads worship at a variety of churches, houses of prayer, and gatherings. Website Rebekah Sankey About the Artist Rebekah Sankey Other Works By Related Information View More Art Make More Art drone of day unbridled hunger space between food and water we: your celebrated View Full Written Work A Prayer (in courses) by Rebekah Sankey after Psalm 145 1 drone of day unbridled hunger space between food and water we: your celebrated labor, art of your undertaking, your needlework our lips so quick to close over what we put in take-and-keep consumption we cast this confession of praise on you, archery of the kneeling. 2 open to air praise we cannot keep ourselves You're a precious heaviness we bring to light with our mouths, our tongues set your strengths in rows beams of speech a feast we feed each other so men discover them, so we see swelling majesty. 3 Long-time-hidden, unseen- beginning circle: you go around again, again, again; every generation is your home. all crave a place at your table You are, so we lean, braced against the our famine-bodies bowed by souls hunger bore holes through. 4 weight of worry work world we weary of strive but From fountains of faces, hope flows toward you. You give what we consume, feed us a meal we can be made of forever. Loose your mouth hand lead us in on time's axle, monument to your own strength. your own son, own spirit, at the table of your own counsel So satisfied, every appetite alive delights! 5 You are, so every journey is straight, all you make you chose for kindness' sake. You are, so you leave short space between us, we call in confidence meal that makes us more than, means we eat again again Make this satisfaction certain, hear clear as music you can understand this wide cry that can 't find word; save us, make us spacious. 6 You are, so you tend us, a garden, we branch out anywhere you breathe, green delight we shoot toward you. oh to grow, food for friends, lush lives given 7 My mouth's portion is: promise of bright praise, a light setting your light in order. radiance of sun on leaf and limb what leads the living in Even the body bends to bless your Name, that feast we celebrate for time so long the end is hidden, and as long as until then. Close Loading Video . . . drone of day unbridled hunger space between food and water we: your celebrated Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . More Than Rubies is Jonathon Roberts' musical setting of the famous epilogue to the book of Proverbs, known as "The Wife of Noble Character". It was composed for the marriage ceremony of two friends of Spark+Echo Arts. Proverbs 31:10-29 More Than Rubies By Jonathon Roberts Credits: Musicians: Jonathon Roberts (Piano/Vocals), Mike Block (cello), Emily Clare Zempel (Clarinet), Mixed by Alex Foote Photo Credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net/prozac1 Artist Location: New York City Curated by: Spark+Echo Arts 2010 Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link This composition was written for a wedding celebration between two dear friends. The original text from Proverbs is beautiful. In this setting, the lyrics "we found you" refer to how God moved through the husband to lead him to the wife, that in a way they found her together. Apart from God the man would not have found such a wonderful person. This song is recorded as the final track on the debut album from the Spark+Echo Band. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection J onathon Roberts is a composer and sound designer for games, film, theatre, and ensembles. His style grew out of classical and jazz training, and evolved through quality life adventures: touring the country in an RV with a one person theater piece on the Apostle Paul, living in Brooklyn with an improv music ensemble, performing in a downtown NYC absurdist comedy band, and a long stint writing music for the renowned slot machine company, High 5 Games. He has released four albums including the latest, Cities a song cycle personifying biblical cities. He created the popular podcast/web series ComposerDad Vs. Bible , in which ComposerDad accepts intense compositional challenges from a mysterious Bible while out with his kids. He frequently collaborates on music and theater projects with his wife, actor Emily Clare Zempel. They live in Beacon, NY, with their two boys and a tangled box of electrical cords. www.jonathonroberts.com Website Jonathon Roberts About the Artist Loving Arms I Make Tents The Sower Response There Is Room These are My Sons Consider Me a Partner Weakness The Day Is Almost Here Surrogate Babbler Remember Me Prayer How Beautiful I Am a Fool The Constant Ecclesiastes Cows Blessing Fools for Christ Only a Few Years Will Pass Dear Friend Jonathon Roberts Other Works By View the Piano/Vocal Score More than Rubies Jonathon Roberts Psalm 31:10-31 We found you, We found you More Than Rubies, More Than Rubies It’s still dark out, It’s still bitter and dark But you are still up, Your lamp does not go out at night You consider a field, consider a vineyard I consider your arms and your fingers so, so strong We found you, More Than Rubies We found you, More Than Rubies, More Than Rubies It’s snowing out You have no fear We’re clothed in scarlet, purple and scarlet O fine, fine linen is you We found you, More Than Rubies We found you, More Than Rubies You laugh! What’s to come? You laugh Wisdom on your tongue, you Laugh! You are truly blessed, you are blessed You are truly blessed Many do noble things, but you surpass them all More Than Rubies, More Than Rubies Related Information View More Art Make More Art View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . Download Full Written Work

Loading Video . . . Responding to Galatians 4:21-5:1, author and 2019 Artist in Residence Lancelot Schaubert presents the final installation of his four short stories that will ultimately become chapters in the third novel within his White Trash Magic trilogy. Galatians 4:21-5:1 Artist in Residence 2019: Lancelot Schaubert By Lancelot Schaubert These stories contain strong language and may not be suitable for all audiences. Credits: Curated by: Spark & Echo Arts, Artist in Residence 2019 2019 Fantasy Primary Scripture Loading primary passage... Loading Passage Reference... Share This Art: Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy Link For this final piece , I wanted to show how the common life of these boys starts to radiate out in strange ways towards the fantastic. The four pieces were always intended as a sort of series of intro chapters for the book 3 sequel to the trilogy I started with Bell Hammers , my forthcoming debut novel. I think, in general, I wanted the text to show how you can preserve both the fantastic and the mundane in the same family and through different methods. In this piece, it's clearly showing the good and bad, miraculous and fantastic I myself have witnessed in religious communities of various shapes and sizes. But I also — as the epigraph pointed out — wanted to show some of the danger of magic. Sometimes you play around with the wrong thing, you get real and truly lost and that can be bad or good, depending on your response and to whom you appeal for help. I'm grateful for Jonathan and Rebecca and the whole team at Spark+Echo for making this possible for me. The residency itself not only gave me space to play in this world in an otherwise busy publishing year, it actually helped me consider whether I'd properly seeded the fantastic in my debut novel — I had, as it turned out. And, practically, it gave me the cash to hire a cover designer with whom I am quite proud as you'll see in the Goodreads copy . In fact, while we're here, if you enjoyed any of these pieces, you'll enjoy Bell Hammers, so could you just boogie over there and rate my debut novel 5 stars and add it to your want to read list? That would be a huge help as we finish out this thing. Keep an eye on the world. This Spark+Echo residency is simply a small, small piece of an epic journey. It will be revised — in some ways — beyond recognition, but those of you who have followed along and who buy my stories from the Vale universe will see very soon how it plays a vital role. And you're always welcome to submit your own art and stories and research over at The Showbear Family Circus! We'd love to have you. Spark Notes The Artist's Reflection Lancelot has sold work to The New Haven Review (The Institute Library), The Anglican Theological Review, TOR (MacMillan), McSweeney's, The Poet's Market, Writer's Digest, and many, many similar markets. (His favorite, a rather risqué piece, illuminated bankroll management by prison inmates in the World Series Edition of Poker Pro). Publisher's Weekly called his debut novel BELL HAMMERS "a hoot." He has lectured on these at academic conferences, graduate classes, and nerd conventions in Nashville, Portland, Baltimore, Tarrytown, NYC, Joplin, and elsewhere. The Missouri Tourism Bureau, WRKR, Flying Treasure, 9art, The Brooklyn Film Festival, NYC Indie Film Fest, Spiva Center for the Arts, The Institute of the North in Alaska, and the Chicago Museum of Photography have all worked with him as a film producer and director in various capacities. Website Lancelot Schaubert About the Artist Artist in Residence 2019: Lancelot Schaubert - Part 3 Artist in Residence 2019: Lancelot Schaubert - Part 2 Artist in Residence 2019: Lancelot Schaubert - Part 1 Posh Girls As Waters Cover Dragonsmaw Daily | 1 Dragonsmaw Daily | 2 Dragonsmaw Daily | 3 Watchtower Stripped to the Bonemeal Metaphysical Insurance Claim 0075A: The Delphic Oracle Philadelphia Bloodlines Lancelot Schaubert Other Works By You can read his prior short stories (and chapters within his overarching story) in his first , second and third phases. Related Information View More Art Make More Art That year, we all got really into paintball, you know. Simon’s grandad had lead the O.G. paintball team that won the first world cup. Find the complete progression of the work linked below. View Full Written Work Close Loading Video . . . That year, we all got really into paintball, you know. Simon’s grandad had lead the O.G. paintball team that won the first world cup. Find the complete progression of the work linked below. Download Full Written Work