The Wheel and the Clay: The Inner Lives of Christian Artists

“Behold, like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel” (Jer 18:6).

How easily we forget that we are, at every moment, shaped with care by a Creator. Artists, however—who know intimately the blood, sweat, and tears of the creative process—can help us sense how marvelous it is to be created: the patience, the detail, the joy. In this essential collection, thirty-one Christian artists from various disciplines, from music to poetry to film to sculpture, offer personal essays on the strange experience of following God’s lead by making beautiful things.

Contributors include Arvo Pärt, Michael O’Brien, Dana Gioia, Sally Read, Paul Mariani, Duncan Stroik, Matt Maher, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, John C. Wright, James Matthew Wilson, Tom Wilson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Margaret Colin, Makoto Fujimura, Anthony Visco, Dion DiMucci, Michael Kurek, Frank La Rocca, Justin Bolger, O.P., Daniel Fitzpatrick, Shemaiah Gonzalez, Mary Grace Mangano, Michael Brisson, L.C., Elizabeth Zelasko, Philip Kosloski, Lawrence Lew, O.P., Mike Aquilina, David Kruse, Emma Fradd, Harry D’Agostino, and Father Brian Humphrey.

The Wheel and the Clay is an indispensable resource for any artist, or indeed any Christian interested in the arts.

Details:

Format: Paperback

Page Count: 300

Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.25 (in)