Theology, Imagination and the Arts
Betty Spackman, MFA, is a multi media installation artist and painter whose work often centers on cultural objects and the stories connected to them. She is the author of "A Profound Weakness: Christians and Kitsch" (Piquant, 2005). She is currently touring a 3000 sq. ft. installation, “FOUND WANTING, a Multimedia Installation Regarding Grief and Gratitude.” This project is built around a large collection of animal bones and addresses among other things issues of sustainability and animal/human relations.
Good art opens the mind and emotions. It stretches one’s perspective, questions one’s beliefs, agitates apathy, and invites one to explore the mysterious. It…