Thursday, October 20, 2011

Sheena Hisiro: An Orthodox Illustrator

The latest creative mind featured in Melinda Johnson's series "Orthodox Writers, Readers, and Artists" is illustrator Sheena Hisiro.

She's the illustrator of a number of children's books, such as Bullying is Bad and the about to be released Marvette Made Fun of Me.

She also produces impressively expressive
caricatures and features her art at
Quirky Cards (a greeting card site to check out).

May God bless Sheena in her efforts to make art that beautifies our world and praises God's name.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Journaling Throughout the Liturgical Year

The latest installment in Melinda Johnson's Orthodox Writers, Readers, and Artists series comes from Barbara Shukin. Barbara is a writer and artist who has produced a range of products for studying history and the liturgical year.

The format she invented is a brilliant merging of content and student response. The learner fills in portions of the product which reinforces learning and also leaves the student with a study guide and also a cherished memento of their exploration of the topic.

Most important to readers of this blog would be Journaling Throughout the Liturgical Year. This is wonderful thing to put in the hands of a young person to help them focus on the liturgy and occupy their young energy in that time.

For studying history, she has a range of materials, called her History Portfolio Series. While this is aimed at a homeschooling market, they would also be valuable ancillary materials for any young learner.





Sunday, October 9, 2011

Eliminative Materialism

My favorite living Philosophical/Theological writer, David Justice, has just served another meaty and thoughtful essay.

Eliminative Materialism

What's fascinating about Dr. Justice is that, in addition to penning some of the most cutting edge writing on the side of the Angels that you'll find out there, he's also the author of detective fiction that has been published in magazines like Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock. Check him out, you'll not be disappointed.

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