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Faith -the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For me faith is not about a particular religious set of doctrines or practices, but as described in this passage from Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. There has been a grounding in my life that tends towards a sense of security and abundance through a connection that I felt when I learned as a child that "God is Love."

I have always understood my father to be the root source of my faith, so it made sense to me that he showed up in these three works that eventually revealed themselves to be about faith. I in fact did not know what this series theme was until I created all the pieces for “resilient,” and the aha moment came. An archive of family papers had come to me following the passing of my mother (my father had been long passed) – Mom really kept everything with any hint of emotional connection. So, yes, I have all my report cards, every greeting card sent to them from me, every letter. In the stash was a typewritten sermon written and given by my father to a family reunion gathering in 1974. I made copies of that wonderful old typewriter typeface and used it as a unifying collage element in all three resilient pieces. The text itself was not a particularly remarkable piece of oratory, but his closing words exemplified the faith life he demonstrated and blessedly, passed on to me – “Beloved, if God so loved us, even so let us love – not in word, but in deed.” (paraphrase from 1 John 3:18)

So, the last series created for the residency, Faith:

Lost – Always in Trouble

Healed – Growing to be a Man

Resilient – Standing on the Promises