Category Archives: Art-Music-Lit

If only we could see… Lilias Trotter

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Kerry

Jennifer Trafton, If Only We Could See: Reimagining Creativity, Compassion, and Calling Through the Extraordinary Life of Lilias Trotter (Brentwood, Tennessee: B&H Publishing Group, 2026). I believe 2026 will live in my memory as the year when three books were … Continue reading →

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Guite and Galahad

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Kerry

The first volume of Malcolm Guite’s Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad, has now appeared: Galahad and the Grail, illustrated Stephen Crotts (Nashville, Tennessee: Rabbit Room Press, 2026). Do you have Galahad and the Grail or are you thinking about reading it? … Continue reading →

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Roaring brooks, cherry trees

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Kerry

Thank you, Ken Mick, for this recording. Rehearsal at Lipscomb University, arranged by Dr. Gary Wilson for a choral performance. I just love The Arcadian Wild. Here’s a reel of “Man in Room 39,” a song from their first album. … Continue reading →

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Friends in old places

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Kerry

Just found this… love those horses! And my Aristotle and Boethius…. (The Academy.)

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Easter Sunday 2026

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Kerry

He meets her there In the garden Where death had reigned unhindered Where tears beyond count have fallen The ache of loss unassuaged by the toil of hands Longing to recreate the garden lost He meets her there Where all … Continue reading →

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Wardrobes and Rings

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

Julia Golding, Malcolm Guite, Simon Horobin, Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2025). (Amazon) Drawing on the work of some of the Inklings’ most well-known members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as … Continue reading →

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No Ordinary People

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

The C. S. Lewis Center of Sterling College (Kansas) is hosting a conference, “No Ordinary People,” March 26-27, 2026. It kicks off with an evening presentation by Dan Hamilton Thursday evening, and features a keynote by Nathan King on Friday … Continue reading →

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Eden Lost

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Kerry

At Christmas this year, Michael Barfield (a.k.a. The Painted Soul) gave me ten copies of Eden’s Lost, a CD with included artwork and lyrics (I’ve only got one left, so don’t ask). Eric Barfield has just put it online, sans … Continue reading →

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The world in a grain of sand

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Kerry

Makoto Fujimura’s new book, Art Is: A Journey into the Light, reflects facets of all his earlier works and casts new light on what it means to live a creative life. Without superseding his earlier works, Art Is is an … Continue reading →

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Love Remembers

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Kerry

In this latest episode of his YouTube series, “A Spell in the Library,” Malcolm reads and muses upon “The Healing of Harms,” the final chapter of The Silver Chair. The passage includes a poignant scene where Jill and Eustace find … Continue reading →

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Psalm 139 in crystals

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Kerry

He was talking to me when I glanced at the wall. All of a sudden I wanted to sit down and weep… Time seemed to stop, or I wished that it would. Now more than a month later in my … Continue reading →

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The Graduate

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Kerry

Six years ago! Can’t believe it’s been that long. So many miles traveled, for both The Arcadian Wild and for us. How appropriate for this time of year, but this is not just for graduates! I still go back to … Continue reading →

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