Tag Archives: Michael Barfield

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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Many times and seasons

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Kerry

Michael Barfield, at Kerry’s apartment long long ago A salt-water aquarium lies just outside the photo margin on the right… the Commodore 64 keyboard perches on the aquarium stand… and plugs into the TV… with rabbit ears… The arm of … Continue reading →

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The Painted Soul

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Kerry

From my teenage years to the present, I have lived in the soul-shaping presence of the art and music of Michael Barfield, a.k.a. “the painted soul.” Michael’s creative expressions have given voice to my own journey. Wherever I have lived, … Continue reading →

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The old king

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Kerry

Georges Rouault, The Old King (1937);Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania What a dignity (almost obscure) the old king has. We overlook the flowers in his hand. His sympathy runs deep, for he has long battled the darkness within and … Continue reading →

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What are your dreams?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kerry

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. This was one of the first poems I … Continue reading →

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Difficulties of experimental refutation

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Kerry

According to Aristotle, when one drops a ball, the ball falls straight down to the ground, because its “natural motion” seeks the center of the Earth. The ball’s natural motion is straight down – not curved, not sideways, not diagonal, … Continue reading →

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Bruce Cockburn – love in a broken world

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Kerry

“Like a stone on the surface of a still river, driving the ripples on forever, redemption rips through the surface of time in the cry of a tiny babe…” (Bruce Cockburn, “Cry of a Tiny Babe”) The Incarnation reveals the … Continue reading →

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Wedding scriptures

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Kerry

25 years! Arise, my darling, My beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard … Continue reading →

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Marriage, creation’s dance

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Kerry

25 years! On the morning of summer solstice in 1986, between Candace’s solo of “The Lord is My Shepherd” and Michael Barfield’s performance of “Season Suite” (see Wedding music), best man David Noble read the following reflections on Isaac and … Continue reading →

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Wedding music

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kerry

25 years! I fell in love with Candace the first time I saw her as I listened to her sing, and ever since she has brought wonderful music into my life. At our wedding, held outdoors near a wooded stream … Continue reading →

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