“I don’t have time to worry about who doesn’t like me,
I’m too busy loving the people who love me.”
~ Unknown
handsome friend
I’ve begun working on a new photo series born out of talks with my friend Lisa Banyai more than a decade ago. I’ve been mulling over the idea ever since. I was offered a solo show in 2015. I felt it was finally the time to do it. It’s an exploration of places/spaces where people of various faiths and beliefs may pray, meditate, commune with higher powers, whatever their method of connection might be. I turned to my friend Marlon Hurst for advice. He’s had a fascinating spiritual journey himself. He’s the music director at First Presbyterian Church. He’s also a practitioner of Zen principles, and he meditates regularly. I understand the connection; the compatibility of Christian faith and Eastern philosophy, but not everyone would. Delving into that co-existance is part of this work, too. It’s not just about the physical spaces necessarily, but about how spiritual beliefs manifest into physical forms like churches, mosques, altars, labrynths, or a small meditation room in a house. Marlon and I talked about art and spirituality. It was an important moment with an important friend helping me start this pilgrimage. I am incredibly blessed to have such giving, smart people like Marlon in my life.
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