On Art as Worship: When thy fingers grasp the paint brush

I learned of this site through Heather Cardin's blog. Click over to see Erika's paintings of Baha'i holy places on flickr. They are extraordinary. -gw

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Closeup of the tip of a paintbrush

“In this wonderful new age, art is worship. The more thou strivest to perfect it, the closer wilt thou come to God. What bestowal could be greater than this, that one’s art should be even as the act of worshipping the Lord? That is to say, when thy fingers grasp the paint brush, it is as if thou wert at prayer in the Temple.” - Abdu’l-Bahá

See: CREATING ART AS AN ACT OF PRAYER by Erika Hastings

mud spice: mucking about in art and motherhood

The paintings of Erika on Flickr

Shrine of the Bab

The Arc

Shrine of the Bab #2

Shrine of Baha'u'llah

Lotus Temple

Lotus Temple #2

House of Worship

Paint brush photo

Uploaded on May 14, 2006 by shoothead on flickr

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