And Now
by Sally ThomasGo cast your vote in The Crescat’s Visually-Appalling Church Art contest.Then take the I&C Church . . . . Continue Reading »
You Say Tomato
by Sally ThomasHere’s an interesting sculptural specimen I ran across in the crypt at the Episcopal Church of the Frescoes in Glendale Springs, North Carolina, back in June. It is, as you can see, a representation of Our Lord wearing what looks like a pashmina, or maybe a camel’s-hair hand-me-down from . . . . Continue Reading »
More Little Ironies (Warning: Non-Religious Cultural Content)
by Sally ThomasSo here we are at my mother’s house, where we’ve been visiting with very great pleasure for the last ten days. We don’t have a television at home, so whenever we’re here, the children spend a lot of time catching up on all the PBS Kids programming they miss the rest of the . . . . Continue Reading »
More eBaywatch!
by Sally ThomasJesus Temporary Tattoo. Bidding ends in 13 days, which is longer than He will last on your bicep. You’ll want this to go with the tattoo, and this to complete the effect. Or, if you’re more inclined towards the crypto-profound, this t-shirt might appeal to you instead. Now, this thing . . . . Continue Reading »
From Our Mailbag
by Sally ThomasWell, really from our comments forum. Reader Mark Gooley is looking for a painting of the Holy Trinity, which he describes thus: . . . a beautiful painting of the Trinity (perhaps being adored by the Blessed Virgin and/or other saints: I’m not sure). It shows the Father and the Son exhaling a . . . . Continue Reading »
Aaaaand They’re Off
by Sally ThomasBad Church Art at The CrescatYeesh. And I’m not one to point fingers, either, because my own parish church, though I love it dearly, looks like a prefab office plaza dropped from a helicopter into the middle of a pasture. The Angel of the Perpendicular Style passed it right on over, and then . . . . Continue Reading »
eBaywatch: Triptych: UPDATED
by Sally ThomasThis caught my eye, not because it’s an example of egregiousness, nor again because it’s so particularly fine, but because I have one. Mine belonged to my grandmother. Her house was full of things which I was allowed to handle in ritual fashion: the decomposing china-and-kid doll . . . . Continue Reading »
eBaywatch: Uptown Saturday Night
by Sally ThomasWhoo. Let’s see what we’ve got going on tonight. Oh, oh, oh. Check it out. Easter’s over, baby, but you can beat the rush. I know about being forgiven, but won’t wearing a t-shirt that says so make people want to ask you what you did? In my town it would. “Whu’d . . . . Continue Reading »
Fear all art
by David LaymanA bumpersticker in a parking lot at one of my work places reads: “Fear No Art.”I did not expect to be drawn into a discussion of art. As I acknowledged in my first posting, other than an amateur enjoyment of classical music and opera, my artistic knowledge is woefully undeveloped. . . . . Continue Reading »
eBaywatch: The Orthodox Channel
by Sally ThomasSave these from the ironically tasteful (or tastefully ironic) entrance hall. Please. [Rating: 100/100] . . . . Continue Reading »
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