Internet connections can lead to wonderful things.

C. Robin Janning stumbled across my work recently, and was so struck by a piece of mine that she asked my permission to feature it on Episcopal Cafe.

Um, no brainer!

Be sure to read Robin’s lovely post, Art as Courage, Promise and World-View, which features several views of the piece. You can also see images on the Episcopal Cafe home page.

I must admit it’s a little… amusing to see this Jewish girl’s work on the home page above the title “Christ reigns.” But hey, one of the most fun art directors I ever worked with was at an evangelical publishing company that commissioned me to create a ketubah for one of their book covers.

Yes, I designed the whole kit and caboodle, including the hand-lettered title, and chapter titles throughout the book.

Notice the cross at the bottom of the paper cut. The irony of this job is that the only reason I accepted the project (for significantly less than what I would normally charge), was because the contract gave me the rights to reproduce it for my own use. I planned to create a ketubah print from the finished artwork.

It didn’t occur to me to insist on veto power over the imagery included in the design.

Needless to say, a ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) with a cross in it is a bit of a hard-sell. Though I suppose there’s probably a market with the Jews for Jesus.

Maybe someday I’ll redo the paper cut without the cross. (On my mile-long list of things to do…)