Spirituality through Calligraphy with Laura Norton

Laura Norton is a Bellingham, WA artist whose “grace and grit in modern calligraphy” bring alive words of justice and faith using bamboo and metal pens, goose quills, sable brushes, Japanese stick ink, wax, and acrylic—on walls, windows, silk, clothing, and paper. In addition to teaching art and calligraphy, she delights in giving presentations on the arts’ connection to faith and justice. Laura’s art for the Revised Common Lectionary has been used by congregations throughout the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Australia and she continues the joy-filled discipline of creating new calligraphic designs weekly for subscribers of many denominations. She has participated in numerous international calligraphy conferences and has studied with master calligraphers from around the world, including Donald Jackson, artistic director of the Saint John’s Bible and Scribe to the Queen Elizabeth II. Her two-year experience traveling through all 48 contiguous states in an RV with her young family shaped her sense of adventure and of kinship with people of all socioeconomic levels. Laura currently serves as Chair of the Justice Committee at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Bellingham, WA and on the Board of Grunewald Guild in Plain, WA.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org