The Scargill Podcast: Art

In this third edition of the second series of The Scargill Podcast, host Jo Penn is joined by Phil and Diane Stone, community leaders, to explore the rich relationship between life, faith, and visual art.Drawing on their fifteen years of leadership at Scargill, Phil and Diane reflect on how paintings, sculpture, landscape, and everyday creativity can open the heart to God in ways that go beyond words.  Through personal stories — ranging from reflections on Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son to unexpected images of trees, textiles, mosaics, and even “skipping in the gutter” — they show how art invites wonder, reflection, and deeper engagement with the Gospel.The conversation also highlights Scargill’s vision of quality, beauty, and simplicity, the encouragement of individual gifts within community life, and the belief that art can be found everywhere if we learn to “look up and look out”.  This edition offers a warm, thoughtful invitation to see faith anew through the lens of visual art.And we meet community member Sally, when Phil talks with her in the Marsh Lounge about the way she contributes to life at Scargill with visual art through gifts and talents brought to community from her previous career.Phil and Diane’s consistent vision of using visual arts allows the listener to think about the sacramental impact of art in their own life.Find out more about life in community at ⁠www.scargillmovement.org⁠Recorded on location at Scargill House, North Yorkshire. Associate Producer for Scargill Movement is Shaun Lambert.  Produced by Gary Dell.  A Wiseword Radio production.