They then become the viewer. And the viewer can bring as much of their own meaning to a piece as the creator. We will never know a work’s true meaning. It’s helpful to remember that there are forces at work beyond our comprehension. Let’s make art, and let others make the stories.

In their lifetimes Emily and Vincent were forced to operate in predetermined categories, strictly limited domains of how they were to serve God. Such categories, while often created with the best of intentions, are reductionist. They limit how we view humanity, not to mention God, and do not take into account the deep wrestling with faith, or its l