ben sent me a link to this wonderful stencil of dali's christ in the gateway of a church in cambridge. what i particularly like about the story is that the initiative for it came from maya the stencil artist and the church were simply open to the idea. and i loved this quote...
This year I have done another stencil relevant to Good Friday, and this time the council can’t f**king touch it.
go girl!
[update: i have decided to add this in as worship trick 66 - i so like the idea. the trick is find an old church doorway (plenty of those), contact a local stencil artists and invite them to come up with a stencil for the doorway.]
wonderful work and great to see a vicar who lives in the real world and encourages creativity in new ways!
Posted by: Mark Berry | April 18, 2006 at 06:05 PM
Reminds me of a Banksy stencil. I love that guy.
Posted by: Matt | April 18, 2006 at 08:52 PM
I like the site, I like the new ideas, shame about the limited use of the English language though at the end......
Rise above it please, gutter language belongs in it!
Posted by: Andy | April 18, 2006 at 09:41 PM
another Ben sent that link to you today as well? ... what are the chances! :)
it would be so cool to see more stuff like this (and that paving slab stencil you posted a few days ago ... wicked!)
Posted by: ben hanbury | April 18, 2006 at 10:04 PM
oops - sorry ben - clearly i know too many bens!! have changed the link...
Posted by: jonny | April 18, 2006 at 10:10 PM
Your focus is interesting, Andy. Maya has found the church a place of welcome for her talents when they were unappreciated elsewhere. and who knows where that wekcome could lead. But all you can comment on is her 'gutter language'. I think her choice of words is very appropriate and clearly authentic to her.
Posted by: Jen | April 23, 2006 at 09:44 AM
Are stencils a common art medium for the exteriors of church buildings in the UK? I love that idea...where can I learn more?
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Posted by: Nadia | April 24, 2006 at 12:49 AM
nadia hi...
no this is pretty unusual (sadly)
Posted by: jonny | April 24, 2006 at 07:53 AM
That's cool...thanks for sharing.
Posted by: -drm- | April 25, 2006 at 05:16 AM