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Shady Shore Resort on Moose Lake near Deer River Minnesota is the quintessence of the Northern Minnesota lake resort. Having been family owned since the land was first homesteaded, there's a depth of character that seems almost non-existent in the midst of our usually newly fabricated every day life. I took this shot after returning from a delightful campfire with the owners of the resort. Though I was exhausted once I finally crawled in bed, I could not have been more pleased to be awoken by the songs of the local loons, carried through the screen windows of our cabin on the cool summer night's breeze.

I am both a religious thinker and an artist. My undergraduate work was in the graphic arts, and my graduate studies were in the philosophy of religion and theology. As the son of a high school art teacher, I was raised in an environment that held as sacred the simple act of slowing down and noticing that which we typically take for granted. My work in theology has taken this insight into its very heart. I've been fascinated with the idea of salvation and the way that forms of prayer which emphasize stillness, silence, and release make room for its experience. These theological sensibilities are almost identical with the generative moment in the creative process. Creativity is, in its essence, the bringing of newness into the world. It's...