Martin Earle

A Thought on How to Beautify Ugly Sacred Spaces when Diocesan and Government Bureaucracy are Opposed And Costs Are High

A Thought on How to Beautify Ugly Sacred Spaces when Diocesan and Government Bureaucracy are Opposed And Costs Are High

Commission a limited number of beautiful portable works of art in carved wooden housings. By commissioning and owning their own beautifully crafted but portable pieces such as a rude screen a reredos, and other well-placed images and religious statuary, clergy could reintroduce traditional iconography and sacred artistry elements into these otherwise uninspiring spaces.

Martin Earle of the Chichester Workshop of Liturgical Art Wins Major Award in US

Martin Earle of the Chichester Workshop of Liturgical Art Wins Major Award in US

This is the future of Catholic art! Margarita and I at the Scala Foundation have been energetically promoting the work of Martin Earle and Jim Blackstone at the Chichester Workshop.

An Artistic Feeding of the Five Thousand: The New Chichester Workshop for Liturgical Art

An Artistic Feeding of the Five Thousand: The New Chichester Workshop for Liturgical Art

The experience of Aidan Hart, Martin Earle and Jim Blackstone and their apprentices is that a community of Christian artists working together harmoniously, produces more beautiful work, in less time and at lower cost than the stereotypical Bohemian loner in his artist’s garret.