The Eye of the Storm
October 26, 2020
Three IFYC Alumni from different worldviews pulled off an amazing interfaith feat this fall, creating an original piece of art in less than two weeks from start to finish without ever having met before. Working across the country, across time zones, and across the boundaries of their respective artistic mediums, they responded to an invitation from The Peace Studio‘s 100 Offering of Peace campaign. The peace offerings featured throughout the campaign are original works about what peace means to each contributor, how it is practiced, and/or where one could see it rise up and flourish amidst COVID-19 and the impassioned protests over centuries-old racial injustices happening in our streets.
“The Eye of the Storm” is a collaborative peace offering by Maya Williams, a poet and practicing Christian; Harmeet Kaur Kamboj, a Sikh American interfaith activist, dancer, writer, and educator; and Keryn Wouden Anderson, a professional harpist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who loves using art and music as a platform for collaboration and interfaith awareness. Keryn explained “It was incredible to see how easily everything came together and how united we could be despite many differences and physical distance. The idea that we all face hard times and have to find ways to be grounded and at peace in the midst of the struggle is one that we all relate to. It provided a beautiful canvas for each of us to express our thoughts and lean into our identities, both spiritual and otherwise.”
