Lara NeriSep 20, 20193 minWhat is the value in abstract art?This week I took my 7th and 8th grade art students to visit the Modern art museum in Fort Worth. There were a lot of comments such as:...
Lara NeriJun 13, 20195 minMy favorite Russian MurdererMy husband and I have just finished a refreshing three-day class at the Dallas Institute discussing Gogol’s Dead Souls, Melville’s...
Lara NeriJun 6, 20194 minGrandmotherGrowing up my I thought of my grandmother as grouchy and unpleasant. I never looked forward to visiting her and she, in turn, seemed...
Lara NeriMar 19, 20193 minSuperheroes & the Triumph of OrthodoxyThe first time I remember seeing an icon was in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. I was taking a class in Israel my sophomore year...
Lara NeriFeb 28, 20193 minWill "Beauty save the world"?I have often heard or seen Dostoevsky quoted, “Beauty will save the world.” It is attributed to him as if it were his personal...
Lara NeriJun 15, 20162 minthe iconography of faerytalesWith the collapse of Imperial Russia and the rise of the Bolsheviks in 1917, the art & prayer of icon painting was suppressed....
Lara NeriMay 9, 20161 minthe transformative power of storyVarious influences were dropped into my path that lead me into the Catholic Church, one of the most prominent being the work of Fyodor...
Lara NeriMay 2, 20163 mindoing shots for the saintsThe first time I met Babushka, my friend Ira’s 76 year old grandmother, she appeared as a tiny speck in a row boat across the water. As...
Lara NeriApr 26, 20162 mincreating a sacred space in the homeWhen I was living in St. Petersburg, I rented a small, airy room in a sunny, high-ceilinged apartment on the corner of Dostoevsky Street...