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This was presented at Rose Bowl Classic 32 as a
Prize in our Mega-Mini Raffle Contest. Many bowlers came up later
and asked how they might get one. While this is a limited edition,
we can get more while they are still available.
How
Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin
By James Christensen
This is a LIMITED EDITION CANVAS by James
Christensen Image
size: 13"w x 17"h. Limited Edition of: 125
Price: $245.00
To order:
"The question is sometimes attributed
to medieval philosophers but nowadays it’s used as a metaphor for
debating irrelevant minutia while more pressing concerns bang at our
door. Of course, in the hands of James C. Christensen, "magic" is in the
metaphor and with this never-before-published gem he turns the idiom on
its head. The result is both whimsical and inspirational. This solo
angel is barely holding it all together as he sticks that landing like a
figure skater at Olympic try-outs."
About James C. Christensen
Inspired by the world's myths, fables and tales of
imagination, James C. Christensen wants his work to add up to more than
a beautiful - if sometimes "curious" looking work of art. Having taught
art professionally for over 20 years, he likes to think of the world as
his classroom. His hope is that through whatever he creates-be it a
porcelain, fine art print or book-he can convey a message, inspiration
or a simple laugh. He believes that teaching people to use their
imagination helps us find solutions to sooth the stresses of everyday
life-or get a little lift to help us keep going. In short: all things
are possible when you share Christensen's philosophy that "Believing is
Seeing."
Christensen was born in 1942 and raised in Culver City,
California. He studied painting at Brigham Young University and, for a
while, the University of California at Los Angeles before finishing his
formal education at BYU. Since then, he has had one-man shows in the
West and the Northeast and his work is prized in collections throughout
the U.S. and Europe.
Christensen has also won all the
professional art honors the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
can bestow, as well as multiple Chesley Awards from the Association of
Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Christensen has been designated as
a “Utah Art Treasure,” one of Utah’s Top 100 Artists by the Springville
Museum of Art and received the Governor’s Award for Art awarded by the
Utah Arts Council recognizing the significance of Christensen’s artwork
to Utah’s cultural communities. He was inducted into the U.S. Art
magazine’s Hall of Fame and is an Honored Alumnus at Brigham Young
University for his contributions to fine art and education. James and
his wife Carole, co-chair the Mormon Arts Foundation. He is a frequent
guest lecturer at Brigham Young University, and has also given workshops
to large companies and organizations on the subject of creative
thinking, including the California Art Educator’s Association, Hallmark
and Intermountain Health Care.
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