Yep.
I’m going for some kind of world record.
I’m really excited about this one. It will give me a chance to invite you to meet some of the most interesting people I know in the world of artmaking.
Ever since I visited The Eagle and Child, the pub where the Inklings gathered to discuss their work, I’ve wanted to start a website with that title. And now… since I really have nothing else to do (choke, cough)… I’ve started a blog where I’ll be hosting conversations with writers, visual artists, filmmakers, readers, reviewers, and others. These conversations will explore the territory where faith and art intersect.
I hope you enjoy it, and I invite you to discover my first special guest. She’s a poet. She’s a visual artist. She’s a nomad. She’s a reader. And she’s a blogger. Her name is Margaret D. Smith. And I’m a big fan.
If you have anyone you’d like to recommend as a special guest for The Eagle and Child, send me a note. (It would really help if you could also provide contact information.)
Extra points for the person who identifies the banner image.
Neat. I was just there last month, actually. The highlight of the trip. 🙂
Is the image from the animated Watership Down?
The cover of an early or first edition of the Hobbit. Do I win a copy of one of your books? Both look very interesting.
Scanadalon’s got it: It’s the view from the top of Watership Down in the film adaptation of Richard Adams’ fantastic novel.
No, Adams wasn’t one of the Inklings, but his novel is an exemplary work of epic storytelling that I suspect would have pleased both Tolkien and Lewis.