Tag: St Pauls Cathedral
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When one walks through the hushed corridors of the Ashmolean Museum, the eye is naturally drawn to the masterpieces on canvas. Yet, for a carver, the true revelation often lies at the periphery. There is a particular frame within those walls—carved by the incomparable Grinling Gibbons—that serves as a silent testament to a level of…
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In my teachings and during our retreats, I often speak of the “architecture of the self.” This is not a metaphor I chose lightly. It is a philosophy I learned with my own hands while working on the great monuments of the English Renaissance—buildings designed by the masters Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren. The…