{"id":6210,"date":"2021-06-09T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodseed.com\/blog\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2021-07-19T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:50:57","slug":"art-is-the-means-the-gospel-is-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodseed.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/09\/art-is-the-means-the-gospel-is-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Art is the means; the gospel is the end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Don Dolton gathers with his 10 art students.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

GoodSeed has partnered with many talented artists over the years to produce beautiful illustrations for our books. One of the earliest partnerships was with a man named Don Dolton, an artist<\/a> from Eastern Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Around the time when he was planning his retirement, Don heard a line that never left him: “Everything we do ought to be a means, and the end ought to be the Gospel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With those words ringing in his ears, Don sought the advice of his pastor who mentioned a Christian school in Mexico that could use an art teacher. In a short time, Don found himself in Puerto Escondido, Mexico .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Don settled in, a fellow teacher suggested Don teach art lessons at her home on the weekends. The teacher would invite the neighbourhood children and Don would teach them how to draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea gained purchase in Don’s mind, so he set about to find art supply sets for each one, as the children would have nothing of their own. Don’s friend invited children from the neighbourhood to join “El Clase de Arte.” The students proudly received the art kits, becoming very conscientious in caring for their supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n