Rinck, Jonathan. “Seventeenth-Century European Drawings in Midwestern Collections: The Age of Bernini, Rembrandt, and Poussin.” Sixteenth Century Journal 47, no. 2 (Summer 2016): 522-524.
Abstract: The article reviews the book, “Seventeenth-Century European Drawings in Midwestern Collections: The Age of Bernini, Rembrandt, and Poussin” edited by Shelley Perlove and George S. Keyes.
Rinck, Jonathan. “The mushroom houses of Earl Young.” Michigan History Magazine no. 4 (2016): 17-22.
Abstract: The word most often used to describe the unique designs of self-taught architect Earl Young is “organic.” His Charlevoix structures — often integrating stone walls, rolling roofs, cedar shingles, and squat profiles — look like they rose up out of the ground. And would be equally home in Middle-earth.
Rinck, Jonathan. “The Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden: A Haven for Sculpture, Body, and Soul.” Sculpture 35, no. 5 (June 2016): 20-21.
Abstract: A review is offered for the Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden opened at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park which is considered suitable for sculptures.
Rinck, Jonathan, and Jonathan Garn. “Earth, Fire and Vegetable Oil.” Ceramics Technical no. 41 (November 2015): 84-87.
Abstract: The article presents ceramist Aaron Cole’s kiln that runs on waste vegetable oil and provides possibilities for an inexpensive firing process that is more affordable and sustainable than traditional firing methods. Topics discussed include Cole’s development of a kiln that recycles Spring Arbor University’s waste vegetable oil to use as fuel and the kiln’s capability of firing up to cone 8 with minimal sources of propane and gasoline thus offering a free alternative to more traditional fuels.
Rinck, Jonathan. “Pewabic pottery: Still glazing after all these years.” Ceramics Technical 41 (2015): 112.
Abstract: The article presents Pewabic Pottery established by Mary Chase Perry-Stratton who modelled and fired her first clay pot when she was only 5 years old but took pottery seriously in her 30s. Pewabic Potter is characterized by its emphatically handmade appearance as Perry-Straton wanted her work to retain a human touch. The pottery continues to operate at present, filling large commissions like the work for The Detroit Zoo and Chicago’s Shed Aquarium.
Rinck, Jonathan. “Matthias Alten in Michigan.” Michigan History Magazine 99, no. 5 (September/October 2015): 32-37.
Abstract: The flickering, impressionistic brushstrokes and colors of Mathias Alten’s paintings — some 2,500 in number — were much admired in their time. He traveled and painted across Europe, finding particular inspiration on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. But the artist resisted the enticing allure of living on the continent, as so many other American painters of the early 20th century did. After all his journey’s abroad, he unfailingly returned home to Michigan, the inspiration for his finest paintings.
Rinck, Jonathan. “City of Ladies.” Sixteenth Century Journal 46, no. 1 (Spring 2015): 205-207.
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Moore-Jumonville, Robert, Dale Ahlquist, & Brian Shaw (Illustrator). Jogging with G.K. Chesterton: 65 Earthshaking Expeditions. Cheshire, CT: Winged Lion Press, 2014.
Imagine having the brilliant journalist and prolific Christian author G.K. Chesterton as your daily jogging partner. This is precisely what Robert Moore-Jumonville did for over twelve years – he read LOTS of Chesterton’s books and, during his daily jogging routine, reflected on them. The resulting essays appeared in Gilbert magazine, the monthly publication of the American G.K. Chesterton Society. JOGGING WITH G.K. CHESTERTON is a showcase for the merry mind of Chesterton. But Chesterton’s lighthearted wit always runs side-by-side with his weighty wisdom. These 65 “earthshaking expeditions” will keep you smiling and thinking from start to finish. You’ll be entertained, challenged, and spiritually uplifted as you take time to breathe the crisp morning air and contemplate the wonders of the world. “This is a delightfully improbable book in which Chesterton puts us through our spiritual and intellectual exercises with mind-jogging and body-jiggling brilliance. It will leave you breathless with the exhilaration and exhaustion of the Chestertonian chase.” Joseph Pearce Author of Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton “G.K. Chesterton is one of the giants of the Christian intellectual tradition. If you want to learn about him, or learn more than you now know, I heartily recommend JOGGING WITH G.K. CHESTERTON. It will delight, entertain, instruct and challenge you.” Richard J. Foster Author Celebration of Discipline and Sanctuary of the Soul Robert Moore-Jumonville is Professor of Christian Spirituality at Spring Arbor University in Michigan and the pastor of Pope United Methodist Church. He is the author of Hermeneutics of Historical Distance and co-authored (with Thom Slatterlee) two books of selected readings from G.K. Chesterton.
Rinck, Jonathan. “The Altarpiece: A Novel.” Sixteenth Century Journal 45, no. 1 (Spring 2014): 213-215.
Abstract: The article reviews the book, “The Altarpiece: a Novel” by Sarah Kennedy.
Rinck, Jonathan. “Portraits, Painters, and Publics in Provincial England, 1540-1640.” Sixteenth Century Journal 44, no. 2 (Summer 2013): 553-554.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Portraits, Painters, and Publics in Provincial England, 1540-1640,” by Robert Tittler.
