Episode 149: Heather Pollington: From Hollywood to Folk Tales, Jonathan Pageau, God, and Church Art

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with artist Heather Pollington about the intersection of faith, story, and beauty in art and culture.

In this episode of More Christ, I sit down with artist and illustrator Heather Pollington to explore the relationship between faith, story, and beauty.Heather’s work draws deeply from the Christian imagination. We talk about fairy tales, symbolism, and the patterns woven into creation itself. Stories like Rapunzel and Snow White aren’t just old tales. They carry meaning. They shape how we see the world. And they can open us up to something deeper.This conversation is really about learning to see again. In a world that often feels flat and stripped of meaning, we reflect on how beauty, story, and tradition can reawaken our sense that the world is not empty. It is full of meaning, and it ultimately points us to Christ.We also speak about imagination, the role of the artist, and what it might look like to recover a richer and more rooted Christian culture today.Topics we cover include the place of fairy tales in the Christian life, symbolism in art, beauty as a path to truth, imagination and faith, and the role of the artist in our time.You can find Heather’s work here https://www.heatherpollington.com And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/heather.pollington/ We will also…

People in this episode

Host: Marcas Ó Conghaile Muirthemne

Guest: Heather Pollington

Topics covered

• faith
• story
• beauty
• Christian imagination
• fairy tales
• symbolism in art
• Christian culture

Keywords

• Christianity
• art
• imagination
• symbolism
• fairy tales
• beauty
• truth
• tradition

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rapunzel, Snow White

Places: Kildare

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