History

History of Field of View
In 2004, Kirk Headley and Frank Shirvinski sought to discover a new means of engaging the sacred texts of their faith in a meaningful way. In response, they set out to infuse a story-driven sermon with the visual movement of liturgical art. The method selected was the incorporation of several distinct, individual images with a set of coordinated stories. While each image was painted on a large canvas, its representative story was being told, thereby adding visual cues to the story’s theme. As the individual stories were woven together, the graphic images were blended to create a new and unexpected conclusion to both the message and painting.
Since an essential component of the presentation was the integrated development of the message and the artwork, a medium was needed to capture both components outside of a live presentation. Field of View was created as a blended text containing both the written message and related artistic elements. As each page is turned, a new component is highlighted and added to the developing image on the facing page. Therefore, the reader can focus on each artistic element as it illustrates the story, while the emerging image unfolds.

Other Expressions
Kirk Headley and Frank Shirvinski teamed up with Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman in 2005 at the Scottsdale Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to create another expression of liturgical art. Completed, the image was over 6 feet high and nearly 12 feet in length. The complete image is shown below. To see a video of the presentation, please click the image below.