Journal
10 Works You Should Know: Brontë Hebdon
As an art and fashion historian, Brontë Hebdon has built her career at the intersection of materiality, belief, and women’s creative labor. To make her list, the scholar gathered artworks that spoke to her interests and expertise: historically significant works, textile pieces, and female contemporary artists. Her chosen ten works offer a tactile, thoughtful lens on legacy—what we inherit, what we preserve, and what continues to unfold in the hands of artists today.
Out of Ashes: An Artist’s Witness from Grand Blanc
After a life-changing residency in New York, one choreographer’s dance became a meditation on loss, faith, and the ashes left behind after a tragedy in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Remembering President Nelson Through His Words
President Russell M. Nelson’s prophetic ministry was filled with invitations to rise higher, love deeper, and see farther. Again and again, he pointed all to Jesus Christ and reminded us that our choices here and now shape our future. His counsel was both bold and tender, urging all to anchor themselves in truth. Among his many teachings, five stand out as guiding lights for our day.
The Familiar Walls That Hold Us
Scratchy burlap walls. Vintage floral couches in the foyer. The feeling of cool, painted cinder block. The muted puce or forest green fabric lining the pews. If what I described sounds like the most boring looking building in the world, you'd be correct. LDS chapels are among the most unremarkable, tired, and unassuming designs you could find in religious architecture. Not an ounce of personality about them.
10 Works You Should Know: Zinta Jaunitis
Growing up outside of the U.S., Zinta hasn’t always connected with the American heritage that has largely shaped LDS culture in prior years. As such, her list of “10 works you should know” takes more expansive view by including works from LDS culture and outside works that might resonate within the culture as well. With a good mix of Latter-day Saint and non-LDS artists in her list, you’ll find new perspectives on familiar imagery and ideas in her selections.
10 Works You Should Know: Daniel Martinez
Based in Uruguay, Daniel Martinez’s atmospheric cityscapes breathe life into cities all over the world- from Buenos Aires, to Paris, and Datong, China.
Originally a professional photographer, Daniel picked up watercoloring in 2020 when the events and parties he usually captured were foregone. Inspired by the medium, he has eagerly continued since. “I found in watercolor a form of expression and connection with others that I hadn't been able to achieve before,” he says.
Speaking over Silence: A Conversation with Susana Silva & Gonzalo Silva
On August 5, 2025, Argentine artists and siblings Susana and Gonzalo Silva opened their first collaborative art show, Instrumentos de silencio, at Sargent’s’ Daughters, a gallery in lower Manhattan. Throughout the evening, visitors peered close to see the intricate details of Susana’s geometric paper cutting and Gonzalo’s photography and 3-D printed works, all of which explore themes of language, translation, technology, and the role of those modes in preserving the stories of communities across time and space in warm hues of red, silver, orange, black, and gold.
10 Works You Should Know: Jackie Leishman
Jackie Leishman is a modern marvel. Her large-scale, mixed media works can be found in exhibitions, publications, and major commissions.
About her list, Jackie says she came at it from a perspective of what images are shaping Latter-day Saint culture. “Things we have seen so many times that the image is almost truth, ideas we hold in which we set ourselves apart, and a history that we continually hold as present.”
The artist acknowledged that while some are beloved, others are even considered problematic by some. Nevertheless, it’s full of icons that are important to LDS canon.