From Steubenville to Italy: Blair Barlow's Path to Becoming a Sacred Artist | EWTN News Nightly

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Ever since Blair Barlow was a child she knew she wanted to be an artist but not just any artist, a sacred artist. Barlow says, "As a sacred artist, I paint for churches and homes, creating, you know, whether it's biblical scenes, images of saints, just trying to make these different mysteries or aspects of our faith more tangible for the faithful to pray with and to celebrate the liturgy in the context of a space that's adorned with these images". Barlow, a cradle Catholic, says while she always felt inspired to be an artist, it was her liberal arts education at the Franciscan University of Steubenville that helped to solidify her passion and hone her craft in ways that art school couldn't. She says, "I think it was detrimental to my formation as a Catholic and then prepared me to become a Catholic artist by just giving me a great foundation in the Catholic intellectual tradition. So I received a Catholic liberal arts degree, which helped just form the way I thought and interpreted reality, especially looking back just on the different ways that the Catholic Church impacts culture". And she saw that impact firsthand in Florence, Italy where she attended art school after graduating from Franciscan. After a few years, Barlow took that inspiration back to the US and settled down in her home state of Louisiana. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf