John Lane (1930 - 2012) was a painter, writer and educationalist. He was Chairman of the Dartington Hall Trust, founding direct of the Beaford Arts centre and instrumental in the creation of Schumacher College. His books include The Living Tree: Art and the Sacred, Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society, Timeless Beauty in the Arts and Everyday Life and The Spirit of Silence: Making Space for Creativity. He lived in Devon for over 40 years.
The intriguing title is taken from Ingmar Bergman, who likens the current situation in the arts to 'a snake's tail full of ants. The snake is long dead, eaten, deprived of poison, but the skin is full of meddlesome life.' However John Lane's purpose is not to condemn and castigate, but, on the contrary, to reaffirm, rediscover and rekindle the sacred fire, to find a way through the present chaos to a future renewal... John Lane's eloquent words will find an echo in many hearts. Kathleen Raine, poet and Blake scholar
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