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From the Abbey is basically the work of Jeff Arrowood with lots of support from many friends and family members.
Below you can read about the creation of Brother Thomas and Brother Martin.
Lacking any artistic ability whatsoever, Jeff teamed up with Janene, another former Columbus teacher. He told her the general idea and gave her some images off the Internet that reflected what he had in mind. Her first round of sketches generated a picture of Brother Thomas, whom she envisioned as a young, "with-it" brother who reflected wisdom and energy.
The image of Brother Martin was a composite drawing created by Janene from a series of sketches by our her artistic mentor, Julie (also a former Columbus teacher). Jeff saw the picture of Brother Martin and immediately knew that he would be the web site guide. Originally, Janene and Jeff called this character "The Gatekeeper." Then Jeff did a search for a Dominican Saint who would represent hospitality and found the story of Saint Martin de Porres.
Janene's next project was to draw the Abbey, which Jeff wanted to be a mapped image so that people could navigate the web site by mousing around the Abbey, as if they were exploring the building itself. Janene sent Jeff the first draft of the Abbey and took Jeff's breath away.
Jeff hopes that From the Abbey will offer him an opportunity to continue serving Christ as a teacher while keeping his family as a priority.
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