An exhibition of paintings with hermits and solitaries as its theme was presented April 16 to June 2, 2002, by the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath, England. The exhibition coincided with publication of Isabel Colegate’s non-fiction book, Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits and Solitaries, published by HarperCollins in the UK and Counterpoint Press in the USA. The Web site is: http://www.bath.ac.uk/Holburne/pelican.htm.
Raven’s Bread
Looking for a newsletter with a predominantly Catholic approach to eremiticism? Raven’s Bread is edited by Paul and Karen Fredette. Karen Fredette was formerly a Poor Clare nun and author Karen Karper, who published a narrative of her six years as an Appalachian hermit in Where God Begins to Be: A Woman’s Journey into Solitude, published by Eerdman’s, 1994. Raven’s Bread is $8 for four annual issues. The Website is: http://www.op.org/ravensbread/