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You enter through the door of Father Martin’s workshop and hear the scraping of sandpaper against a beautiful, freshly cut dulcimer. After countless hours of sawing, drilling, and pulling out splinters, Father Martin is putting the finishing touches on his latest work of art. He describes making his dulcimer, a stunning Appalachian folk instrument, as an act of “tak[ing]
wood that’s dead, and bring[ing] it to life again as something else. It was once a tree, and now it’s something that people can enjoy, play music on, or just look at.”
He also shares his advocacies and skills by
creating beautiful works of art with Priory students. He’s built longboards, guitars, and even a Scottish hand-drum with his eager apprentices, sharing in the euphoria that comes from creating beautiful work of art. Whether he’s hosting one of his famous pizza parties for the dorms, teaching a Ukulele building class, auctioning off a newly finished clock for the school, or sharing his stunning
senior slide show, everything Father Martin does fills others with happiness. All of his advocacies fit right in with each of Benedictine values, especially the value of community. “Creating something brings people together, and I think that’s a really good thing.”he disclosed after sharing a few pictures of Greer Hoffman with the chessboard they made together. Father Martin is a strong believer in Nike’s message of “Just do it.” “I always think in my head, I’ll get to this later, I’ll finish this another day, I can do that some other time, but then I remember that slogan, and I’ll get the job done, and I never regret it.”
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