About

Using the visual arts as a tool for prayer, worship and community.

The Soul Marks Trust encourages and enables creativity using all the senses, particularly through the visual arts, to express and inspire faith in God.

Soul Marks was established in 2003.

It is a recognised Scottish Charity. Charity No: SC034403.

The trust currently has four trustees and employs one artist.

Please note all images on this website, except where noted, are copyright of the Soul Marks trust. Please ask for permission to use images.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Soul-Marks-114065058674492/

Publications, Media and Interviews

7 DAYS: at the beginning of Creationtide: A reflection/ brief sermon by Carol @ St. James the Less Episcopal Church, Leith. 4th September 2023. https://stjamesleith.podbean.com/e/september-3rd-2023-seven-days/ Art and Prayer Interview: Early in 2022 Carol was interviewed about Art and Prayer by Fiona Fidgin (Fidge), Learning and Development Officer at The Methodist Church. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_iOPGmOYc Approx 17mins. Small VOICE podcast:…

Links

Edinburgh L’Arche Community. http://www.larche.org.uk/Sites/edinburgh Fischy Music. http://www.fischy.com Gardner and Gardner. https://www.gardnerandgardner.co.uk Institute of Theology, Imagination and the Arts. http://itia.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk Kreative hygge http://kreativehygge.co.uk Leith School of Art.https://www.leithschoolofart.co.uk/about-us/visit Lever Arts. https://www.leverarts.org Peacemakers @ Renfield St.Stephen’s. https://rsspeacemakers.wordpress.com Short courses, Trinity College, University of Glasgow https://www.trinitycollegeglasgow.co.uk/short-courses St. James the Less Episcopal Church, Leith. http://www.stjamesleith.org.uk Solas Festival http://www.solasfestival.co.uk Soul Marks Faceboook Page https://www.facebook.com/Soul-Marks-114065058674492/ Wild Goose Resource Group. http://www.wildgoose.scot/?doing_wp_cron=1468534062.1338651180267333984375

Soul Marks Artist

CAROL MARPLES is the artist, teacher, creative liturgist and development worker for the Soul Marks trust. Since SOUL MARKS was established in 2003 Carol’s ministry has taken her to many places. The work has included creating large-scale artworks with local and international communities, and leading a variety of workshops, projects and worship in conference centres, church…

Trustees

Therese Christie (Chair of Trustees) Therese joined the Trustees at the beginning of 2015. She has both attended and helped at several Soul Marks workshops and events over the years. She was one of the first students to take the Art and Spirituality course at Leith School of Art and recently finished her second…

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE Soul Marks Trust 1. Your personal data – what is it? Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The…

Annual Report 2023

SOUL MARKS TRUSTANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 31st MARCH 2023 Scottish Charity No. SC034403 SOULS MARK TRUST ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 31 March 2023 CONTENTS Trustees and Professional Advisers Trustees’ Annual Report Independent E􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃􏰄􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰈 Report Statement of Receipts and Payments Statements of Balances Notes to the Financial Statements