Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A December update


Here is a finished icon that one of my workshop participants finishes. Our Lady of Perpetual Help




Another icon workshop participant's work. This one is called "Christ the High Priest"


A different style for me, I am working on this "Visitation". I am having trouble with the itty bitty baby St. John the Baptist and Jesus faces. I am still working on it, but like it so far.

And this is one I did on glass. I am going to have it framed and give it to my husband's grandma for Christmas. I hope to do more of these.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Late June





These images were taken in late June. You can see the progress in them from the last post. I have taken the month of July off, so there will be no more progress until August. I will be having another teen workshop the second week of August, so there will be more updates then. Enjoy!

Early June





These images were taken in early June. I will be posting pictures from late June in the next post. We have Christ the Good Shepherd, St. Francis, St. George, and the Samaritan woman at the well. Enjoy!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Update for 5-15-08





The Nativity icon is finished! This is a case where the student far outdid the teacher. I hesitate to even call myself the teacher on this one, but maybe the color picker outer? Anyway, it is beautiful, isn't it?



And this is the progress I made tonight on the Samaritan Woman at the well icon. I began the mountains. I also did finish the Manylion icon, by touching up a few things and lettering the halo. As soon as it is varnished, I'll take a picture. I have a few more icons to post next week, a St. George that has just been started, and a St. Michael that is on the beginning of the face. Until then...

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Same pattern, different iconographers






These are four different Mandylion icons from the last workshop. Isn't the immensity of God amazing!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Update from this week


The first photo is the current Nativity, with more robes complete, the border, and now she is working on the itty bitty faces. The back ground will be gold leaved, and I am so anxious to see the finished product!

The second photo is a bad picture of a lovely icon in progress. This is the Nursing Mother of God, and the robe work is very intricate. I'll try to get a better picture of it next time.


The next two photos are of Christ the Teacher, without and with the gold leaf. She has some cleaning up and a few details to do, then she will be finished.

The last picture is The Good Shepherd, just beginning the face. This is a lovely and vibrant icon.

Update for last week and this week.



The first photo is of a finished, yet unvarnished icon of The Holy Prophet Elias. He still needs a halo ring as well, but other than that, he is finished.


The second photo is of the Nativity. This is from last week, and I'll post an updated photo in the next post. This is a very detailed and intricate icon, and I am in awe of its beauty.

The third and fourth photos are from a beginner, and the faces are in progress. Can you believe this is her very first icon?


The last picture is the face of Christ the Teacher, a detail from an icon I will post in full next post. We had just finished this face at the end of class this week, and put in the gold leaf.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Oops!

I just realized I had restricted commenting on this blog. It is fixed now, so if you have questions or comments, it should work for everyone now. Sorry about that!

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Finally, the promised pictures





The first picture is the Nativity, in progress. The mountains are beautiful, aren't they?




The second picture is of Christ the Teacher. The face is about half way finished. It as if the image is rising from a still body of water. Breathtaking process, really.




The third picture is of Christ the Good Shepherd. Aren't the robes vibrant? And this icon is the first one for this student.





The fourth photo is the icon I am working on. Any guesses yet what this icon depicts? No fair answering if you are in the class ;)







The fifth picture is The Nursing Mother of God. The robe work is just begun, and coming along very nicely.









And the last icon is also a first for this student. It is Tender Kissing, and again, the robe work is coming along beautifully.

Due to bad weather, the class has been a little slow, but we'll just keep going once a week until we are finished.

Thanks for stopping by, and you can leave comments here if you wish.

(you can click on the pictures to get a better look)

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Week Four





Here are some updated photos from last week. I thought I would get some up now and add more when I had time. The last picture is of my icon studio. I love that place!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

More Week Two



Another workshop participant working on The Good Shepherd.

And I just couldn't resist. Isn't my littlest just the cutest, evah! One of her usual outfits, and I just don't ever want to forget.

Week Two







The first photo is of the PERFECT tin I found at the thrift store. It is from 1986, made in West Germany. I thought it was pretty, so I bought it and put all my paints in it. They couldn't fit more perfectly. God provides!

One of the more advanced students is doing an icon of the Holy Prophet Elijah (Elias). She will probably finish two icons in the time this workshop meets.

The next picture is one of the Nursing Mother of God. The base colors are almost complete, except for the background, border, and hair.

I was able to begin an icon today. Any guesses what the pattern is? I'll fill you in next week.