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.