Same pattern, different iconographers

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

Some icons from the latest workshop

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.

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!

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.

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

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!