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  • Community June 30, 2019
    Community   In a community of Iconographers, people share their experience, knowledge and good ideas!  Iconography, like almost any worthwhile activity, benefits from cultivating a sense of community amongst practitioners, admirers, patrons, and students.   We all love and participate in the larger community of Christ’s Church – worldwide.  Within this conte […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Mary May 28, 2019
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: This month of May, we celebrate Mary, Mother of God, with our prayers and special Icons.  This month, Mary Jane Miller, a member of the American Association of Iconographers, has written an article expressing her views of Mary and how perceptions of Mary have changed through the centuries.   Here at AAI … Continue reading Mary
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Dionysus, the Iconographer April 30, 2019
    This month the focus is on the fifteenth century Iconographer, Dionysus. Born sometime in the 1440’s near Borovsk, a small town southwest of Moscow, Dionysus’ earliest works are wall paintings at the Parfuntiev Monastery.  Throughout his life, he was attracted to the beautiful and colorful Novgorodian style of Iconography.  Dionysius’ colors were delicate an […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Message to an Iconographer March 31, 2019
    Greetings: This month is a continuation of last month’s article on Hesychasm and Icons.  There is an interesting book that was produced in fifteenth century Russia called, “Message to an Iconographer.”  Message to an Iconographer is believed to have been written by St. Joseph of Volokolamsk.  It is helpful in explaining the role and meaning … Continue readin […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Hesychasm and Russian Icons March 1, 2019
      Hesychasm and Russian Icons This article is extrapolated from the chapter, Hesychasm, the Flowering of Russian Art in Leonid Ouspensky’s Theology of the Icon, Volume II.  I’ve chosen to share this particular material because of the understanding common to most Iconographers that Andrei Rublev is one of the greatest Iconographers and his work is … Continue […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Theophanis the Cretan January 31, 2019
    The Month of February Calendar Saints from the book: “Masterpieces of Early Christian Art”, Richard Temple Gallery, London, UK Writing Icons is a challenging task in many different ways.  Learning from the past, incorporating the Traditions of the Church, and still being attentive to the spiritual ethos of our time in order to make Icons … Continue reading T […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Epiphany December 29, 2018
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: January 6, 2019 is the day most of us will celebrate Epiphany this year.  The twelfth day of Christmas, Epiphany commemorates the Star of Bethlehem leading the wise meant to the baby Jesus, as well as the Baptism of Jesus.  The manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, (Matthew 2: 1-2). The word … Continue reading Epiphany
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Advent November 30, 2018
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: December 2, we enter into that period of Advent that is so full of excitement and anticipation.  How appropriate that it comes for us in the Americas at a time of profound seasonal change- the end of summer and the beginning of winter.  Advent marks the end of all that we know … Continue reading Advent
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Andrei Rublev October 29, 2018
    Andrei Rublev Revered amongst Iconographers as the most gifted Iconographer of all time, Andrei Rublev stands out amongst Iconographers for his ability to convey a subtle sense of spirituality with a highly expert ability to compose and paint Icons that address the issues of his time. Born in medieval times, sometime in the 1360’s, not … Continue reading And […]
    Michael and Christine Hales
  • Sacred Geometry II September 30, 2018
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers:        When we open our eyes to see the sacred geometry inherent not only in nature, but also in Iconographic composition we enter into the world of sacred symbolic language.  The Byzantine culture understood that it is essential to understand and use abstract symbolic representation.  The primary reason is that … Continue rea […]
    Michael and Christine Hales

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