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  • Icons- A Symbolic Language December 31, 2019
    Hello Fellow Iconographers: Icons as Symbolic Language Have you ever wondered about the symbolic nature of Icons?  It is the very source of their power as Holy images that convey the many faceted religion of Christianity.  One dictionary definition of “symbolic language” reads: ” a specialized language dependent on the use of symbols for communication … Cont […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Collecting Icons November 30, 2019
    Why Collect Icons? Are you an Icon collector?  Collecting Icons is similar to collecting fine art in that the beauty is often times in the eye of the beholder.  Icons carry meaning in addition to the esthetics we expect from visual art. That meaning, or content, might relate on a very personal level to the … Continue reading Collecting Icons
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Practice October 31, 2019
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: Teaching Icon classes as I do in monasteries, churches and art centers, the question that always arises at the end of class:  How can I continue with Icon painting?  Practice is what I always say. For that reason, this month’s blog for the American Association of Iconographers is a collection of information … Continue reading Pract […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Feast Day of the Archangels September 30, 2019
    Dear Fellow Iconographers: Having just finished an Icon writing workshop  where we painted the Archangel Michael, and today is the day the Episcopal Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, this blog is full of information about the angels! We celebrate the Feast Day of the Archangels each year at this time, … Continue reading Feast Day o […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Training for Iconographers August 29, 2019
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers : Training for Iconographers This month I am recommending two articles that have been published in an on-line journal- The Orthodox Arts Journal– as elements contributing to  good training for Iconographers.  As I go around the country teaching an “Introduction to Icon Writing Class”, I am aware of how little knowledge people … […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • Picasso and Icons July 31, 2019
    Greetings Fellow Iconographers: “The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your Glory.”  Isaiah 60:19 The summer stretches out before us with plenty of opportunity for good reading. This past month I have been reading Francoise Gilot’s “Life with Picasso”.  While I am surely not a fan of Picasso’s, I believe … Continue reading Picasso and […]
    Christine and Michael Hales
  • 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 […]
    Christine and Michael 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
    Christine and Michael 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 […]
    Christine and Michael 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 […]
    Christine and Michael Hales

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