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  • 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 […]
    Michael and Christine 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 … […]
    Michael and Christine 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 […]
    Michael and Christine 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 […]
    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
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