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  • Icons as Service August 31, 2021
    Although our inspiration for painting icons comes from early Christian icons, many iconographers today realize that in order for our icons to have a connection to our modern world, we need to understand that icon painting is still a living and developing art form. If we widen our perspective to look at Christian art as … Continue reading Icons as Service
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Gilding July 26, 2021
    Greetings: This month we have an article contributed By Olga Iaroslavtseva on a form of gilding that she recommends. There are many ways to gild our icons and it’s helpful to be aware of each one until an iconographer finds the way that works best for them. Thank you so much for contributing your time … Continue reading Gilding
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Julian Of Norwich June 30, 2021
    During the pandemic, being isolated and shut in for months, I began to realize what the life of an anchoress must have been like! By focusing on my prayer life and the practice of icon writing, I have been able to draw near to God more frequently and with greater concentration experience the silence of … Continue reading Julian Of Norwich
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Saint George May 31, 2021
    The Popularity of Saint George What is it that makes one saint more popular that others? Why do so many of the icons we paint tend to be of the same saints? Certainly there are many answers to those questions, but also, there are some saints who exist powerfully in the imagination of many people … Continue reading Saint George
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Encounters with God April 29, 2021
    I first met Sue Valentine during an extraordinary Icon workshop I taught in March, 2020, at Mt. Calvary Monastery in Santa Barbara California. It was extraordinary for several reasons- first, we all were just beginning to understand that Covid was seriously dangerous, but our worlds hadn’t changed yet to quarantine measures. Extraordinary too, because sadly, […]
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Icon Books March 26, 2021
    The following article was submitted by educator and iconographer, Jeannie Furlong. Thank you Jeannie, I’m sure these book reviews will be very helpful, and help to spread the joy of icon writing around the world! Icon Books, from Jeannie Furlong: My interest in Icons seems to have been with me for as long as I … Continue reading Icon Books
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Icon Materials February 28, 2021
    “He who works with his hands is a laborer, He who works with his hands and head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” Saint Francis of Assisi One of the beautiful things about writing icons is the re-introduction of ancient materials and methods. … Continue reading Icon Materials
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Covid Thoughts February 2, 2021
    It has been almost a year now, that we, collectively, have been experiencing quarantine for protection from Covid-19. While this his undoubtedly changing and shaping not only the world we live in, but our approach to it as well. Although it has been isolating, for iconographers the silver lining is that more and more online … Continue reading Covid Thoughts […]
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • The Renaissance and Icons December 31, 2020
    I recently gave a talk at the Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota Florida on the Renaissance and Icons for an Advent series on church art. The following are excerpts from that talk: The Reniassance was making its appearance in art as early as the 14th century in Italy with the art of Massaccio and Giotto.    The … Continue reading The Renaissance and Icons […]
    Christine Simoneau Hales
  • Origin of Icons November 28, 2020
    The early Christians wished to decorate their catacombs with paintings, and these became our earliest form of Christian Iconography.  They used symbolism, often taken from paganism, and Roman and Greek motifs- but the symbolism was given new meanings: Christian meanings. Catacombs were underground passageways used for burial chambers during the Roman Empire. […]
    Christine Simoneau Hales

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