The infinite range of imagination and potential found in Byzantine iconography has effected nearly every aspect of my life. In spite of my UN-Orthodox approach, nearly all the images are connected in some way to the classic icon tradition and its inspired doctrine. I am self taught with 25 years experience, still trying to fit into a mind that was lost about 1,500 years ago. Those first ionographers were inspired by the stories of Christ waking in and around Jerusalem along with the desert ... Read More about Icon Painting Technique: A meditative guide to egg tempera painting
We are being seen by Angelic Celestial creatures
Angelic celestial creatures don’t fall out of the sky; they emerge from within. Mary Jane Miller has highlighted a collection of Byzantine style icons inspired by San Miguel Allende's patron saint, San Miguel Archangel and other celestial beings. Angels are said to be spiritual beings without physical bodies that act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, the unseen designer of creation. Even though we may not be able to validate that angels exist, we can and should praise the mystery of ... Read More about We are being seen by Angelic Celestial creatures
My Reliquary, forgotten words with No meaning
What is a Reliquary? Reliquaries became popular around the 4th century. They contained the physical remains of saints, such as bones, body parts, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. Relics have long been treasured by Buddhists, Christians, Hindus and many other religions, preserved in shrines, churches, or temples. The faithful then make pilgrimages in order to gain blessings. In Central West Africa, reliquaries contain ritual objects ... Read More about My Reliquary, forgotten words with No meaning
Day of the Dead in Mexico and more
day of the dead The calendar celebrates three days, October 31, All Hallows’ Eve, November 1, All Saint's Day, Todos Santos and then November 2 , All Souls day Dia de los Innocents. One of Mexico's finest witters, Octavio Paz remarked in The Labyrinth of Solitude, the Day of the Dead affirms "the nothingness and insignificance of human existence"...Mexicans joke about death as they "caress it, sleep with it, and celebrate it" while they "look at it, face to face, with impatience, disdain or ... Read More about Day of the Dead in Mexico and more
Billboards for God and Goodness
About two years ago someone on Facebook told me that a benefactor had taken down the billboard that a group of us from St Johns Lutheran Church had positioned on I-81 near Abingdon, VA. It shocked me to remember something I did so many years ago. In 1996 I was a member of the St Johns Lutheran Church in Abingdon, Virginia. At the time I was a beginner iconographer and over the moon with wanting to share this beautiful practice. Frank Honeycutt was the resident pastor teaching us to minister to ... Read More about Billboards for God and Goodness
