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Who Do You Say I Am? The Triumph of Orthodoxy

By Mary Lowell on March 6, 2017
Who Do You Say I Am? The Triumph of Orthodoxy

Holy icons act as signs that point to the immediacy of the depicted. The icons present to the beholder a way of being in relation with the signified. It is precisely this intimacy which many find troubling. The on-off Iconoclastic Controversy in New Rome on the Bosporus that spanned nearly a century (AD 726–87 and […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Artemis, Carving, iconography, Icons, idolotry, Mary Lowell, seventh ecumenical council, St. Basil the Great, St. John of Damascus, Triumph of Orthodoxy March 10, 2017

An Innovative Carved Icon of Archangel Gabriel – A Collaborative Work

By Andrew Gould on January 26, 2017
An Innovative Carved Icon of Archangel Gabriel - A Collaborative Work

Occasionally Jonathan Pageau and I like to experiment with our work – to skirt the boundaries of historical precedent, to revive forgotten and archaic techniques, or to juxtapose ideas in new ways. This project, an elaborate mixed-media icon of Archangel Gabriel, is such an instance. It was not a commissioned project, but rather something we […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged Andrew Gould, archangel, basma, Byzantine, carved, Carving, gabriel, Icon, Jonathan Pageau, opus sectile, Orthodox, russian, steatite January 26, 2017

Hand and Machine: Making Liturgical Furnishings

By Aidan Hart on January 11, 2017
Hand and Machine: Making Liturgical Furnishings

Principles for the Design and Making of Liturgical Furnishings Aidan Hart Handing over from hand to machine A tool in the hand of a craftsperson is an extension of their body, mind and soul. He or she feels the resistance of the stone or wood. Through the tool the material speaks back to them, and […]

Posted in Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, brass, brasswork, Carving, casting, choros, liturgical furnishings, silver, staff January 26, 2017

Materiality Refined: The Carvings of Andrei Raileanu

By Jonathan Pageau on December 13, 2016
Materiality Refined:  The Carvings of Andrei Raileanu

Andre Raileanu is a young Romanian icon carver I have been keeping my eye on for a while now.  We have already written a few articles on the amazing things happening in Romania ( here, here and here) but Raileanu’s exploration of stone carving stands very much on its own as both an exception and […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged andrei raileanu, Carving, icon carving, iconography, romania, stone June 5, 2017

Fr. Philippe Péneaud: Romanesque Iconography Today

By Jonathan Pageau on February 24, 2016
Fr. Philippe Péneaud: Romanesque Iconography Today

Fr. Philippe Péneaud is a priest for the Antiochian Orthodox Church and a prolific woodcarver living in the South of France. Having studied in the great tradition of European woodcarving with Raymond Labeyrie, he converted to Orthodoxy in the 1980s under the influence of Leonid Ouspensky’s “Theology of The Icon” as well as through the works of others […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography | Tagged Carving, france, medieval, romanesque June 5, 2017

A Carved and Inlaid Cross, a Collaborative Work

By Andrew Gould on January 19, 2016
A Carved and Inlaid Cross, a Collaborative Work

I have recently completed a small but highly interesting project, two years in the making, and involving several master artisans. It is a wooden cross with carved stone icons, crafted like a jewel, wholly traditional, and yet quite unlike anything seen before. This is one of those projects that grew, perhaps providentially, from an initially […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged Andrew Gould, Byzantine, Carving, iconographic, inlay, Jonathan Pageau, marquetry, steatite, woodwork January 19, 2016

Icon Carving of Christ Pulling St-Peter from the Water.

By Jonathan Pageau on December 3, 2015
Christ Pulls St-Peter from the Waters. Jonathan Pageau

Since I began icon carving full time 4 years ago now, I had a secret list of the things I wanted to make, certain objects and images that were dear to me.  To my own joy and surprise, I have been progressively checking off items from that list with ongoing commissions, making even those objects and […]

Posted in Iconography | Tagged Carving, Icon, Jonathan Pageau, st-peter December 10, 2015

The Question of Polychrome – Part 2: Painting a Byzantine Analogion

By Andrew Gould on July 6, 2015
The Question of Polychrome - Part 2: Painting a Byzantine Analogion

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving” In Part 1 of this article, I gave examples of historic Orthodox woodwork decorated with polychrome, and discussed the reasons why this can be effective. Specifically, I compared the visual impact of historic painted and gilded iconostases with modern […]

Posted in Church Furniture, Minor Arts | Tagged analogion, Andrew Gould, Byzantine, Carving, gilding, icon stand, iconostasis, lectern, liturgical, mary may, Orthodox, painting, polychrome, russian April 8, 2017

The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving – Part 1

By Andrew Gould on June 29, 2015
The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving - Part 1

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving”   Among the traditional liturgical arts, one that stands out as being especially healthy and prolific nowadays is decorative woodcarving. Especially in Greece, workshops produce intricately carved church furnishings in impressive quantities. Almost every Greek church the world over […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Gould, baroque, Byzantine, Carving, color, gilding, greece, greek, iconostasion, iconostasis, liturgical, Orthodox, painting, polychrome, Russia, wood April 8, 2017

Rashid and Inessa Azbuhanov: Revival and Modernity in Orthodox Carving

By Jonathan Pageau on June 22, 2015
Rashid and Inessa Azbuhanov: Revival and Modernity in Orthodox Carving

Rashid and Inessa Azbuhanov are recognized as forerunners in the rediscovery of the carved icon and we have featured their work here before. This time we present a feature interview with the Azbuhanov couple thanks to the kind collaboration of Paul Stetsenko who translated the whole interview from Russian into English for us. The Azbuhanovs carvings circulate in the […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Theory | Tagged azbuhanov, Carving, Icon, pageau, Russia June 5, 2017
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