This is post 9 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the ninth part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8) In Orthodox churches the use of white linens provides an avenue for textile […]
This is post 8 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the eighth part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7) In the New Jerusalem, there is no distinction between indoors and outdoors. It is a […]
There is a facebook page called “Contemporary Christian Art” but most people would not notice because it is all in Georgian script. Although boasting hundreds of pictures of early art from all of Christendom, the most remarkable aspect to those of us who are not in Georgia is how it prominently features contemporary Georgian liturgical […]
I have just learned of a most unusual iconographer from Ukraine whose medium is primarily glass beads. Her name is Angelika Artemenko, 26 years old. Despite her unconventional technique, she works with great care and piety, emphasizing the blessing of her bishop in all she does. Ms. Artemenko begins by painting the hands and faces on canvas. […]
Editor’s Note: Our readers may remember the piece we published previewing the Hexaemeron Inc. workshop on ecclesial embroidery. This piece is a follow-up, now that the course has been completed. “And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of […]