illumination Archives – Orthodox Arts Journal

Announcing the Orthodox Illustration Project

By Andrew Gould | June 10, 2014 |

It is my particular pleasure to introduce the Orthodox Illustration Project – an initiative under the aegis of the Orthodox Arts Journal. In brief, the purpose of the project is to make available online a collection of graphic illustrations of the highest quality. The collection will focus on iconographic drawings and related graphic ornaments stylistically…

Christabel Anderson: Authenticity in Sacred Art

By Jonathan Pageau | October 17, 2012 |

Christabel Anderson is one of our collaborators on the Orthodox Art Journal. She is a British Iconographer and Manuscript Illuminator to whom was recently attributed the prestigious QEST (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) Craft award. That someone who considers herself first and foremost an Iconographer could be recognized in this manner is already a tribute…

The Role of Matter in Iconography & the Liturgical Arts

By Dr Christabel Helena Anderson | July 10, 2012 |

“What shall we offer Thee, O Christ, who for our sake was seen on earth as man? For everything created by Thee offers Thee thanks. The angels offer Thee their hymn; the heavens, the star; the Magi, their gifts; the shepherds, their wonder; the earth, the cave; the wilderness, the manger; while we offer Thee a Virgin Mother,…