pigment Archives – Orthodox Arts Journal

Local Colors of Conestoga: Woad Blue

By Symeon van Donkelaar | November 28, 2017 |

This is post 1 of 1 in the series “Local Colors of Conestoga” Symeon van Donkelaar explores the meaning and methods of creating his own pigments from local material. I’ve wanted to write for a while about what I’ve learned about making local colors—especially from an iconographic perspective. With this year’s harvest of indigo blue…

Symeon van Donkelaar: Local Color in Icons

By Symeon van Donkelaar | June 14, 2017 |

(Editor’s comment: Symeon van Donkelaar is a Canadian iconographer. I find his work fascinating as it is an exploration of the flatter and more stylized threads of iconography, Coptic art, early Medieval Spanish art as well as what was developed in Central and Northern Europe before the Gothic period. Lines are bold and highly calligraphic. Color…

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,…