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Dancing in the Reign

So many of the blessings in the connection of my relationship with God has been inspired by my journey into life with the horse. Particularly dressage training, the unending execution of harmony between horse and rider. In this sport, horse and rider perform a routine of memorized steps and movements, and it requires an extremely […]

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The Damascus Partnership with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis/ Icon of Hope

  Our Partnership with the Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus In Fall 2016, U.S. Bishops expressed profound concern for the increasingly difficult situation of Christians living in the Middle East. Civil and religious strife in the homelands of our Christian faith led to human suffering on a vast scale. As an unprecedented humanitarian disaster unfolded, Archbish- […]

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Apprenticeship Study- Part 2

The study began with an introduction to egg tempera technique. Michael has had previous experience with many medias, this was the first time Michael worked with egg tempera. The greatest challenge for Michael was to learn how to conform to the parameters of Byzantine canonical style and technique. This is a very common challenge for […]

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Apprenticeship Study- Part 1

Michael and I, along with his wife Eva have been participating in the grant study since November 1, 2013. Michael has been a professional artist for 20 years. He designed sets for off Broadway shows in New York. Recently, he was awarded a Jerome grant for work in film making. His personal journey is very intertwined […]

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Apprenticeship Study with Michael Etoll

Please watch for upcoming blogs which will share in the experience of Michael’s work. The Minnesota State Arts Board Folk and Traditional Arts is a pilot program designed to support the artistic traditions and customs practiced within community and/or cultural groups by identifying, documenting, creating, preserving, presenting, and honoring Minnesota’s folk arts and traditions. Michael […]

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Event: Byzantine Icon Painting Demonstration

Byzantine Icon Painting Demonstration With Iconographer, Debra Korluka This Thursday, June 19th from 5:30-7:30pm, Debra will talk about the history and practice of icon painting, demonstrate with a work in progress and discuss materials. Her brand new book. Seeking the Face of Christ – The Way of the Iconographer, will be available for preview and […]

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A Discourse in Iconography Part 2

From “A Discourse in Iconography,” by Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco Christianity is the inspiration of the world. Christ founded His Church in order to inspire, to transfigure the world, to cleanse it from sin and bring it to that state in which it will exist in the age to come. Christianity was […]

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Transcendence Revealed

Transcendence Revealed by Jane Merriam de Vyver How dare we Break into Divine Silence With our arrogant noise When the beauty Of a song, a dance, A flower, an icon- Like the glee Of a child at play- Says more than All the world’s wise words So solemnly pronounced

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