Icon class sessions 2 and 3(there are still openings to sign up)“The icon is executed upon light” – as we build our layers of lighter color upon each other/ we are actually executing “light” into the processes of technique. This sentence expresses the whole ontology of icon painting. As technique becomes perfected; the iconic image […]
Archive | Inspirations
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 […]
Session 3 Icon Class/ March 2023
Session 3–Mother of God of Sorrows at the Basilica of Saint Mary (Mpls.) Saturdays March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Tuition $145.00) plus materials. The prototype Mother of God of Sorrows exists in both Orthodox and Catholic tradition. We will learn about the history of the icon through 2 variations […]
2023 Icon Class- Upcoming Sessions
The icon is an expression of the beauty of the soul illumined with love of Christ. Session 2–Protection of the Theotokos at St. George Greek on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays February 7, 21, 28 and March 7 from 6-9 pm (Tuition $145.00) plus materials Please contact akorluka@aol.com or arsenault003@gmail.com for registration. Session 3–Mother of God […]
Icon Classes 2023
2023 Winter Icon Classes Session 1–The Holy Face at St. George Greek on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays January 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 6-9 pm (Tuition $145.00) Please contact akorluka@aol.com or arsenault@gmail.com for registration. Session 2–Protection of the Theotokos at St. George Greek on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays February 7, 21, 28 and March […]
Icon Blessing at The Cathedral of Saint Paul National Shrine of The Apostle Paul
https://www.cathedralsaintpaul.org/sites/default/files/files/2022-01-23.pdf
Christ is Born! Happy New Year!
Icon Art Studios wishes you a most Glorious Nativity and a solemn prayer for 2021. May we continue to endure continually seeking His grace in peace, love and hope. Lord Jesus Christ our God, You Who created human beings with utter goodness, the healer of our souls and bodies, heed now the supplication of Your children, […]
2021 Annual Iconography Classes
Wet Paint is generously hosting Icon Art Studios 2021 annual icon classes. The class experience will be virtual this year. I wish to thank Wet Paint for giving me the opportunity to adapt and find a way to share an art form which invites us all to strive towards the quest of becoming fuller human, […]
St. Nicholas Owen/ The Making of a New Prototype
“The world is made of stories. Of course the world is made of things as well, but mostly, let’s say, most significantly, it is held together by stories. As Orthodox Christians we believe that we can encounter God anywhere and in anything, that in the language of St-Gregory of Palamas, the uncreated divine energies hide […]
2020 Icon Classes/Virtual Class
This year due to the pandemic classes were unfortunately interrupted. Please, all students that were in this year’s classes contact me for a studio visit and/or you are welcome to attend Icon Class 2021 at either St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church or the Basilica. The 2020 Basilica Classes offered by Virtual Teaching: This year we […]