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Iconography & Folk-Art Workshops

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Icon Painting on Glass
Conceptualized by Romanian peasants, icon painting on glass incorporates the tradition of venerative painting with a primitive aesthetic. This course will introduce students to the tradition of iconography in an inclusive and laid back atmosphere. 

7:00 - 9:00 pm. Monday, September 17 - October 29, 2012

Icon Painting on glass workshop with two artists/iconographers fromUkraine, Yurii Rafaliuk and Vasyl Karpiv.

Byzantine Iconography 
Wednesdays, September 16 - October 24, 2012
6 workshops - 6:30 - 9:00 pm.

Learn the origins and philosophy of an age-old practice. Experienced artists/instructors from Ukraine will guide you through the process of icon painting from start to finish, including mindfulness preparation to putting the final gold leaf finishing touches on your unique icon.


Icon Writing/Beginners 
Icon Writing workshop for Beginners with Alex Mezentsev, iconographer/instructor
September 25 - November 27, 2012
Fee: $250./10 sessions - 30 hours (paint board included).

...Picture from our iconography studio

Working on the icon Lady of the Sign.

Fantasy Show by ARCAF

At the Fantasy Show by Arcaf, May 25, 2012 at the Toronto Center of the Arts.

Icons: "St. Nikolai", 24K gold, egg tempera.
           "Theotokos", 24K gold, egg tempera.
           "Hutzul Mother of God", 24K gold, egg tempera. 
           

Theotokos

Icon "Mother of God". 24K gold, egg tempera. Work in progress.

The English term Mother of God is mostly used as an imprecise translation of Theotokos, and frequently requires explanation.^[5] The other principal use of Mother of God has been as the precise and literal translation of Μήτηρ Θεού, a Greek term which has an established usage of its own in traditional Orthodox and Catholic theological writing, hymnography, and iconography. In an abbreviated form ΜΡ ΘΥ it often is found on Eastern icons (see illustration above), where it is used to identify Mary.

Source: "Theotokos", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theotokos

Icon "Our Lady of the Sign". 24K gold, egg tempera. Work in progress.

The icon depicts the Theotokos during the Annunciation at the moment of saying, "May it be done to me according to your word."(Luke 1:38). The image of the Christ child represents him at the moment of his conception in the womb of the Virgin. He is depicted not as a fetus, but rather vested in divine robes, and often holding a scroll, symbolic of his role as teacher. Sometimes his robes are gold or white, symbolizing divine glory; sometimes they are blue and red, symbolizing the two natures of Christ (see Christology). His face is depicted as that of an old man, indicating the Christian teaching that he was at one and the same time both a fully human infant and fully the eternal God, one of the Trinity. His right hand is raised in blessing.
The term Virgin of the Sign or Our Lady of the Sign is a reference to the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel". Such an image is often placed in the apse of the sanctuary of an Orthodox church above the Holy Table (altar).<sup>[2]

Source: "Our Lady of the Sign", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Sign</sup>