I dunno. I get that icons are old school, but the artistic proportions suck and we’ve come a long way in artistry since them. Icons have their place …More
I dunno. I get that icons are old school, but the artistic proportions suck and we’ve come a long way in artistry since them. Icons have their place in art, but I consider them BUTT ugly.
Excerpt is taken from Dr Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D kayleenasbo.com/Rose Sangha sessions. Kayleen passionately weaves together myth, psychology, history, and women's art and spirituality. Icon painting …More
Excerpt is taken from Dr Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D kayleenasbo.com/Rose Sangha sessions. Kayleen passionately weaves together myth, psychology, history, and women's art and spirituality. Icon painting technique | Mary Jane Miller Icons | Guanajuato Mary Jane Miller's collection of Egg Tempera paintings highlight Mary Magdalene was a Mystic, Mary the mother of Jesus is the Queen of contemplation. What other women were present in the time of Christ, witnessing Him and His teaching and the foundational teaching of the early church and the inclusion of Women in the Church? Where are the women in the story? Was Mary Magdalene a teacher, woman mystic, catholic woman, religious woman, and in the Christ story?
In Medieval times, portable objects with spiritual power were common and credited with protection. Since Christian missionaries constantly traveled, they required smaller objects to convey their message …More
In Medieval times, portable objects with spiritual power were common and credited with protection. Since Christian missionaries constantly traveled, they required smaller objects to convey their message to the public. These objects came to be known as icons – the word itself means “image.” Some of the earliest examples of Byzantine Angels were encaustic reliefs. Although encaustic panel paintings were easily portable, they often became damaged in hot weather. Soaring temperatures could easily melt the wax and destroy the image on the wooden panel. Byzantine Angels are Messengers to Illuminate the Heart
Iconography Pigments and Planet Earth with Mary Jane Miller Mary Jane Miller is a first class teacher and Iconographer with over 25 years experience. Her collection includes more than 1,000 icons in …More
Iconography Pigments and Planet Earth with Mary Jane Miller Mary Jane Miller is a first class teacher and Iconographer with over 25 years experience. Her collection includes more than 1,000 icons in the ancient practice of egg tempera. She speaks and consults on Byzantine style iconography in formal class settings, five day intensive silent icon painting retreats or one-on-one instruction and coaching. She has been painting/writing icons and teaching since 1995. Her collections include the Life of Christ series, The Mary Collection, In Light of Women Series, the Stations of the Cross and Rosary Meditations and Care for the Earth. Some people have identified her as a mystic without a monastery, others refer to her as rebellious. Her work is always theologically provocative. Mary Jane lives in San Miguel Allende, Mexico.
St. Athanasius says: “Christ became man, that man might become God.” This simple statement has intrigued and confounded me my whole adult life. Eight words explain perfectly the relationship of flesh …More
St. Athanasius says: “Christ became man, that man might become God.” This simple statement has intrigued and confounded me my whole adult life. Eight words explain perfectly the relationship of flesh and spirit and how they are inextricably connected. This mystical concept has been inspirational and takes a lifetime to grasp. Then, I stumbled into icon painting with egg tempera and earth pigments.
Mary Jane Miller, an Icon Artist Who Shares Her Words and Thoughts - San Miguel Icons-Icon painter
There is tremendous power humans have in what we do, think, and say as we live our lives. Unseen ripples …
COLORING BOOK FOR Women Many of the illustrations from this collection use sacred lines handed down from generation to generation, others are free-form and new in …