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Saint George

Fr. Christian Mathis | July 30, 2011

For those of you who have been following the creation of this new icon of Saint George, here is the finished product.

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Tags: iconography, St. George

Much of the process in writing an icon in the egg tempura style involves adding more and more layers of light. At various times throughout this process the icon reaches a point where it looks pretty good: the colors are nice, light seems to be shining from the image on the board, and it is [...]

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Tags: almsgiving, fasting, iconography, light, prayer

Irene-isms

Fr. Christian Mathis | July 28, 2011

Each time I attend a workshop with my teacher Irene, I am struck by the number ways she can relate the writing of icons to the spiritual life. Today I decided to dub her wise iconographic sayings as Irene-isms. One of this day’s many Irene-isms was her explanation on how to correct something that goes [...]

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Tags: conversion, iconography, Irene Perez-Omer, Irene-isms, mistakes, sin, virtue

Struggling

Fr. Christian Mathis | July 27, 2011

The icon of St. George which I am currently working on is probably the most complex that I have attempted so far. There are many new things in this icon which I have never tried to paint. The good news is that many of them are similar to other things I have done. Today was [...]

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Tags: allergies, Austin, Fr. Vasileios Flegas, headaches, iconography, St. George, struggles

Tearing the Veil of the Sanctuary

Fr. Christian Mathis | July 25, 2011

It’s the end of July and that means it is time to visit Texas for 100 degree days and to write an icon. This summer we are working on an image of St. George. Each time I attend a workshop I am amazed to be able to see new dimensions to the process of creating [...]

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Tags: iconography, Irene Perez-Omer, mystery, revelation, sanctuary veil, St. George, symbols, Texas

Saint MacGyver, pray for us.

Fr. Christian Mathis | July 23, 2011

Cultivate communion with the saints. Maxim #17 Recently I celebrated the baptism of a child named MacGyver. That’s right, MacGyver. There was no duct tape involved in the ceremony. This particular baptism reminded me clearly of the call to holiness we are all expected to take part in. Strange name aside, MacGyver through his baptism [...]

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