tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161552727784225662024-03-18T21:24:57.319-07:00Church ArtistReflections on the creation of art for churches.Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-61257186418549754322019-08-26T13:25:00.001-06:002019-11-27T14:58:08.579-07:00Women Saints <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-37609849609293622672015-01-23T15:10:00.000-07:002015-01-23T15:10:01.265-07:00Test Icon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Simon taking up the cross - part of the scriptural Way of the Cross, the alternate to the traditional Stations of the Cross (<i>Via Dolorosa)</i>. This icon is an adaptation the work of Theophanis of Crete at Stavronikita Monastry on Mount Athos.<br />
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-42153054987557662142013-09-26T17:26:00.001-06:002019-08-14T13:33:26.672-06:00Iconography<br />
All the walls were once pristine white, and we started this project with the painting behind the iconostasis, then worked up to the Theotokos in the half-dome. (More building photos <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/theophanypics/albums/72157608516562052">here</a>.)<br />
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The Theophany temple, styled after the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church"> Chora</a>, an orthodox church in Istanbul, is typical of the Byzantine style of churches of the 13th century. It is built of modern materials, therefore, modern murals and techniques were applied for the iconography on the walls. </div>
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The artists consulted with Victoria Ryan of <a href="http://www.artcareservices.com/">Art Care Services </a>before any work was started, to determine the most archival materials and methods for these murals. The icons are painted on canvas with acrylic paint, then cut and glued with a special adhesive called <a href="http://www.conservators-products.com/beva_gel.htm">Beva Gel</a>. This glue is available from <a href="http://www.conservators-products.com/">Conservators Products Company</a>. It is a reversible application, allowing for the removal of the icons if this should become necessary for any reason. </div>
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It is also much easier for the artists to paint the artwork in their own studio, and then spend only a few days applying the completed iconography to the walls.</div>
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Considerable research was required to plan the murals to be painted. Many online sources were examined, and books were reviewed for insight and inspiration.</div>
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And much discussion between artist and priest ensued.</div>
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-15430464061249787932013-04-08T16:26:00.001-06:002013-04-08T16:26:40.878-06:00St. Mary's Cathedral Tabernacle DoorCast bronze crucifixion with gold leaf overlay.<br />
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-53101444483719478122012-08-04T15:37:00.002-06:002012-08-04T15:40:11.003-06:00Installed Murals<br />
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-29550469572986815372012-07-31T17:48:00.001-06:002012-07-31T17:51:53.049-06:00Gilding Process<div style="text-align: center;">
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Laying the gold over the bole and size-prepared cross motif.<br />
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The gilded cross is later detailed with background color to neaten the edges.<br />
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It's a time-consuming and meticulous process, but well-worth the end result.<br />
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<br />Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-73692823647169643182012-07-23T18:06:00.000-06:002012-07-23T18:06:27.418-06:00In the Details<br />
When the under-painting and the color balance has been established, detail painting begins.<br />
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The unique drapery shadows and highlights of iconography being added below.</div>
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Next, color is laid into the mural and balance checked.</div>
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Here is the center mural panel with detailing added.</div>
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The dark shiny red tone behind the angel heads is bole, or the underground for gold leaf that will be applied last. For more information about gilding, click <a href="http://www.betsyporter.com/gilding.html">here</a>.<br />
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"Carving" detail on three lower panels</div>
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Detail right panel</div>
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We've been away working on some church murals at another church, but had a break to moodle some more designs for the clerestory windows at St. Catharine of Siena. Here are variations and ideas:<br />
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All are in the $2,000/each range x eight windows, except for the most simple bottom window which is less. <br />
Cost is determined by various factors, including the number of pieces of glass in the window, the particular glass chosen, whether glass-painting is involved, and the materials market in general.<br />
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Because glass and metal are selling at all-time highs right now, quotes we send out to clients are only good for three months. The stained glass industry is very labor and energy-intensive, not only because they require huge inputs of energy to manufacture, but also because they are not common commodities, often being imported from overseas. Many art glasses, for example, are manufactured in Europe. High oil costs immediately drive the cost of shipping up, and thus the cost of glass. This is above and beyond the intensive energy useage required to run the glass furnaces and manufacture the glass to begin with. The lead came cost is also being driven by scarcity of metals, so this is another factor to consider.<br />
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Below are suggested designs for windows in the choir portion of the church, four total which will each have a different symbol for the four evangelists. This one is for St. Luke. Here are two possibilities, and at bottom left the beginnings of a third:<br />
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These larger windows will cost from $3,000 - $4,000 each.<br />
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If symbols of the four evangelists aren't what the church would like, another option would be full-figure depictions of the saints. These, of course, would cost a bit more.Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-66541817137966768142010-05-02T10:51:00.001-06:002010-05-08T17:22:32.363-06:00Theophany Fellowship Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glass mosaic modeled after a fresco at Stavronikita Monastary on Mount Athos.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4XJTRoaXK6kFJ7EzZSkwY0jZ01rixBmWw9T0dMpHDQLUwuOfHomVgUpKWjCMu_LqNszSe_GzKBoRQCJyw4pV93u1Bnpmo5UtlxuhA-ZqX1fB0f2dOiPGBXHTS76MY1IRoYvgEFQR9APx/s1600/StavronikitaGlassIcon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4XJTRoaXK6kFJ7EzZSkwY0jZ01rixBmWw9T0dMpHDQLUwuOfHomVgUpKWjCMu_LqNszSe_GzKBoRQCJyw4pV93u1Bnpmo5UtlxuhA-ZqX1fB0f2dOiPGBXHTS76MY1IRoYvgEFQR9APx/s400/StavronikitaGlassIcon.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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For images of iconography murals we have created at this church, click on the Holy Theophany Orthodox Church link in the left sidebar.Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-53523786564142188482010-05-01T06:38:00.000-06:002010-05-02T10:26:53.594-06:00Traditional Mosaic Icon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlKkIhJapezSdrSSX6XNAL7ZdugW9KDqRpD0AMVu6UJA13NFp53Llo-RS9TT0vztDf1dpzLicmyfeRC8O_GOoLfu04ij5l_Xy5ComoenH253OhJEIDNglSgKOIV_-koKyfWBWOQ5bC4kr/s1600-h/scrap+boxes.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124699310659101362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlKkIhJapezSdrSSX6XNAL7ZdugW9KDqRpD0AMVu6UJA13NFp53Llo-RS9TT0vztDf1dpzLicmyfeRC8O_GOoLfu04ij5l_Xy5ComoenH253OhJEIDNglSgKOIV_-koKyfWBWOQ5bC4kr/s200/scrap+boxes.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <span style="font-size: 130%;">People often ask us if we have very much leftover glass when we make stained glass windows. That might be the understatement of all time. We have boxes of scrap glass. Of course, some of it is used for future stained glass windows if the pieces are large enough to be salvaged. The smaller pieces, however, can't be utilized for much except mosaics. Cutting the scrap into useable uniform mosaic pieces is quite labor intensive, but it's a good use for the material which is quite expensive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Here's an example of a mosaic that was created for the church sign at Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church in Kansas. The mosaic pieces have been painted and fired in a kiln </span><span style="font-size: 130%;">to create the details in the faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Here, the same mosaic installed outside the church.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">This young boy "venerates the icon", a traditional show of respect in the Orthodox Catholic church.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216155272778422566.post-62748279745257792872010-04-30T17:27:00.000-06:002010-05-08T17:30:04.706-06:00Theophany TempleThe completed iconostasis, half-dome, and altar area. All murals are painted on canvas and applied to the walls, then background painting and stencilling applied in situ.<br />
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