All Levels Class Iconography workshop using the 15th century technique of egg-tempera painting and 24 kt gold leafing. This technique encompasses the technical aspects of writing an icon, as well as the spiritual symbolism. (NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY) Instructor/Leader: Master Iconographer Vladislov Andreyev August 23-29, 2009 Location: Conception Abbey Conception, MO 64433 (660)944-2809 Class size limit: 15 participants Participants will be notified which icon they will be writing one month prior to the beginning of class. Fees: Workshop Fees: $765 includes five days of instruction and all materials. Course fees due August 1st. $65 of this is non-refundable. Lodging and meals (due upon arrival at the Abbey): $310 (six days Sunday-Saturday) Materials: Boards are specially ordered for this workshop and are not included in the workshop fee. General Information Travel to and from the airport $75. Pickup: Arrival day (Sunday the 23th): van leaves airport at 4 p.m. Departure day (Sunday 29th): van leaves the Abbey at 2 p.m. If you cannot make the August 1st due date, please feel free to call Mary Valentine at (304)876-3843 or e-mail her at mrvalentine3@gmail.com. The multi-step process of the iconographic method, in which every step is concrete and definite, reflects the "steps" of the liturgical services of the Church. Each icon is accomplished through the refinement of artistic nuance and attention to the iconographic canon and principles, rather than simply "copying." As in antiquity, only natural materials are used: wood panels gessoed with natural ground, genuine gold leaf applied by the bole method, egg tempera using ground pigments, and completed with linseed oil finish. In this workshop you will "write" your own museum-quality icon in the Byzantine-Russian tradition. Instruction will incorporate the meaning, beauty and language of icons, as well as their theological history in the early Christian Church. Gallery   To register, click HERE