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more icon junk
Beloved_Speak asked 'did you find the process of creating it [the icon] to be meditative?'Not really, but mostly because it was a class; there was someone always looking over your shoulder and correcting you. I would gue… -
like an icon, but slightly uglier
Here's the result from the first class. The picture isn't all that great, as I am using 'photo booth' to take it. -
because answering questions makes for easy entries
Sonnetjoy queries "Why is it called "writing" an icon?"For a variety of reasons-- The literal translation of the Greek is "image writing".It's a throwback to the time when a lot of people were illiterate, and icons serve… -
life at the icon factory
Not too bad; the icon is beginning to look a lot more like the icon we are writing as a class, and I've been inspired enough to attempt to write another one. It is, as the iconographer who is teaching the class suggested… -
is not icon, is outrage
Well, I am taking an iconography class my church is running. It's run by a russian guy, who's own work is quite beautiful, and who's skill with a brush is hilariously amazing. He also does a good job of fixing our collec… -
fall is almost here
It's my favorite cooking season; I love the foods of fall. Big, bold comfort dishes with lots of ingrediants. Last night I made a Coq au Vin, and used the carcass to make a stock, which simmered in a crock pot over night… -
one of those evenings
It's one of those evenings when I feel like there's a million things to do, so I am doing nothing. I actually wish I had made plans, which is rare for me. I'd like to get something done; but I probably won't. Sigh.
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