Iconography Workshop

Iconography Workshop

Taught by

Master Iconographer

Father Elias Rafaj

St. Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church, Irving, will sponsor a five-day workshop in icon painting Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24, 2009. Father Elias Rafaj, pastor of St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Church in Houston, will teach the Workshop.

The workshop will meet eight hours each day for a five-day total of 40 hours. Participants will be taught the techniques used in the ancient art of icon painting / writing, from transferring the drawing onto the icon board (at the beginning of the process) to applying the gold leaf (at the end of the process). Acrylic paints will be used in this workshop for the creation of the icons.  The symbolism, meaning, and religious uses of icons (in church for public religious services and in the home for private devotions) will be explained during the course of the workshop. The various techniques used by iconographers through past centuries will also be explained.

For more information, please e-mail dallasbenedictine@yahoo.com or call 214-339-8483.