Today at church it was announced that we are raising funds for the next iconography sub-project. This round will involve a large icon of the Resurrection on the wall and slanted ceiling above the iconostasis, the symbols of the four evangelists on the pendentives (where the pillars meet the ceiling), as well as filigree-work on the four pillars. The iconographer is planning on being here about a month from now.

The end goal, in ten years or so, will be to have iconography covering every wall and ceiling surface. I assume we’ll have the Twelve Great Feasts represented, and probably a lot of individual portraiture, particularly the North American saints.

@ossobuffo I’ve written about five egg tempera icons, the biggest being 11”x14” or so. Every time I enter an Orthodox Church I’m always blown away by the large icons, and cannot wrap my mind around how one produces an icon at that scale. Truly a spiritual gift.