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How Icons Are Made
I have always been fascinated with icons and iconography. I love the colors, the gold leaf, the aliveness, and the mystery of icons! It is a great blessing to have one of my own IHM Sisters as an iconographer because I get to hang around her studio, learn from her, and be in the presence of sacred art!
During our Fall Fundraiser, Sister Nancy Lee graciously allowed the A Nun’s Life film crew into her studio where she explained how icons are made and what they mean.
We did an 8-part series of videos which are available for free here and on the A Nun’s Life Youtube Channel. Part I is below and the others you can find at anunslife.org/iconography.
Part I: Becoming and Iconographer
Visit at anunslife.org/iconography for all 8 videos!
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Many thanks, especially to Sr. Nancy Lee, for sharing all of this materials on creating icons. I have been writing icons for only 4 years and am eager to see the work of others. I am particularly eager to hear about their methods, which I am finding are as varied as the artists themselves. Beer glue was new to me! I was moved by Sr. Nancy’s words regarding spiritual preparation for writing an icon – the foundation of prayer and intellectual preparation in studying the person or event to be depicted in an icon. Perhaps it was mentioned, but I’d like to know where Sr. Nancy received her training. Her methods are so very different from mine. I was taught the Prosopon method – puddling and pushing of paint she mentioned. But the board preparation, gesson application method and use of varnishes at various stages was new to me – a rank beginner. Many thanks for sharing so generously.