Exciting Iconography Workshop
coming to Tucson during Lent

What:     “To Write an Icon: An Intensive workshop on the process of creating an icon in the Byzantine Christian Tradition”
When:     Tuesday March 16 to Saturday March 20.
The workshop will take place from:                                                             
Tuesday through Thursday from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM ,
Friday from 2:00 to 7:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
(At 5:00 PM Saturday the ancient Akathist to the Mother of God will be sung, followed by a presentation on the Theology and Spirituality of Icons that is open to the general public and does not require registration in the Workshop.)
Where:  St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church,
715 W. Vanover Rd. Tucson, AZ 85705
Cost:  The workshop fee of  $275 includes absolutely all of the materials required, from board and linen to gesso, tempera golors and gilding and some simple lenten meals.
For more information and to register call Fr. Andriy Chirovsky at (480) 217-8505 or Halyna (480) 421-8556
This will be a very unique opportunity for a select group of people to learn from a master how to create icons according to the traditional canons of the Church.  Fr. Damian will be taking from six to twelve students through the process, from the preparation of the board, application of linen and gesso, to the transfer of the image, the actual egg-tempera painting and gilding of the icon, all the way through to the blessing of the finished product.  Forget your protestations that you do not have the artistic talent to write an icon.  No previous artistic experience is required.  Icon-painting is more about the accurate passing on of Holy Tradition than about art, although artistic ability is a great adjunct.  But this is the opportunity of a lifetime. You can actually produce an icon under the guidance of a seasoned iconographer and excellent teacher, who will not only teach technique, but will open up for you the spirituality of the icon.