Vasili, Author at Love.Think.Speak.

Iconostasis: Road-map to the Kingdom – Part 3

The Iconostasis as Road-map to the Kingdom Part three of a series on the use and symbolism of the iconostasis in the Orthodox Church. Read part one here: Iconostasis – Yoke…

February 2, 2015 Church History

10 Reasons why you should Study Iconography

Why the Study of Iconography is so Important & Why you should Consider Learning More about Icons The study of iconography has been life changing for me. The following is…

January 30, 2015 Classes and Workshops

Iconostasis: Temple Veil, a Wall of Separation – Part 2

Iconostasis .:. The Temple Veil, A Wall of Separation Part two of a series on the use and symbolism of the iconostasis in the Orthodox Church. Read part one here:…

January 26, 2015 Church History

Iconostasis: Yoke of Promise – Part 1

Iconostasis .:. Behold, the Dwelling Place of God is with Men A Five Part Series on the Iconostasis Over the next several weeks I will be exploring the nature of the Iconostasis, and its…

January 19, 2015 Church History

The Transfiguration and the Icon

The Centrality of the Transfiguration in Iconography Icons and the Uncreated Light Thou, O Christ, wast transfigured, and hast made the nature that had grown dark in Adam to shine…

January 16, 2015 Church History

Should Christians Create Christian Art?

Should there be a Separate Category for Christian Art? Or should Christians simply create art apart from any categorization? And why Christian Art often seems to be so bad. There…

December 17, 2014 Church History, Reflections

Just Paint Another Icon

On the Apologetic Nature of Iconography Why We Must Paint Another Icon Several weeks ago, a fellow iconographer exclaimed, “Have you heard about this black mass at Harvard? I cannot…

June 12, 2014 Apologetics, Reflections

I Never Wanted to be an Iconographer!

Or, ‘Be careful what you tell God NOT to do.’ Several years ago as I was finishing up my Bachelors degree in art, I was apprenticing with an iconographer from…

May 7, 2014 Reflections

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