Icon Writing

A Glimpse of the Kingdom
Nov. 15-21, 2008

To allow for individual instruction, this workshop has a maximum capacity of 20 people. Register today — spaces fill quickly.

Old Testament Trinity

Icon writing is an ancient painting technique in which the process and the finished work inspire prayerful meditation.

To allow for individual instruction, this workshop is limited to 20 participants. Beginners and experienced iconographers alike will find this course rewarding.

This six-day retreat includes the Eucharist, Gregorian chant, praying with icons, readings and silence, as well as lively group conversation, free time and social hours.

Participants will recreate the Old Testament Trinity icon, circa 1411. Icons will be written in Jo Sonia acrylic paint and gold leaf, a medium that most closely resembles the traditional egg tempera. Instructor Teresa Harrison will introduce ancient Greek and Russian styles.

A Beginner's Experience

The six-day journey from the first brush stroke to the final blessing of the icons was laden with laughter, tears, confusion, frustration, joy, camaraderie, doubt, faith, anxiety, hope ... most any emotion I could name.
Teresa was faithfully there as our guide. At one point when I came to her crying, she offered this consolation: "The process is very forgiving." And so it is. No "mistake" was irreparable. No lack of experience or inability to concentrate or faintness of heart got in the way of our icons coming to magnificent completion for our celebration on the last morning.
God willing, this won't be my last experience with icon-writing. — Maggie Dimon, Atlanta

Maggie wrote her first icon in 2005.

About the instructor

Teresa Harrison

Teresa Harrison of Jacksonville, Fla., returns for her sixth year of teaching icon writing at Kanuga. She offers opportunities for "a wondrous, intense connection with the God of Love, the Creator."

Harrison is a lifelong Episcopalian who has been writing icons for 16 years and leading workshops in the Jacksonville area for several years.

She has studied with master iconographers Phillip Zimmerman and Ksenia Pokrovsky. In addition to Kanuga, she has taught at churches and retreat centers in South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Florida and New York. Her work has been published in The Living Church and Anglican Episcopal World.

HOUSING UPDATE: No Inns rooms or Guest Houses are available during this retreat. If specifying a housing preference in your registration, please select Cottage.

Cost

Double Occupancy

$745 per person
Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Single Occupancy

$930 per person
Includes same as above. (Based on availability)

Participating Spouse

$600 per person
Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Non-participating Spouse

$420 per person
Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Commuter

$455 per person
Includes program, lunches, suppers and use of recreational facilities. (For residents of Henderson, Transylvania, Polk, Rutherford, Buncombe, Haywood or Greenville counties only)

Payment

Deposit

$50 per person
Non-refundable. Non-transferable. Deposit deducted from total fee.

Balance Due

October 15
(To register after this date, please send a check or use a credit card for the full amount.)

Start/End Times

Check-In

4-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15

Check-Out

After breakfast Friday, Nov. 21

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