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After the second day. You cannot believe how much work went into this - it sure doesn't look like it...
At the end of day three. Gee.
At the end of the fourth day. I am still not sure this is going to be anything I am going to feel good about. 
The end of day 5.
This is it! My first icon. It is hard to photograph it because it has a sheen and it is hard to see the gold halo. That is really 24 karat gold. What a process it was to make this.
I am so incredibly grateful for the experience. I think I will probably continue to do this and I hope that my icons will get better. I just love this one, not because it is great, but because it is an icon of St. Michael the Archangel.
posted by Mary Christine at 6:02 PM
10 Comments:
that is beautiful! wow so talented
WOW! This is amazing!
I'm with Sober Chick.........
That is amazing.
And to think I just painted a tree..lol.
I see you,
JJ
GREAT STUFF!!
It's neat to watch the progression.
I'm still trying to learn spray paints. LOL
Beautiful!! I would have never gotten past day 2 lol
this is really pretty. what kind of medium are you working in? I know the real beauty isn't coming through via photograph so I just can't imagine how amazing this is to look at in real life.
Excellent job!
This was done in 14th century methodology. No modern or synthetic materials were used. The "paint" was egg tempera - which is egg yolk mixed with vinegar and pure pigment. The halo is made from 24 karat gold leaf - adhered to a clay base that is painted on and burnished. It is an amazing process.
that is mind blowing.... wow!
I am very impressed, even more so after reading your explanation of the process!
Mary, there is so much I am learning about you. What talent--and you can run, too -grin!
You have alluded to your artistic bent, but I had no idea, until I see it here. Thank you SO much for clueing me into this...there are things I'd like to say, but I'm so tired (also) I'm afraid they would come out stupid-like.
Suffice it to say I consider myself fortunate to know you.
Steve
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