Icon Writing

Sacred Images
Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2009

View photos from last year's workshop.

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.

John the Baptist

Christ Pantocrator

The Virgin Mary

Participants will recreate an icon of one of the three central figures of the Deesis: Christ Pantocrator, John the Baptist or the Virgin Mary.

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.

About the instructor

Teresa Harrison surrounded by students during a 2008 workshop

Teresa Harrison of Coronado, Calif., returns for her seventh year of teaching icon writing at Kanuga.

A lifelong Episcopalian who has been writing icons for 16 years, Harrison 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.

Cost

Double Occupancy

$774 per person
Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Single Occupancy

$962 per person
Includes same as above. (Based on availability)

Participating Spouse

$623 per person
Includes program, lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Nonparticipating Spouse

$486 per person
Includes lodging, meals and use of recreational facilities.

Commuter

$473 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
Nonrefundable. Nontransferable. Deposit deducted from total fee.

Balance Due

August 27
(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. Sunday, Sept. 27

Check-Out

After breakfast Saturday, Oct. 3

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