Monthly Archives: March 2011

An Orthodox Prayer

Posted on March 30, 2011 by reinkat

I love this prayer. It is so simple and beautiful.  It is a “night” prayer, comparable to Compline in the Catholic tradition.  It’s from the book: Praying With the Orthodox Tradition, using liturgical prayers compiled by Stefano Parenti, and translated … Continue reading →

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Images in Cloth 2

Posted on March 21, 2011 by reinkat

The first step in creating an icon is to analyze the prototype/model.  Each icon has an underlying geometry which gives the composition unity, balance, and harmony.  Since icons are often intended to be used liturgically inside an Orthodox church, using geometry not … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Day Reflection

Posted on March 17, 2011 by reinkat

I have a small Lenten reflection guide that I like very much, provided to our parish by a generous woman in Ohio.  It’s called The Little Books, published by the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, based on the writings of the late … Continue reading →

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Images in Cloth

Posted on March 11, 2011 by reinkat

I’m beginning an exciting new project, collaborating with an fabulously talented fabric artist, to create an iconic image in cloth.  This morning we met to decide on a subject, size, and general direction.  We decided to base our image on the … Continue reading →

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Painting with prayer

Posted on March 6, 2011 by reinkat

“You take a simple flat piece of wood, & you make it into a Prayer.”  This quote from a friend led me to consider my own painting process, and how every step of the way is a prayer in both word and … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on March 2, 2011 by reinkat

Opening that very first icon was like COMING HOME.  Chinese Art. Japanese Prints. French Impressionism. Native American Art. German Expressionism.  I studied them all, tried them all, learned the styles.  But no matter how good I got at, say,  Chinese brush painting, I was not and … Continue reading →

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Catholic Iconographer Struggles

Posted on March 1, 2011 by reinkat

There is a certain amount of confusion in being an iconographer, especially a Catholic one.  The icon is doctrinal and theological, and is the Eastern Church’s liturgical art.  The Western church long ago turned to self expression and individual interpretation, and … Continue reading →

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