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Mary Jane Miller is an Iconographer living in Mexico. This book compiled a collection of contemporary iconography and biblical women in the Sacred arts. The 42 portrayals include women on thrones like that of Saint Simona seated, women writing as intelligent teachers of truth, some conversing with men, or being robbed of investments like a priestess. Women in Iconography is a beautiful representation of images and ideas based on historical and traditional masterworks. Some icons are lesser-known saints or even unnamed. The paintings are my versions of women in Iconography, sometimes inspired to change the landscape, style, color, or symbols while keeping the intrinsic message.I have painted a collection of noble women in iconography to highlight their discipleship through their knowing Christ. The imagery is well thought out, keeping with the contemporary discussions about biblical women in Iconography. Their portrayal includes women on thrones like that of Saint Simona seated, women writing as intelligent teachers of truth, some conversing with men, or being robbed of investments like a priestess.The images and ideas are based on historical and traditional masterworks. Some icons are lesser-known saints or even unnamed. The paintings are my versions of women in Iconography, sometimes inspired to change the landscape, style, color, or symbols while keeping the intrinsic message.The Orthodox Church and its long history of Byzantine iconography have preserved a visual language used to represent the divine, as well as to help teach us about the faith. Standing before an icon provokes us to be still and enter the quiet peace that comes with surrender. When we witness the faces of women with their trance-like stares, we journey into a deep silence - a meditative silence - that allows us to contemplate and experience our thoughts. These women are witnesses to the divine as we are witnesses. However, to see more women in iconography will require new attention to the imagined greatness that the female psyche has to offer. Discover the divine beauty of women through Miller's exquisite iconographic collection of artwork in "Women in Iconography". Her depictions blend elegance with new iconography based on history, consisting of 42 icons that visually commentate on women mentioned in the Bible and throughout Christian history.Miller's compositions capture the feminist voice in Scripture, which is sometimes absent in ancient tradition. These Byzantine-style icons reveal the beauty of our female presence and our intimate relationship with the divine nature of God. Her book exhausts the purpose and unique place for women to be honored in Church for ages to come. For those studying women in Iconography, Christianity, Art History, general Iconography, women's studies, and book clubs, Miller's thoughts and illustrations are a luxurious addition to your bookshelf. Be inspired by her visual commentary on women mentioned in the Bible and throughout Christian history, and experience the divine beauty of women in iconography in a new light.

Metal Embossing: Templates and Beginner Techniques for tooling metal foil pewter is an essential resource. Russian and Greek iconographers employ countless elaborate design styles in metal. Our How to Book is a collection of icon templates for those devoted to traditional fine craftsmanship. Beautifully embellished halos have been a Byzantine iconographical legacy and tradition for centuries. Craft and hobby lovers will enjoy this introduction to the art techniques employed in metal embossing. Create your own silver halos. The first section of the book discusses tools, supplies, and techniques. Tools and metal foil sheets are all you need to create beautiful designs. Each tool has its own character and purpose to help you press from the back to the front and flatten raised areas that get distorted. As you learn to refine the edges of your patterns, you will add a few more tools to accommodate increased skill. This book gives you a place to begin and inspires you to go further with practice. After describing the tools and supplies, I give you basic techniques, step-by-step, to teach yourself how to create borders and halos to embellish your icons. The process is simple and only requires investing hours of focused practice. After about ten hours of practice, you will begin to sense and feel the amount of pressure required to make fluid designs and textures. Experimenting will bring the best results and in no time you will be skilled enough to create beautiful work for embellishing your icons. Metal Embossing is known in Spanish as repujado. In French, they say repousse, they both mean to push. Metal embossing to make a riza or oklad, is an art form that has been around for centuries. Riza or oklad is a term used to describe the beautiful metal covers originally applied to icons so they could be protected and transported. Embossing metal imparts luster, and radiance, to an otherwise flat appearance, adding intriguing dimension, texture, and value. The artful practice of repousse and egg tempera has quietly endured for centuries. Lavish embellishments of silver, gold, and jewels to accent the beauty of icons was a common practice in Russia around the 18th century. This book is geared towards those of you in the iconography community interested in creating your own silver halos. The first section of the book discusses tools, supplies and techniques. Tools and metal foil sheets are all you need to create beautiful designs. Each tool has its own character and purpose to help you press from the back to the front and flatten raised areas that get distorted. As you learn to refine the edges of your patterns, you will add a few more tools to accommodate increased skill. This Metal Embossing How To book gives you a place to begin and inspires you to go further with practice. After describing the tools and supplies, I give you basic techniques, step-by-step, to teach yourself how to create borders and halos to embellish your icons. The process is simple, and only requires investing hours of focused practice. After about ten hours of practice, you will begin to sense and feel the amount of pressure required to make fluid designs and textures. Experimenting will bring the best results and in no time you will be skilled enough to create beautiful work for embellishing your icons