Icon Painting Classes June 2- June 23, 2012 SoulScape Counseling Services 9575 Katy Freeway, Suite 294 Houston, TX 77024 Due to small space, the class will have maximum 5 students. When: Thursdays 6:30pm to 8:30pm and Saturdays from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. We will have total seven sessions. On June 2nd, which is the first day of class we’ll meet at 10am-12:30pm Cost: Instruction $750 plus $100 for supplies Phone: 832.528.8266 EMAIL:[email protected] WEBSITE: www.heavenlyart.net Students will work on the icon of Virgin Mary& Child and they can select one of the two designs shown here. Making an icon can be a deeply devotional experience. At the conclusion of each session, Deborah Lindeen, a psychotherapist, art therapist, and spiritual director, will guide the group in a short reflection. Reflecting on the process often yields rich personal and spiritual insights. www.soulscapecounseling.com Phone/713.464.8104 Iconographer Vivian Karayiannis will offer summer classes for beginners. Each participant will create an icon using the traditional Byzantine technique of egg-tempera and 23K gold leaf. Students will practice the oil gilding technique. The participants will be guided towards discovery of the secrets of the ancient technique of icon painting so that they will reach a more complete understanding and appreciation of this art.