by Veronica Jane | Feb 9, 2022 | Icons
This beloved icon of Saint Peter Apostle has finally joined us again after a two week journey from Pisa to Wilmslow, hopefully to find soon a place in an exhibition. When I painted it, following the icon of Saint Paul, the Iconography teacher Stalnov said that the...
by Veronica Jane | Jan 24, 2022 | Icons
Icon of Saint Teresa of Avila, private commission, 2021. Cm 20 x 25. Solid wood, gesso, 24 carat gold leaf, egg-yolk tempera. by the hand of Veronica Jane Gatti. “Let our soul trust in the goodness of God, which is greater than all the evil we can do. When, with full...
by Veronica Jane | Jun 25, 2021 | Icons
The two icons on the sanctuary, soon after the delivery. Drawing and gilding of the icon of Archangel Michael. Gilding the icon of the Annunciation. ICON OF THE ANNUNCIATION The dimensions of the icon are 124 x 75 cm and it is made of solid wood, gesso, 24 K gold leaf...
by Veronica Jane | May 22, 2021 | Icons
The Vatican announced that this year (December 8, 2020 – December 8, 2021) would be a year dedicated to St. Joseph, husband of Mary and earthly father of Jesus Christ. With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s...
by Veronica Jane | Feb 11, 2021 | Icons
A good piece of solid wood has to be matured and carved to obtain the ideal support for the sacred Image. This material is the same material of the Ark of Covenant, that was made of precious wood and covered in pure gold (Es 25, 10-11). Wood is also the material that...
by Veronica Jane | Feb 8, 2021 | Icons
About this Corner: Iconography is the slow and delicate transformation of elements found in nature such as pigment, wood, gold, limestone, egg. These are worked together using ancient techniques with the purpose of revealing the Image of God. Iconostasis is...