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HEXÆMERON
is a 501c (3) non-profit organization which takes its name from the Greek term that signifies the six days of creation as described in the opening chapters of Genesis. St. Basil the Great, writing in the fourth century about these six days, developed a text of nine treatises called The Hexaemeron, a commentary on the biblical revelation expressed in successive measures of plenitude:
"And God said, let there be ..."
In keeping with its name, HEXÆMERON offers SIX DAYS OF CREATION icon painting courses (workshops) for the beginner and the more experienced, who desire to learn the ancient technique of the egg-tempera medium in the Orthodox Church tradition and ethos.
Master Iconographer Ksenia Pokrovsky and her fellow iconographers Anna Gouriev and Marek Czarnecki lead students through the entire process, from preparing a gesso board to completion of an icon, including instruction on how to create pigments from natural clays and minerals, define the image with assiste gold lights, gild prescribed areas, calligraph inscriptions, and apply olifa varnishes.
Icon painting workshops are limited to 25 students at one time. All three teachers assist in classes of at least 15 persons.
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