Miracles and Parables: what narrative icons are saying - Softcover

Miller, Mary Jane

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798988628361

Verlag: San Miguel Icons, 2025

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Miracles and Parables is a 44-page introduction to narrative iconography, it incorporates 30 full-color icons, all original works by Mary Jane Miller using a mixture of egg yolk and ancient dirt. This is more than a Catholic art history book.She juxtaposed the images with text that included history, religious context, and her reflections. The iconography combines inspired meditation and prayer to stimulate startling conclusions hidden in the images. There are many ways to appreciate the visual language of icons. Their theological interpretation and message, their meaning and symbols of icon painting and their historical content are all part of the Byzantine cultural story. The meditative and symbolic way in which they are created, and the artistic technique and practice are represent throughout Iconography.

Books on Byzantine Iconography introduced Mary Jane Miller to Jesus and this amazing narrative story. There was much more to iconography than pretty pictures on the walls of religious institutions. Mary Jane has a deep respect for the ancient tradition of iconography and for biblical religious tradition, as well as in preserving and passing them on. It is also apparent that Miller is unafraid to examine and question the long-held beliefs of those Byzantine Iconography traditions. Catholic Art realized its beginning with Orthodox iconography and launched decorative art and design based on a theological language.

Mary Jane Miller, born 1954 in New York has been a full-time artist and thinker her entire life, and dedicated to iconography for the past 30 years. She and her husband Valentin Gomez reside in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Their complete collection of narrative icons called Life in Christ is available in book form. The collection is for sale or by individual request in a limited addition. All the icons are original one-of-a- kind egg tempera paintings, 23 kt Gold and 100% pewter repoussé images. Valentin works in the repoussé technique and Mary Jane designs and paints. Our dream is to add a few more books on Iconography and a collection of beautiful byzantine style narrative icons of the Miracles and Parables existing in the world. This great sacred Catholic art tradition will continue in liturgy and prayer for a long time to come. Miller’s books are useful for individual devotions, to read as a bible study, sacred art reflections, a gift for your congregation or the church library.

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Author Bio. Mary Jane Miller is a Byzantine style iconographer with over 30 years of experience. While living full time in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, Miller writes luxuriously, blending historical content, and personal insights to arrive at contemporary conclusions about faith. Her books are unique, provocative and at times unorthodox filled with beautiful collections of sacred art. Icon Painting Revealed, The Byzantine Iconography, In light of Women, and Life in Christ. Miller has been published online and in publications such as Divine Temple Russian Orthodox Journal, Feminism and Religion, Faith and Forum Magazine, Liturgy Today and Profiles of Catholicism. She teaches 4 courses annually, 5 day immersion workshops. website: www.sanmiguelicons.com and http://sacrediconretreat.com/Mary Jane's work comes from a place of love. A fierce love for Jesus, for the tradition of iconography, and for this precious planet Earth. And because of this love and out of this love, she is willing to question and expose the areas where we may have limited the divine, where growth is needed, and where perhaps we can do better. Mary Jane's Christ occupies a much larger box than many. And because of her fearless questioning, she is constantly poking holes in that box, expanding it and letting the light in. Her How to Books, instruction books on the ancient technique of iconography, essays, and collections ask for and encourage new conclusions within a Bible-based religion. Sacred art and this ancient spiritual practice are indeed intimately linked to the divine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: San Miguel Icons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798988628361
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 46
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland