In this inaugural episode, Shayne gives an off the cuff explanation of how he became an Orthodox Christian, and how he began painting iconography.

Iconographer

How I embraced Orthodox Christianity and began painting Iconography

Join Shayne Swenson, an Eastern Orthodox Christian and icon painter, as he takes a deep journey into the world of Orthodox iconography. This podcast takes an in depth look at the history and technique of icon painting, as well as the symbolism and theological significance of the icon within Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Shayne also explores many other creative arts within the Orthodox Church including Byzantine and Russian chant, vestment, incense and candle making, liturgical woodcraft as well as church architecture and much more. Contemporary icon painters and craftspeople from all over the Orthodox world join Shayne from time to time, in order for you to learn more about the ineffably beautiful and ancient arts that are so crucial to the right worship of God, and are also a witness to the truth that is Holy Orthodoxy.

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Iconographer