Advanced Icon Workshop – August 2025 The subject of this workshop is the Baptism of Jesus. Students are required to have attended the intermediate workshop from this or previous years, to have a basic understanding of the techniques that Fr Alex will be using.
Intermediate Icon Workshop – August 2025 The subject of this workshop is St Joseph and the Child Jesus. Students on the intermediate workshop should have previously attended the beginners icon course. This workshop includes practicing the technique of applying gold to the halos.
Workshop by Dom Alex (St George Icon)
>> How to pray with an icon Benedictine Father Alex Echeandia Loro offers these tips for praying with an icon: • Learn to interpret an icon: Everything in an icon is symbolic and points to a spiritual truth about God. Icons of saints often incorporate symbols that create a spiritual ‘portrait,’ reflecting attributes or events that contributed to the…
Icon workshop led by Father Alex in Devon in July Abad Paul • 19 June 2024 Father Alex is currently in St. Louis, United States, leading an icon workshop. But he will return to Great Britain to hold another workshop in Devon in July.
A Benedictine monk teaches an iconography workshop, helping students connect more deeply with the mystery of faith. Fr. Alex Echeandía Loro, centre, a Benedictine monk and master iconographer from Peru, led an iconography workshop on 19 June at Saint Louis Priory School in Creve Coeur. Behind Fr. Alex were Karen Pfeifer, Mary Claire MacDonald, Joshua Dixon, and Daniela Diz….