Today we visited the small Dodecanese island of Patmos. It is where St. John is believed to have written the Book of Revelation in what is known as the Cave of the Apocalypse. The island is very pretty with gorgeous, wonderful views from the hills. It also not too touristy.
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Greece: Icon Workshop
Today, we visited an icon workshop. They make all the icons by hand, and they showed us all the many steps involved. First, they start with blocks of wood, the type of wood depending on the icon.
The wood is hand carved.
If the icon will have metal on it, the metal is then shaped into the desired form.
All painting is done on canvas, so the canvas is then stretched.
The foil is then added.
Bright powder pigments are used for the paint, and duck egg and vinegar are other ingredients.
The icon is then hand painted.
An example of a beautiful final product.