6/22/2023 0 Comments Kathy barron iconographerYour gifts of self – an eye for finding the beauty in these ancient buildings and your ability to capture that beauty and share it with others – those are your blessings on those of us fortunate enough to know of your site and follow it.Kathy has been in the public eye since the 1980s, when her marriage to Hilton Hotel heir and real estate magnate Rick Hilton turned them both into jet-setting tabloid mainstays. “How do you do it – time after time after time – beautiful photographs that need no words and beautiful words that need no photographs? Combined they transport us to the deepest place of our inner selves. These places are amazing to start with, but what Dennis Aubrey and PJ McKey accomplish in these spaces with a camera is breathtaking.” This is the most incredible collection of images from Medieval churches I have yet seen. “There are people who take pictures, there are photographers, and then, there is Via Lucis. Icon of Saint Francis (Photo by Bill Bachhuber) The second figure is that of Saint Francis of Assisi. Icon of Saint Clare (Photo by Bill Bachhuber) This second photograph is of the patron saint of the church, Saint Clare. Icons of Saints Clare and Francis by Kathy Sievers (Photo by Bill Bachhuber) The first photograph shows the icons in situ. Here are some photographs the icons of Saints Clare and Francis at Saint Clare’s Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon. Note: On June 15, I received an update on some of Kathy’s latest work. Kathy also wrote this article in Envision Church about “Icons and Liturgy.” To see more iconographers, select this link to the Atelier Saint André, a community of traditional Byzantine iconographers. It is precisely here that we find common ground with Kathy Sievers and her colleagues around the world. People sense the great spiritual origins of the structures and respond to them. “There is such a dearth of fine spiritual work, this is what leads people to appreciate this work.” We find the same appreciation for our photographs of the great Romanesque churches of France and Spain. She has experienced personally the revival of interest in liturgical art. Her statement that “the work comes through our hands” is an acknowledgment that the Holy Spirit guides her work. I find it most interesting in a world as self-absorbed as that in which we live, Kathy makes the statement, “The work is not mine, it is the prayers of the community that is the work.” She never signs her work on the front, only on the back. Elizabeth the Wonder Worker, Icon by Kathy Sievers (Photo by Christine Eagon) As a member of the Church, I am called to put my skills at the service of the people of God, and to welcome each person to the mystery of Christ.” St. As an iconographer, I am called to assist in revealing the mystery of God made human through painting, teaching and prayer. I work as a traditional Byzantine iconographer. “In iconography, my experience as a calligrapher and graphic designer combine with my love of color and painting and my interest in liturgy, theology and spirituality. Christ Pantocrator, Iconographer Kathy Sievers (Photo by Bill Bachhuber) One of her works was included in an exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon, and she has also exhibited her work in national and regional liturgical arts conferences. Her work was displayed at Pacific Lutheran University, where she gave introductory presentations. Her articles and icons have appeared in national publications and on websites. She also writes articles and speaks to parish groups and college students about iconography. Kathy has completed icons for individuals and communities across the United States. Egon Sendler who is credited with being one of the key figures in the great revival of iconographic art. Kathy studied iconography with Charles Rohrbacher, as well as Fr. Matthew Catholic Church, Hillsboro (Oregon) Saint Matthew Triptych by Kathy Sievers (Photo by Bill Bachhuber) She also teaches at North Florida Iconography Institute in Tallahassee. She teaches at Iconographic Arts Institute at the Queen of Angels Benedictine Monastery in Mount Angel Oregon. Kathy Sievers is an iconographer who works out of Saint Elizabeth the Wonderworker Iconography Studio in Hillsboro, Oregon. Our own growing appreciation of this movement is one of the reasons that we are profiling some of these artists. Calligraphers, sculptors, painters, and iconographers are creating authentic expressions of Christian spiritual belief. We have also discovered a significant movement toward religious art. We had no idea that there were so many people interested in these churches and what they represented in the Middle Ages or what they represent at this time. We thought that perhaps a few people would be interested in the photography, a few in the religious subject matter. When we started the Via Lucis blog in February 2010, we had little idea of what to expect.
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