The process of writing the family icon.
The handwritten icon for the family of eight.
Wood board with a cut-back.
Background covered with a leaf gold. St. Stephan, St. Nina, St. Catherine, St. Nicolas, St. Vitalis, St. Claudia, St. Emilia, St. Theodor, the Guardian Angel, Mother of God and Infant Christ.
The background is covered with the gold leaf.
The process of gilding, using leaf gold.
Then the artist writes the most important strokes of clothing.
On the next stage faces of the Saints, additional elements such a Holy Bible, a manuscript, an incensory, a crucifix cross are written.
The final step is to cover the icon with a couple of layers of the protecting varnish.
It takes till six weeks to write this set of wedding icons for a custom order.