In this episode we talk to Vivian Imbruglia, a Roman Catholic Iconographer. We discuss how she started writing icons, the process, the rules, colors and symbolism that entails creating these pieces of sacred art and how they relate to and invite us into prayer. Vivian shares with us a bunch of stories behind some of her icons that have ended up St. John Cantius in Chicago as well as the Vatican. She’s a wonderful storyteller so you’ll definitely want to listen to these stories full of faith, prayer and beauty.
Chapters
0:00 Episode intro
2:15 Vivian’s intro
3:44 Growing up creative
4:28 Divine Providence and Icons
6:50 Studying iconography
9:10 Writing icons
11:09 Imagery and symbols
13:30 What’s the process like?
20:00 There are rules to be followed
23:20 An icon is a prayer
24:40 Western vs. Eastern styles
27:00 Christ Pantokrator
29:35 Eyes, noses, ears and mouths
31:30 St. John Cantius and the Purgatory Icon
33:26 St. Francis Icon for Pope Francis
38:45 Peter Faber Icon
39:48 Blessed Solanus Casey Icon
41:57 Hiding AMDG in every icon
44:32 Where can people find Vivian?
46:04 Outro
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