From: margaret gruna <aimless6@hotmail.com>
Professional artist and iconographer Christine Jentz of Lumen Christi Art in Brookfield will present on the history of iconography and specifically on Jesus’ monogram (IHS), while guiding participants in creating sacred art as contemplative work. The experience will be both reverent and creative.Subject: Invitation to an Iconography/Calligraphy workshopDear Friends,The School Sisters of St. Francis invite you to a spiritual and art workshop titled “The Sacred Monogram of Jesus” on Saturday, June 8, from 8.30 am to 12 noon, in St. Joseph Center. Please see the flyer attached and details below. We hope to see you at the workshop, and are grateful to you for helping us spread the word.“The Sacred Monogram of Jesus” iconography workshopSaturday, June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noonSt. Joseph Center, 1501 S. Layton Blvd. (Greenfield Ave. @ 27th St.), MilwaukeeOn Saturday, June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, the School Sisters of St. Francis will be welcoming teens and adults to the workshop, “The Sacred Monogram of Jesus,” at St. Joseph Center.
414-385-5272Participants will be tracing and “gold-filling” Ms. Jentz’s illustration of a filigreed monogram by using a gold pigment pen on vellum paper. The finished product will be ready for framing and can be a beautiful piece for communing with Christ contemplatively.Opportunities to learn from an iconographer are rare. In fact, Ms. Jentz is one of few Americans who practice iconography as a vocation.The class fee is $45. This workshop makes a great Father’s Day gift. Register today! Please send cash or checks written to: School Sisters of St. Francis Outreach Events, c/o Donna O’Loughlin; 1501 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215. Contact: doloughlin@sssf.org or 414-385-5272. Convenient free parking is available in the St. Joseph Center lot at 29th St. and Orchard St.Donna O’LoughlinCoordinator of Outreach Events
