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Suzanne
Schleck
"Guide us
waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping;
that awake we may watch with Christ, and
asleep we may rest in peace." (From
Compline)
The image of Christ constantly watching
over his beloved creation, and watching
in a judgment of love, not condemnation,
is one I find most powerful. This word
image in Compline is expressed with
equal power in the icon of the Holy
Face. This icon of the face of Christ
coming to us from eternity is one I have
painted (written) over and over. Each
time I complete it with the sense of
having met the deepest YES in life. And
with
that meeting, I can, indeed, rest in
peace.
I have been writing icons since 1989,
studying with the Rev. John Walsted, as
well as Robert Lentz and the Prosopon
School of Iconology. More of my work can
be seen on Father Walsted's website:
www.walstedicons.com. I am a
public school art teacher and in 2000
received a grant/fellowship for
artist/educators from the Geraldine R.
Dodge Foundation. I was leader of the
workshop "Icons: the Gospel in Line and
Color" at Kanuga Conference Center in
February, 2005, and will do so again in
February, 2006.
Suzanne Schleck
Email:
seschleck@hotmail.com
ECVA Chapter - New Jersey
Parish: Christ Church - Toms River, New
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