Manufacturing technique

 
  CERTIFICATES AND ARTISTS  

 

Certificate of an icon painted.

This consists of an entirely hand-painted icon. The subject is painted on a canvas glued onto wood. The gold leafing is then applied, then polished with a cloth. Any carvings are done with a wood chisel by hand.

 

Certificate of an icon glued.

This image is cut out, glued, placed under a press. A permanent varnish is then applied to the image. The gold leafing is applied then polished with a cloth. Any carvings are done with a wood chisel by hand.

 

Certificate of a serigraph icon.

The subject is painted by machine onto a canvas glued onto wood, then covered with a permanent varnish. The gold leafing is applied then polished with a cloth. Any carvings are done with a wood chisel by hand.