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Michael G

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Any specific chants that you play or just chants in general??

Alot of times when writing icons I listen to Rachmaninovs Vespers. The version by Robert Shaw is especially beautiful.
 
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Hey michael. What do you think of having maybe one hand written icon of Christ, and then other "prints" to go beside it?

Also, does anyone ever play chants over a speaker while praying? Dont laugh if this is a dumb question:)

Anyone having a hand written icon in their icon corner is a wonderful thing! I am not dead set against prints, just against producing cheap quality prints that do not do the icon justice.
 
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Michael where can handwritten icons be purchased? How much will a small one cost aprox.?

Handwirtten icons are usually purchased directly from an iconographer. The prices vary per iconographer but are generally above 100/each.
 
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Michael why do you feel that printed icons are so "bad"? Skete.com and other sites sell high quality prints that do plenty justice to the icons. Do you not believe in having printed icons at all?

Please re read my statement. I never said all printed icons are bad. I sad that those who take internet files and make their own prints of icons from them are not doing the icons they are attempting to make any justice and this is not a favorable way to do things. I sell prints of my own work, but they are very high quality. My personal friend Nutroll sells prints of his work as well. Again, his prints are very high quality.
 
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i saw a small Russian antique one that was selling for a few thousand dollars

I have a 200 year old Theotokos of Kazan that is 9x12 that cost me a very inexpensive $300 when I bought her 10 years ago.

My icon prices ususally start arround $300 and up. The most expensive I have sold cost thousands.
 
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Any specific chants that you play or just chants in general??

I don't listen to chants during prayer but I like to before prayer just to get my mind focused. I have a large variety of different Orthodox music, but I really love Byzantine chant. Simonopetra Monastery on Mt. Athos have brought out some very wonderful CDs.
 
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There's another picture for you. Forgive the blurry quality, it was taken via laptop webcam.
 
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