purchasing icons, the good, the bad and the ugly

[Michael G]

My Church and I have purchased Icons from St. Isaac of Syria Skete. Archangels Books seems to ship Icons previously purchased from the Skete. The website is Skete.com

Also, my Church and I have purchsed from Uncut Mountain Press. IIRC, Archangels Books too ships Icons previously purchased from them.
The website it uncutmountain.com

PS
I can't post links yet, so you'll have to make due with this

If you are that concerned with buying icons that are going through a middleman, why not cut out the middleman completely and buy the mounted prints of the icons from the iconographers who painted the icons in the first place?

 

[συ ει Πετρος]

I thought I posted something in here, but I don't see it. Maybe it was in another thread.

 

[Mariya116]

This month I bought my Dad an icon of his patron saint from [FONT=times new roman,times]Not of This World Icons[/FONT] (sorry I'm new so I'm not allowed to post links). He liked it.

 

[Eastern Drifter]

There's another website known as "HolyTrinityStore.com" that we must acknowledge as good or bad, because it appears to be rising in prominence.

 

[ArmyMatt]

usually I get icons at whatever monastery I am at.

 

[ArmyMatt]

aaaannnnnnddddddd I have heard mixed reviews about this site, although personally I like the icons on here.

COME AND SEE Icons, Books & Art - Orthodox Byzantine Icons

 

[choirfiend]

Archangel Icons has beautiful work!
About Phil Zimmerman - Phil Zimmerman | St. John of Damascus Icon Studio

 

[ArmyMatt]

some more good ones methinks.

Athella Iconography - Home

 

[ArmyMatt]

and another one

Artsome Studio for Byzantine Orthodox Christian Icons

 

[ArmyMatt]

I don't think he posts here anymore, but Mike G's new page for his icons, for any who are interested.

Michael_Goltz | Port Vue, Pa 15133

 

[Hoankan]

looks like I need to get to updating!

 

[ArmyMatt]

another iconographer for any interested

Dove Tale Icons

 

[ikonographics]

In case anyone is interested I've just revamped my webpage: www.ikonographics.net

 

[Tigger45]

I'm new to Orthodoxy and I was just starting to set up my prayer corner. I am only working part time right now and the local Catholic store has some card like icons for cheap. Would it be wrong for me to use them. No offense to my Catholic bothers and sisters I'm just trying to cover all of my bases. Thx!

 

[ArmyMatt]

I'm new to Orthodoxy and I was just starting to set up my prayer corner. I am only working part time right now and the local Catholic store has some card like icons for cheap. Would it be wrong for me to use them. No offense to my Catholic bothers and sisters I'm just trying to cover all of my bases. Thx!

nope, just take them to your local priest to have them blessed. I would, however, make sure that it is a saint that Rome and Orthodoxy claim as their own (St George, St Nicholas, etc but not someone like Thomas Aquinas).

 

[Tigger45]

Thx ArmyMatt that's a good point about Saints cannonized by EO. I was going to start with one of Jesus over my cross and Mary and the Apostle John on each side.

 

[AlwaysForget]

Just a quick addition to the list:

orthodoximages.com

holy-icons.com

legacyicons.com

orthodoxchristmascards.com

imageandlikeness.com

* Sorry for not being able to make these links clickable - I'm new and do not have enough ## of posts for this

 

[ArmyMatt]

Thx ArmyMatt that's a good point about Saints cannonized by EO. I was going to start with one of Jesus over my cross and Mary and the Apostle John on each side.

sounds good to me man, not that I have any say, hahahaha

 

[HalupkiMonster]

I have an icon of Blessed Seraphim Rose with a halo.

I love it but...is it kosher?

 

[ArmyMatt]

I have an icon of Blessed Seraphim Rose with a halo.

I love it but...is it kosher?

haha, prolly yes and no. there were icons of St Justin Popovitch with halos long before his glorification. there is nothing wrong with that for personal veneration, but you prolly won't be seeing it in a Church just yet. soon I hope though