MANY YEARS FARM AND ICONOGRAPHY
We have made some big changes! We still provide icon commissions and intensive courses and our on-line store is still operating here under ‘Shop’ for all your icon and icon card needs, and we still sell icons at The Trinity House Café in Leesburg VA-But now we are offering our beautiful farm as a place of retreat through iconography and other art courses.
Two to three times a year we will offer intensive icon writing courses at St. Anna’s Orthodox Mission in Louisa VA. They will be posted here and on our newsletter which you can sign up for below. I send them out a few months before each course.
I’ll also offer short classes on specific aspects of the icon, as well as inviting other artisans who fit in the category of ancient Christian art to teach classes. Look under ‘Events’ for all classes.
For other wonderful things to do when you give us a visit, think about visiting The Queen of All Sketes-a small monastery (skete) about a 10 minute drive away with a great little gift shop!
As the farm grows we hope to offer a few more ways of making this a peaceful retreat. Many people like to volunteer to ‘help for a day’ at the farm, with either the animals or garden or various projects. That is always welcome! If you have any questions you can email me at paraskeve@gmail.com.
The name ‘Many Years’ comes from the Orthodox blessing sung for many a happy occasion:
“Many many years, many happy years, many many years, many happy years.
In the best of health, love and happiness. Many many years many happy years!”
God bless!