New Frame Colours for the Mosaic

Glory to God! the Mosaic was installed today!

The Completed Mosaic

The completed and much improved face of the Saint

The Face of the Saint Takes Shape

Blessing of the Iconographer Tools for the Mosaic

Today, at the Church of St. Demetrios in St Marys, following the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Nektarios, Parish Priest of St Demetrios Church, blessed the Iconographer and the tools and first set of smalti tiles which will be used on the Mosaic. Pictured below are the tile cutters, the flesh tone smalti tiles which will be used on the face and hands of the Saint, and they are resting on the fibreglass mesh to which the tiles will be adhered to form the mosaic, which will then be adhered to the wall.

Work Begins on the Church for the Mosaic. Fr. Nektarios Interviews the Iconographer.

Today, the front wall of the Church was cement rendered in preparation for the mosaic. The render has to cure for over a month before it can hold the mosaic, which is why it needs to be done early in the project. In this video, Fr. Nektarios, the Parish Priest of the Church, speaks with the Iconographer and updates us on the project.

The painted icon on which the mosaic will be based.