Mother of God the Seeker of the Lost

Feast days February 18.

Materials

• Natural wooden board (lime, pine, alder) with oak splines
• cloth from low-count fabric (linen, canvas)
• gesso
• tempera paints 
• gold leaf of various hues
• tinted wax
• linseed oil
• hide glue
• varnishes (mordant, kauri gum, acryl-styrolic).

Sizes

Available in the following sizes:

• 19.5×25 cm
• 23.5×31 cm
• 27×35 cm
• 30×41 cm
• 40×52 cm.

Decorations

Decorated with gold-plating of the background, the margins and the halo.

The icon may also be decorated with a thin metal sheet with wrought ornaments or an oklad made from tin foil.

The icon may also be placed into an icon case made of oak or birchwood.

Price & Deadlines

The price and the time it will take to paint such an icon are negotiated in advance and depend on its size, complexity, decorations, and gold content.

This icon is consecrated in St Elisabeth Convent.