Christina Watson
Christian Icons are images of Christ and his Saints. As we gaze on them and pray in front of them, we begin to realise that the people whom they depict also behold us, filled with love. "
Christina Watson
Christina Watson (Christina Wright) has been a local sign writer and artist for over forty-five years. She turned her hand to Iconography after visiting the Coptic Christian Churches in Old Cairo. Thereafter, she received a Certificate from the King's Trust (formerly the Prince's Trust) for Traditional Arts in recognition of her studies under the renowned international iconographer, Aidan Hart, for three years. She has now been practising the art of iconography for fourteen years, at the same time continuing the sign-written artwork.
Some of Christina's work is displayed in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Hay on Wye, including the shrine chapel, the painting and gilding of the stars in the Apse, and the Icon of Christ within.
She had an exhibition in collaboration with the Ukrainian Iconographer, Petro Birov, in 2024 and is preparing for an exhibition with him again in Hereford Cathedral in 2025.
Email: christinaicons@gmail.com
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