Aidan Hart UK. Stone and wood carvings, Byzantine icon carving

Aidan Hart Iconographer
Wood Carver
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Icon Carvings
Miracle of the Fish
Miracle of the Fish
(Iviron Monastery, Mt. Athos)

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Carvings
On this page are examples of stone and woodcarvings and woodwork undertaken for clients. Click on one of the icon photos to see a larger image in a new window. When you have finished looking simply close the window.

Prices vary according to size and complexity, so please contact Aidan at mail@aidanharticons.com or phone 01743 792555 to discuss your ideas and get a quote.

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Encolpion, Our Lady of the Sign
Encolpion, Our Lady of the Sign

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Christ Pantocrator, polychrome carving
Christ Pantocrator, polychrome carving

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Cupboard, Iviron, Athos
Cupboard, Iviron, Athos

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Bishops throne, Stoke on Trent
Bishops throne, Stoke on Trent

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Censer container, Iviron, Athos
Censer container, Iviron, Athos

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Censer holder, Iviron, Athos
Censer holder, Iviron, Athos

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Priest's blessing cross
Priest's blessing cross

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Grave cross with St Herman, Oxford
Grave cross with St Herman, Oxford

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Grave cross, Oxford
Grave cross, Oxford

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Crucifix, detail
Crucifix, detail

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Crucifix, deisis
Crucifix, deisis

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Cross, school in Belfast
Cross, school in Belfast

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St John of Kronstadt
St John of Kronstadt

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Pendant, Christ
Pendant, Christ

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Reliquary for St Charalambos, Iviron monastery, Athos
Reliquary for St Charalambos, Iviron monastery, Athos

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Lettering
Lettering

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Icon Shrine, Highgrove
Icon Shrine, Highgrove

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Organ case panel, More, Shropshire
Organ case panel, More, Shropshire

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St Michael
St Michael

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St Edmund's Reliquary
St Edmund's Reliquary

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St Edmund's Reliquary
St Edmund's Reliquary

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Stone altar (Shrewsbury, U.K.)
Stone altar
(Shrewsbury, U.K.)

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Casing for the Portaitissa Icon
Casing for the Portaitissa Icon
(Iviron, Mt. Athos)

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Portaitissa Mother of God
Portaitissa Mother of God
(Istanbul, Turkey)

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Christ with St Christopher and St Joanna
Christ with St Christopher and St Joanna

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Wooden Mosaic Floor in Monastery Chapel
Wooden Mosaic Floor in Monastery Chapel

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Romanesque styled cross, in limewood
Romanesque styled cross, in limewood
(Bath, U.K.)

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Three Stylites
Three Stylites

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Tree of Life crucifix
Tree of Life crucifix

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Romanesque Cross
Romanesque Cross

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Stone Carvings by commission
Tombstone

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Stone Carvings by commission
Ivory (recycled), 5cm high
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Joachim and Anna
Joachim and Anna

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Detail of Vladimir Mother of God
Detail of Vladimir Mother of God
(limewood)

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CARVING

Although most people think of icons as painted, there is also a very strong tradition of icons in relief carving. The oldest known icons are carved sarcophagi (e.g. that in St. Maria Antiqua, Rome, dating from around 270). The carved wooden doors of St. Sabina’s in Rome were made in 432. The wood I carve from depends in part on the size and use. Boxwood is good for very small items. Other woods I use for larger works are cherry (a rich brownish red), lime (light coloured and little distinctive grain) and oak. I have also used bone and ivory (old and recycled!). Some people like the carving to be painted and gilded. Common uses for carved icons are pendants, grave crosses and tombstones, reliquaries, travelling diptychs or triptychs, icon screens, the cross as support for the seven lamps often found on the altar, and portable icons hung up and venerated exactly as portable painted icons.

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