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Diane HamelDiane Hamel, a lifelong artist, studied fine art at Michigan State University from 1971 to 1975. After raising her family, she returned to Aquinas College in 1989, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1991. She began working as a professional lay minister at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Greenville, Michigan, where she served as the Director of Religious Education for nine years. In August 2000, Diane began working at St. Patrick Parish in Parnell, Michigan, as the Director of the Catechumenate. In addition to her ministry at St. Patrick Parish, she served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan as a member of the Liturgical Art and Environment Commission for many years. Diane has given numerous workshops on preparing sacred spaces and liturgical environments.In 1997, Diane attended “‘A Brush with God’ Icon Workshop,” given by Peter Pearson, a Master Iconographer from New Hope, PA. It was during this experience that her two passions of faith and art converged, and she has been studying iconography and painting icons ever since. In 2005, Diane began studying with Xenia Prokovsky, a Russian iconographer from Boston, Massachusetts. Diane has written many icons for private collections, churches, and other institutions, including the Cathedral of St. Andrew in the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her icons have been exhibited around the United States. One of her icons belongs to the private collection of Bishop James Harvey, the Prefect for the Papal Household at the Vatican. Diane has given retreats, workshops, and college courses on the technical skills and spiritual aspects of creating an icon to a wide variety of people. She works out of her studio, Viriditas Icon Studio in Lowell, Michigan, and gives private lessons to those who are interested. She is privileged to be a part of the rediscovery of iconography within the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. Diane lives with her husband in Lowell, Michigan, and is a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Beyond Words: An Icon Painting Retreat Beyond Words: An Icon Retreat Return |
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