Denise Doerksen, Author at Faith Tides

Knowing the Creator — Writing icons as a spiritual practice

Denise Doerksen — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:00:58 +0000

The Prosopon School of Iconology has presented me the experience of writing icons as a spiritual practice. I have travelled nearly annually to Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota to participate in its intensive workshops hosted at St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral. The entry point for students learning to write icons in the Russian Byzantine tradition is to write […]

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Stitched: A Fibre Arts Exhibition

Denise Doerksen — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:14:46 +0000

The Kariton Art Gallery, on the shore of Mill Lake in Abbotsford, hosted my first art show as a textile artist. Stitched: A Fibre Arts Exhibition displayed my pieces in the gallery and online through the month of July. You can see the show online at https://abbotsfordartscouncil.com/stitched-exhibition/ Here are a few of the pieces I […]

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From St Paul, Minnesota to Vancouver Island

Denise Doerksen — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:05:07 +0000

I am thrilled to find myself on Vancouver Island in the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets writing this article. If I think of my journey as a mountain hike, then this is the summit I have been climbing uphill to get to for quite some time. The view is literally stunning from here. As […]

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