I began writing Byzantine icons in 1997 under the guidance of Diamantis Cassis of beloved memory, working with acrylic paint and gold leaf on wood panels. Over the years I have attended three workshops at The Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, and I continue writing icons in this medium.
In 2007, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, I began writing the iconography for the St. Efstathios Chapel on the campus of St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas. I was blessed to work under the guidance of George Filippakis of New York on this project, who has been writing icons for over 60 years. Over the next 11 years, I completed 100 icons, mostly on canvas, that have been installed in the chapel that was completed in April 2018.
Since then, I have completed and installed the Pantokrator icon at St. John the Baptist in Craig, Colorado, and the Platitera icon at Sts. Pater and Paul in Boulder, Colorado. I am currently working on Phase II at Sts. Peter and Paul, to be installed in 2023.