About the Artist

I was born in Oakland, California in 1951. After receiving a degree in art history from the University of California, I began to study ceramics. In 1978 I attended Harrow College of Art and Technology, England in production pottery. Following my return to California I began making ceramic pieces for sale in galleries as well as major department stores. In 1982 I began production of a line of silk-screened decorative tile for bathrooms and kitchens for national distribution.

In 1996 I sold my business and moved to the Netherlands with my family. While living in the Netherlands my connection with the icons began to emerge. I studied briefly with Dutch iconographer Simon Koopman, before beginning to express my own interpretation of icons.

In 2002 my family and I returned to the Pacific Northwest where I further developed my icon collection as images on copper jewelry. I sell this collection under the name “Ambrozijn” meaning “nectar of the gods” in Dutch. For the past two years I have participated as a jeweler in a number of juried craft shows, including “The Best of the Northwest”. I also wholesale my icon jewelry to museum, religious, and new age gift stores.

I have continued to work on my bas-relief icons, focusing on painting those mystics to whom I am most drawn. Most recently I have been inspired to make a series of icons focused on Mary Magdalene. Also I am pleased to have been awarded “best of show” for 2005 in the “Ministry and Liturgy” Visual Arts Award for Sacred Art with a selection of my icons.

When I have a free moment I love playing the button accordion and taking walks through the woods to the beach near my home.

Contact

If you would like more information about these icons, please contact Sofia Christine at: info@sofiachristine.com

for info contact: info@sofiachristine.com