![]() ![]() When Imbruglia was commissioned to write an icon of St. An icon of a single figure may take her three to four weeks, while icons with many figures might take as long as two months. Peter Favre, are in the Vatican others hang in homes, churches, schools and other sacred spaces all over the United States. Imbruglia has written almost 90 icons since she began in 2005. She is a joyful woman, bubbling over with laughter and words and the passion she has for her craft, and her story is a story of prayer, of vocation, of humility, and of the blessings that come from following where Christ leads. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Imbruglia at her studio and hearing about her work and how she came to be an iconographer. Miss Julia’s icon was written by iconographer Vivian Imbruglia. At her waist, a crest displays further symbols of her devotion and service: the daily Eucharist she called her “breakfast” a firefighter’s helmet and tools symbolizing her personal mission to Denver’s firemen the red wagon she used to bring food to those poorer than herself, as poor as she was. In her arms she holds a child, Mary-like, and a rosary. The same love shines forth from her own heart, as symbolized by the yellow and white of her garment. Over her head, the love of Christ shines forth in shades of bright yellow and white from the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was her constant devotion. ![]() But this is no ordinary portrait this is an icon, commissioned by the Archdiocese of Denver as a local symbol of the pope’s Year of Mercy, and its purpose is to show Miss Julia as she stands in the light of God. Miss Julia Greeley appears as she did in life: floppy black hat on her head, a small smile on her lips, a child in her arms, the Colorado Rockies rising up behind her. Iconographer Vivian Imbruglia, who was commissioned to create an icon for the Year of Mercy, talks to Will Duquette about her vocation
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