Lara NeriJul 25, 20191 minmy top three favorite museums in LondonThe British Museum - full of brilliant historical art and artifacts - like the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, and the colossal...
Lara NeriMay 15, 20194 minGive Sorrow Words: the Healing Power of TheaterOver the past 10 years my husband and I have done quite a bit of reading, taking classes, attending conferences, and learning from...
Lara NeriJan 25, 20193 minThe Byzantine Church as MicrocosmThe interior of a Byzantine Church should be a three dimensional icon; the Church is a model of the universe, a vision of the redeemed, a...
Lara NeriJan 17, 20194 minHow is iconography different from other religious art?One Sunday after liturgy, I overheard a visitor to our church commenting on the iconography, “Why do the figures look so strange? They...
Lara NeriJan 17, 20182 mintea & tiny emperorsThis past summer I was very blessed to be able to participate not only in another iconography class with the Byzantine School of...
Lara NeriJul 26, 20162 minart camps: pursuing Beauty togetherTwo intensive weeks of art camps have come to an end, and I am thankful for the experience. I kept enrollment to four students per camp...
Lara NeriJul 6, 20162 miniconography: window to the DivineI have just returned from a beautiful, powerful, intense experience where art and prayer were indistinguishable. I have come away with a...
Lara NeriJun 8, 20161 minbeauty & simplicityThe Japanese have a gift for the pursuit of Beauty. It is apparent in their art, their fashion, their gardening, their tea ceremony. The...