Byzantine Icon Workshop

Friends of the LSU Botanic Gardens will hold a Byzantine Icon Workshop this month at the Burden Conference Center. A team of iconographers will provide guided instructions paced to produce a finished icon of St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great oft-credited with discovering the Cross of Jesus. The workshop costs $350 and includes all materials and lunch for the five-day workshop. A specially prepared board, gold leaf, paints, brushes and other supplies are provided. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Gardens to further the implementation of the Botanic Gardens Educational Programs. Contact Kitty Hessburg Wiemer at (225) 284-7440 or Diana Wells at (225) 927-8646 with any questions. 9 am–4:30 pm. $350 for all materials and lunch during the five-day workshop.  lsu.edu/botanic-gardens.