This Orthodox Church in America parish commissioned a wood carving of their patron saints partly as a way of reaffirming a tradition of carved Iconography that their forebears brought to America from Russia, where the practice had thrived for centuries. The parish placed the Icon above the main entry of the Church building.

Because of its exterior location, we selected Mahogany as the material best suited for an outdoor Icon and treated it with marine epoxy and marine varnish to further protect it from the elements. This Holy Image has now weathered seven winters with only minimum routine maintenance.