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Icons by Evgenia Diachenko
Evgenia Diachenko was born and raised in the Orthodox faith. Her upbringing is culturally Hellenic with deep ties to spirituality, strong traditions, values and ethics. Evgenia is an active member in the Hellenic-American diaspora of Chicagoland. She is a volunteer educator at Heartland Alliance - a human rights organization which supports immigrants and provides critical resources. She also volunteers at the National Hellenic Museum (NMH) where she shares history, art and culture from Antiquity to Byzantine eras. Evgenia holds a master's degree in Educating Adults from DePaul University, and a bachelor's degree in Byzantine Art and Culture, as well as a minor degree in Russian Studies and Literature.
She writes her icons on birch wood boards prepared with layers of gesso, or on a canvas, which is then mounted on a prepared board. She prefers larger boards. 24K gold leaf is then applied and the icons are finished with clear gloss topcoat. Read more here.