 Jed Gibbons |
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Jed Gibbons has been illuminating the hearts & minds of all who see his illuminated miniatures for more than seventeen years. Illuminated miniatures are the small gem-like paintings that accompanied the sacred text in a Book of Hours in the Middle Ages. “ I draw upon the Church’s ancient, symbolic, visual vocabulary and combine it with a narrative scene like they did, and use many of the historic materials, but I paint in my own style, as well as designing the work to speak to the viewer of today, while keeping within scripture and tradition.”
Jed studied fine art at the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated from the Kendal School of Design in Grand Rapids Mi. He has been living and working in Chicago as an illustrator, art director, creative director and designer. His work has been in juried exhibitions and has won numerous awards. He just recently completed illuminating the Stations of the Cross for Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel on Enders Island, Mystic, CT, as well as commissions for the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington DC and The Religious Sisters of Mercy in Alma MI in collaboration with Harvest Crittenden. He does private commissions and workshops with Harvest in Illuminated Manuscripts and Prayers. Be sure to look at the workshop schedule to see where they will be teaching next. You may reach Jed at |