I grew up steeped in art and in Orthodoxy as a daughter of a well-known iconographer. It didn’t take long for me to combine the two most important elements in my life! After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from an up-and-coming art school in New Hampshire, I began the long and often challenging process of strengthening my faith and serving the Church with my art. I studied iconography under my father, Fr. Andrew Tregubov, and went on to start my own little studio in conjunction with his. I mainly paint private devotional icons for commission and I recently developed a pattern for traditional baptismal robes for infants that I custom sew. A mother of two (one special needs), I live with my husband in White River Junction, Vermont, and work from home.
Throughout my years of giving glory to God through the work of my hands, I have been challenged and tested. I have lost faith in my abilities, only to find them again. Because of hardship and heartache, I have learned what it means to be truly faithful and to bear witness to Christ. In thankfulness, I create my work so that in some small way, I can share some of the beauty of our faith and of the profound love that our Lord holds for us with others!
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Artist and iconographer Anna DuMoulin currently lives in Vermont with her husband Justin (SVOTS ’10) and their two children.
This article was originally published October 27, 2011
