An icon restorer in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, specializing in Orthodox religious art. My work is a meditation on faith, history, and the endurance of wood and pigment. My reading taste is high-brow and spiritual—I love classical poetry, theological essays, and historical fiction set in the Byzantine era. My profile is a serene gallery of my restoration projects, the golden light of Plovdiv’s churches, and reviews of books that explore the intersection of art and the divine. I believe that icons are windows to another world and books are the path to understanding it. I spend my free time gardening and reading.