By artwork, we mean anything used to worship God through art.  This could even include religious architecture and interior design; blacksmithing; goldsmithing; silversmithing, etc.

 

The monastery/hermitage will be in Charterhouse configuration.  There will be two different cloisters--one each for men or women on either side of the chapel.  Those who do blacksmithing or artisans who work with open fire will have their own cloister, so that the danger of fire to the rest of the hermitages--and the noise--is minimized.

 

The community will be bi-ritual, while preferring the Mass in the Extraordinary Form (MEF/TLM); contemplative prayer; Lectio Divina; Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and the Latin Salve Procession after Compline.

 

Once a month, the community will come together for a day-long recreation.

 

The habit for the women will be white, with white cord cincture, black veil, white wimple and guimpe.  The design is taken from that of St. Catherine of Bologna's habit.

 

The men's habit will be a white tunic, with black cowl and hood, and white cord cincture.

 

Both men and women Artisans in all stages of formation will wear a medallion of the Black Madonna (shown above left).  This miraculous image of Mary with the Infant Jesus is reputed to have been painted by St. Luke himself on a wooden tabletop, hence the dark coloration.