Japanning Fairytales with Tuesday Riddell
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Last episode of season 4 is with Tuesday Riddell and we talked about Japanning and how she specialised in it and the nature that inspires her. Images from the episode: instragram.com/artilluminated Tuesday's fab work: http://tuesdayriddell.com/ More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast
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Gemstones With Geometric Patterns with Bryan Drummond
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Bryan Drummond is a goldsmith and specialises in gem cutting creating stunning geometric patterns on a lot of the gems he works on. They are interact and dazzling. Images from this episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpod Follow Bryan: and shop his work: More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast
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Floral Embroidery with Olga Prinku
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Olga Prinku is a designer, maker and creator of flowers on tulle embroidery. She invented the technique of flowers on tulle embroidery, using real organic material as her thread. Olga collaborated with brands including Swarovski and Anthropologie, and her work has been exhibited in galleries and at festivals. Images from this episode on: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod/ More on the podcast: More from Olga:
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Exploring and learning patterns with Lizzie Hobbs
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Artist Lizzie Hobbs is an award winning Manchester based artist, who studied South Asian studies and Hindi and continued with her arts and other studies exploring the rich world of patterns. Images from episode: More from Lizzie: More episodes:
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Glass Sculptures and Recycling with Hannah Gibson
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Hannah Gibson is a glass artist and we talked about making glass sculpture from sustainable and recycled materials. Hannah is also a geologist, which informs some of her works. Images from episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpodcast Connect with Hannah: More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
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Indian Miniature & Devotional Portraits with Murad K. Mumtaz
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Assistant Professor Murad K. Mumtaz is a Pakistani artist and researcher based in the US and currently teaching South Asian arts at the William College. Murad specialised in Indian miniature more specifically the Pahari painting style during his studies at the National College of Arts in Lahore and then he pursued a master’s of fine arts in Columbia University, where he started looking deeper into the history. We had such a great chat about all things miniature, inspiration and devotional portrait. Images from this episode on More from Murad: Murad's Youtube Series: Recommended...
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Needlepoint Inspired By Islamic Tiles with Natalie Fisher
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Natalie Fisher is a needlepoint artist based in Sydney and her work is inspired by Islamic architecture. She shares how she fell in love with Islamic tiles and how she includes the various tiles in her work. Images from the episode on instagram.com/artilluminatedpod | More from Natalie plus her book + https://www.instagram.com/artweave_originals/
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Painting Botanical and Nature Art with Shevaun Doherty
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Shevaun Doherty is an Irish botanical artist, who raises environmental awareness through her art. We talked about Shevaun’s journey into botanical art and her life in Egypt and Ireland and how her practice transformed with the different opportunities she had from the logo she designed for the , to the set of Irish postage stamps and so many cool things in between. We also chatted about the practical side of botanical painting techniques and how they can be applied on paper and on vellum. Images from this episode on islamicillumination.com/podcast Shevaun work: and instagram:...
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Cosmology, Miniature and Spirituality with Annelie Solis
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Annelie Solis is a Trinidadian artist that graduated from the Prince's School of Traditional Art in London. We talk about her journey into art and miniature. She explores various subjects in her work like cosmology, astrology and astronomy. Images from episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpod https://www.anneliesolis.com/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/artilluminatedpod
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Traditional and Modern Calligraphy with Paul Antonio
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Paul Antonio is the author of 'Copperplate Script - A Yin&Yang Approach'. A new and innovative way to look at and learn to write copperplate script. Being passionate about lettering history, Paul has worked on copying Ancient Hieroglyphs in Egypt for the MET, NYC and is one of the four Crown Office Scribes who handwrites some of the laws of the UK unto vellum for signing by Her Majesty The Queen. He also studied English Palaeography and Manuscript History. Images from episode: + Paul's insta: https://www.instagram.com/pascribe Checkout Paul's various courses and educational offerings: ...
info_outlineSliman Mansour is an iconic figure in contemporary Arab art and in the Palestinian Intifadh. He is a political artist representing the Palestinian identity with his beautiful depiction of cultural symbols.
Find his on instagram: www.instagram.com/sliman.mansour
Pictures from today's episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod
More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast