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Student’s Work from the PSTA Autumn 2010 Course in Islamic Manuscript Illumination
Student’s work from the Islamic manuscript illumination course at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts. Last Saturday marked the final session of a 4-day course that I taught in Islamic manuscript illumination at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts. Due to … Continue reading
Pretty Patterns from Islamic Textiles: Part 2
Salwar Kameez illustration by Ayesha Gamiet 2010 Just a little sneaky peek at an illustration that I have been working on recently. I’m not sure whether or not it’s finished yet – I may add a few more details to … Continue reading
Geometric design in Islamic art course at Morley College
Student’s work from the short course in Islamic geometric design held at Morley College today and last Sunday. I know that it has been a while since I last updated the blog, but I have been super-busy over these past … Continue reading
My ideas for stationery designs
Exhibition catalogue from Divine Inspiration: Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture, at the Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia Soon after graduating from my MA studies, I received a commission from the Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia. They were planning an exhibition on Islamic architecture, entitled … Continue reading
Pretty patterns from Islamic Textiles: Part 1
Last week, I spent a day in SOAS library researching textiles from the Islamic world. I’m working on a project which involves looking at traditional Islamic textiles, then re-interpreting the patterns to create my own designs – I hope to post … Continue reading
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Student’s Work from the PSTA Summer School 2010 Course in Islamic Manuscript Illumination
Dear blog readers, I would like to share some of my student’s fantastic work from the course that I taught last week: a one-week summer school workshop in Islamic manuscript illumination held at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in … Continue reading
More photos from Abu Dhabi
Last week, I was in Abu Dhabi again, delivering another series of workshops at the Islamic textiles exhibition in the Emirates Palace. I have written a previous post on the exhibition and the work that we have been doing in … Continue reading
Great work from a great bunch of students
Preparing worksheets for my classes. Much of my time is taken up with preparing for future classes, and the past couple of weeks have been no different. Last week, I was asked to deliver a small workshop to a group … Continue reading
A week of teaching in Abu Dhabi…
Advert for the Islamic Embroidery exhibition at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. It’s been a l-o-n-g time since my last post! I’m really sorry for the delay, but I’m blaming it on the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland! We were … Continue reading
Short course in Islamic Manuscript Illumination at The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts
Sultan Barquq by Ayesha Gamiet (2007) Great news for anbody interested in taking an Islamic arts course in London over the Summer! I will be teaching a short course in Islamic Manuscript Illumination at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, … Continue reading