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New Painting: ‘Valley of Insight’
Delighted to share my new painting with you! The ‘Valley of Insight’ is inspired by the Valley of Insight into Hidden Mysteries, as mentioned in the Conference of The Birds – the beautiful, epic 12th Century poem by Farid ud-Din … Continue reading
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A downloadable colouring sheet for you to design your own birds. Enjoy! Please see my two previous posts for more children’s activities, and also follow the link below: http://ayeshagamiet.com/pattern-in-islamic-art/teaching-resources-islamic-art/ Good luck with the home-schooling!
Tessellating Tile Patterns for Children
Some new geometry teaching resources for the home-schoolers today: free, downloadable tessellating “tiles” to help with your maths and art curriculum… or just to play with at break time! Here’s a short movie clip to give you some ideas for … Continue reading
Prime Open Studios 2017
Prime Open Studios Date and time: 23rd-24th September 2017, 12pm – 6pm Venue: Prime Studios, 1-6 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor, SL4 3HR. http://www.primestudios.org.uk/open-studio/ On the 23rd-24th of September, Prime Studios will open its doors to the public! There … Continue reading
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Feature in Norwegian daily newspaper: Vårt Land
Many thanks to Heidi Marie Lindekleiv of Norwegian daily Vårt Land for this beautiful and insightful article on the revival of Islamic arts in Europe. Last month, Heidi interviewed Khaled Azzam from the The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, and myself. I … Continue reading
Islamic Art Spring / Summer Saturday Courses in Windsor
I am very pleased to announce my new Islamic art courses for Spring / Summer 2017! All courses below will be held at my studio in Windsor: Prime Studios, 1-6 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR. You can find … Continue reading
Exhibition at the Firestation Arts Centre, Windsor, Berkshire
If you would like to take a closer look at my little ‘Dancing Princess’ please come and visit Prime Studios‘ first ever group show! Prime Studios is an initiative set up by The Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture, providing affordable … Continue reading
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‘The Art of Islamic Illumination: A Personal Reflection’ by Fareena Chanda of the Friday Collective
I was very moved reading this heartfelt and insightful article, reflecting upon the experience of learning a traditional Islamic craft. Fareena Chanda spent a week studying the art of tezhib / tezhip (Islamic manuscript illumination) at my studio in Windsor … Continue reading
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Incredible artwork from my students; future Islamic art courses in Windsor
A little update on the incredible work produced by my students over the summer in my Islamic art workshops. We held classes in Islamic manuscript illumination (or tezhib / tezhip, as it is known in Arabic and Turkish), geometry, and … Continue reading
Ramadan Karim!
Wishing everyone a very blessed and peaceful Ramadan!
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