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Divide and Rule – Islamic Art

DIVIDE AND RULE - ISLAMIC ART No - that isn't a political statement - it's an art project using some exciting new drawing equipment! Divide and Rule Some time ago I came across a YouTube short, showing an exciting collection of specialist drawing materials. I was intrigued, and visited the site, "Divide and…

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24th January 2026

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2025 – End of Year Review

2025 - END OF YEAR REVIEW It's been a relatively quiet year, all told. Not a great deal to report on our normal activities. Most of my activity this year has been art-related. Studio changes I got some great new shelving units for the studio and reorganised things to make life a lot…

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31st December 2025

Books and Albums / Calligraphy / Drawing and Painting

Drawing Practice from A Country Diary

DRAWING PRACTICE FROM A COUNTRY DIARY Since our outing to the village fete on Saturday, I have been feeling very tired, and after I'd compled my necessary domestic tasks, there was nothing left in the energy bank for studio time. After a few days of this I was beginning to feel a bit…

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4th July 2025

Calligraphy

Completion of the Calligraphy Flourishes Course

COMPLETION OF THE CALLIGRAPHY FLOURISHES COURSE This five-day course has taken me nearly three weeks to complete! Somehow I wasn't able to get down to it and work at it every day. There has been quite a lot going on recently and in between, I have been too tired to go in the…

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15th June 2025

Calligraphy

Pen Nibs – A Solution at Last

PEN NIBS - A SOLUTION AT LAST Dip pen nibs I am very happy with my new calligraphy fountain pen, but despite it being "super flex," it doesn't have as much spread as I would like, and it's also quite hard to get really thin lines with it. The other disadvantage is that…

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6th June 2025

Calligraphy / Drawing and Painting / Studio Equipment

Domestika Course – English Calligraphy – Final Project

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - FINAL PROJECT At long last I have completed this course. It did seem to drag on, partly because I was waiting for materials to arrive, and also because of other things going on in my life. I had already decided not to tie myself down to completing…

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2nd June 2025

Birthday / Calligraphy / Cards / Mixed Media Art / Zentangle

Two Cards for my Hubby

TWO CARDS FOR MY HUBBY A busy month May is a busy month for celebrations. The first to come was always 4th May for my hubby's older brother, sadly no longer with us. We always used to wish him a happy birthday and then say, "May the Fourth be with you" haha! My…

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15th May 2025

Calligraphy / Christian Art / Mixed Media Art

Domestika Course – English Calligraphy – A Special Invitation – A Small Miracle

DOMESTIKA COURSE - A SPECIAL INVITATION - A SMALL MIRACLE A follow-up to the completion of my latest Domestika course calligraphy work. Last night something extraordinary happened... Background - A little art history The Wilton Diptych The Wilton Diptych, painted in the late 1390s for King Richard II of England by an anonymous…

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14th May 2025

Calligraphy / Christian Art / Mixed Media Art

Domestika Course – English Calligraphy – Create an Invitation

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - CREATE AN INVITATION At the beginning of this year, when I started a series of Domestika courses, I decided that I would attempt to complete one course per month. So far I have managed this, but with this course the end of the month came and went,…

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13th May 2025

Calligraphy / Studio Equipment

Flex Nib Fountain Pen

FLEX NIB FOUNTAIN PEN I am currently doing an English calligraphy course with Domestika, and have been using a dip pen with an angled pen holder. The nib has a reservoir which means I don't have to dip so often but the results can be a bit hit and miss. I wondered whether…

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11th May 2025