ISLAMIC ART ALBUM - FIRST PAGE - GREEN SHAMSA I began this small project primarily to demonstrate my new "Divide and Rule" drawing instruments, which I bought for the purpose of drawing concentric circles, radiating and parallel lines for my art projects. They are proving very easy to use. The Circle Tool and…
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…
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…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 8 Beginning work on the cat page The subject for this page just happened and wasn't planned. It came about because I see art potential in the most unlikely places. Food packaging for art In a recent grocery delivery I had a multi-pack of baked…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 5 Teabag stain pages Some time ago I made a lot of sheets with teabag stains on them. After making the tea, I squeezed out most of the liquid from the bag and placed it on a piece of watercolour paper to dry, adding more…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 4 - COMPLETION AND FRAMING I am delighted to report that this piece of Islamic art is now completed, framed and hung. The mount My hubby bought this frame at the recent village fete, and reluctantly agreed to let me have it - when I first set eyes…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 3 - COMPLETING THE COLOURING This stage of creating my shamsa took me a lot longer than I expected. Sometimes you don't know how things will turn out until you actually do them and see the project as a whole, and what seemed like a good idea turns…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 2 - BEGINNING THE COLOURING A very fruitful session in the studio this afternoon, when I began painting my completed drawing. Before I started, I did a rough digital mock-up on the computer, using the quarter-view photo of the completed drawing, to help me to decide where I…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 1 - THE DRAWING A second-hand frame At the recent village fete we attended, my hubby bought a large square picture frame. I immediately saw potential in this for my own work and begged it off him - he gave it to me a little reluctantly! None of…
PEARLS - COLOURED PENCILS After working hard over quite a long period on my Infusions mini-album, I felt like doing something completely different today. Feeling rather tired, I wasted a lot of time on Pinterest (my goodness, that site is addictive and the time just slips by!!) looking for inspiration for something to…
