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Read more about the article Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – The Border
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Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – The Border

DOMESTIKA COURSE - HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY - THE BORDER Having completed the design, I wanted to add a little extra. I am not a fan of the proportions of the European paper sizes, and this piece was done on a sheet of A3 hot pressed watercolour paper (300 gsm). The piece has a vintage…

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30th March 2025
Read more about the article Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – A Setback, Then Steaming Ahead
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Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – A Setback, Then Steaming Ahead

DOMESTIKA COURSE - HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY - A SETBACK, THEN STEAMING AHEAD A major error After I had done my original draft, I discovered that I'd made a major error with the Hebrew, leaving out about a line and a half of text. I had got so caught up with layouts and grids that…

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28th March 2025
Read more about the article Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – Beginning the Final Project
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Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy – Beginning the Final Project

DOMESTIKA COURSE - HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY - BEGINNING THE FINAL PROJECT This course is taking me longer than anticipated. This is partly due to having a lot of other things to think about recently, and also waiting for supplies to arrive. I have also struggled more than I expected with the letter forms. I…

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25th March 2025
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New Domestika Course – Hebrew Calligraphy

NEW DOMESTIKA COURSE - HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY Background The teacher of the course is the first female Soferet (Hebrew scribe, feminine) for 250 years. In the introductory session of the course, she shares her background which is extremely interesting, and it's so positive that Orthodox rabbis were prepared to take on her training and…

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6th March 2025
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Mark Making on the Abstract Watercolour Mini-Album

MARK MAKING ON THE ABSTRACT WATERCOLOUR MINI-ALBUM Shoshi's gone marking mad! I had soooo much fun with this latest project. It wasn't a lengthy project - I could do a page or two per session and just bung stuff down and see what happened. Quite different from my recent highly disciplined projects. Nice…

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4th March 2025
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Abstract Watercolour and Mini Origami Albums

ABSTRACT WATERCOLOUR AND MINI ORIGAMI ALBUMS Shoshi the Loose Woman! After doing so much highly detailed work recently, I have felt the urge to go loose and splash a bit of paint around. One's gotta loosen up a bit once in a while! This is by way of an interlude before I begin…

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2nd March 2025
Read more about the article Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Completing the Project
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Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Completing the Project

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ISLAMIC ART - COMPLETING THE PROJECT This particular Arabesque motif is called a shamsa. Etymology I am fascinated by the origins and relationships of words, and looked up the etymology of shamsa. This immediately rang a bell with me, because of its similarity to the Hebrew word shemesh, meaning "sun." …

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23rd February 2025
Read more about the article Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Working on the Final Drawing
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Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Working on the Final Drawing

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ISLAMIC ART - WORKING ON THE FINAL DRAWING Inking over the transfer After I had transferred the tracing of the drawing onto the watercolour paper, it all looked rather messy. It was hard to see the detail which was quite confusing. To tidy things up, I decided to go over…

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22nd February 2025
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Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Transferring the Design

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ISLAMIC ART - TRANSFERRING THE DESIGN Following yesterday's session in the studio where I created the first version of some design tracings, I had time to think about how it was working out. I realised I wasn't happy with it, and decided to start the tracings again with a different…

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18th February 2025
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Domestika Course – Islamic Art – Tracing and Biomorphs

DOMESTIKA COURSE - ISLAMIC ART - TRACING AND BIOMORPHS I have skipped the final task in the previous unit because of time constraints. I've had a busy week, and I want to take advantage of the afternoon daylight in the studio for drawing, and not waste it sitting at the laptop in the…

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17th February 2025
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