Art Illuminated

Esra Alhamal
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Art Illuminated

Art Illuminated is an art dedicated podcast about traditional art and artists from the Middle East and North Africa

  1. 07/06/2022

    Japanning Fairytales with Tuesday Riddell

    Last episode of season 4 is with Tuesday Riddell and we talked about Japanning and how she specialised in it and the nature that inspires her.  Images from the episode: instragram.com/artilluminated Tuesday's fab work: http://tuesdayriddell.com/ More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast

    41 min

  2. 06/28/2022

    Gemstones With Geometric Patterns with Bryan Drummond

    Bryan Drummond is a goldsmith and specialises in gem cutting creating stunning geometric patterns on a lot of the gems he works on. They are interact and dazzling.  Images from this episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpod  Follow Bryan: https://www.instagram.com/bd_drummond/ and shop his work: https://www.drummondgems.com/shop  More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast

    57 min

  3. 05/26/2022

    Floral Embroidery with Olga Prinku

    Olga Prinku is a designer, maker and creator of flowers on tulle embroidery. She invented the technique of flowers on tulle embroidery, using real organic material as her thread. Olga collaborated with brands including Swarovski and Anthropologie, and her work has been exhibited in galleries and at festivals.  Images from this episode on: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/artilluminated  More from Olga: https://www.prinku.com/

    44 min

  4. 04/21/2022

    Exploring and learning patterns with Lizzie Hobbs

    Artist Lizzie Hobbs is an award winning Manchester based artist, who studied South Asian studies and Hindi and continued with her arts and other studies exploring the rich world of patterns.  Images from episode: www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod  More from Lizzie: https://www.lizziehobbs.co.uk/ More episodes: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast

    35 min

  5. 04/16/2022

    Glass Sculptures and Recycling with Hannah Gibson

    Hannah Gibson is a glass artist and we talked about making glass sculpture from sustainable and recycled materials. Hannah is also a geologist, which informs some of her works.  Images from episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpodcast  Connect with Hannah: https://www.hannahgibsonglass.co.uk/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast

    51 min

  6. 04/07/2022

    Indian Miniature & Devotional Portraits with Murad K. Mumtaz

    Assistant Professor Murad K. Mumtaz is a Pakistani artist and researcher based in the US and currently teaching South Asian arts at the William College. Murad specialised in Indian miniature more specifically the Pahari painting style during his studies at the National College of Arts in Lahore and then he pursued a master’s of fine arts in Columbia University, where he started looking deeper into the history. We had such a great chat about all things miniature, inspiration and devotional portrait.  Images from this episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More from Murad: www.instagram.com/muradkhanmumtaz/ Murad's Youtube Series: https://youtu.be/6uqifLI_MfA Recommended Book: The Magic Doe: Qutban Suhravardi's Mirigavati https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Doe-Qutban-Suhravardis-Mirigavati/dp/0199842949/

    46 min

  7. 03/30/2022

    Needlepoint Inspired By Islamic Tiles with Natalie Fisher

    Natalie Fisher is a needlepoint artist based in Sydney and her work is inspired by Islamic architecture. She shares how she fell in love with Islamic tiles and how she includes the various tiles in her work. Images from the episode on instagram.com/artilluminatedpod | More from Natalie plus her book https://www.artweave.com.au/ + https://www.instagram.com/artweave_originals/

    42 min

  8. 03/23/2022

    Painting Botanical and Nature Art with Shevaun Doherty

    Shevaun Doherty is an Irish botanical artist, who raises environmental awareness through her art. We talked about Shevaun’s journey into botanical art and her life in Egypt and Ireland and how her practice transformed with the different opportunities she had from the logo she designed for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, to the set of Irish postage stamps and so many cool things in between. We also chatted about the practical side of botanical painting techniques and how they can be applied on paper and on vellum. Images from this episode on islamicillumination.com/podcast  Shevaun work: https://shevaundoherty.com/ and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shevaundohertyartist/

    1h 17m
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Art Illuminated is an art dedicated podcast about traditional art and artists from the Middle East and North Africa

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  • Creator
    Esra Alhamal
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Art Illuminated

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