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“Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good te

“Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.”

Henri Matisse

Woodcarving workshop with @adamwilliamsonart in the studio last week. Best way to embody pattern is to realise them.

Patterns from Cordoba, Cairo, Raghistan and Persia

Workshop with @schooloftraditionalarts

A moorish analysis of the horseshoe arches on the

A moorish analysis of the horseshoe arches on the west facade of the Mezquita in Córdoba. Its part of preparation by @adamwilliamsonart and @theartofprocess for our upcoming online series ‘Patterns on the Road’. @patternsontheroad

All next week will be sharing drawing classes live from the most important moorish monuments across Andalusia, Spain.

We are excited to explore this new format, drawing patterns direct from location and looking forward to seeing you all there.

Patterns on the Road
Moorish monuments of Al-Andalus الأَنْدَلُس‎
Live online sessions direct from Monuments across Andalusia, Spain.
5th – 10th October 2021
(by donation)

https://artofislamicpattern.com/online-classes/patterns-live-from-spain/#/2

This Sunday we explore the mysterious enneagon Muq

This Sunday we explore the mysterious enneagon Muqarnas from the Great Mosque of Herat.

Enneagon Muqarnas, Art of Afghanistan
Online
9 - 11.30am or 3 - 5.30pm
26th Sept 2021

This class is a part of the series celebrating the arts and Crafts of Afghanistan. No previous experience needed for this class.

We will draw the elegant 9 fold geometric iwan and then the sumptuous biomorphic elements within the luza’s

Legend has it that the Russian mystic Gurdjieff first encountered the enneagram in a Sufi monastery in Afghanistan at the end of the nineteenth century.

We would like to join together to celebrate the arts and crafts and rich decorative history of Afghanistan. Herat was an important link on the Silk road evident in a proliferation of influences and styles prevalent in the abundant ornamentation through the 11th century Mosque.

Session analysed and taught by @adamwilliamsonart & @theartofprocess

https://artofislamicpattern.com/online-classes/new-online-the-boteh-celebrating-the-art-of-afghanistan/#/18

Irrepressible natural beauty, loving these artwork

Irrepressible natural beauty, loving these artworks from our recent Marquetry class! Freshly pressed and oiled.

Everyone gave their heart and soul to process, you can feel that resonance when you turn the pieces over in your hands. Its been a balm to craft and create together again, we were all so absorbed in patterns and lost in the effervescent woodgrains that no-one could look up let alone take a lunch break or leave the studio at the end of the day.

We will be opening the studio up again for another Marquetry weekend again over 8th & 9th January 2021

https://artofislamicpattern.com/courses/new-ceramic-tiles-2/#/0

Patterns from Afghanistan To celebrate the arts

Patterns from Afghanistan

To celebrate the arts and crafts and rich decorative history of Afghanistan we will study the famous Boteh symbol (also know as the paisley) over two online sessions. This sacred symbol representing the (cypress) tree of life and also the Zoroaster sacred flame appears throughout the sublime Great Mosque of Herat in Afghanistan.

Herat was an important link on the Silk road evident in a proliferation of influences and styles prevalent in the abundant ornamentation through the 11th century Mosque.

The Boteh teardrop motif represents the eternal spirit and the season of autumn.

Both classes will be taught twice, you are welcome to join either/both presentations.

Part 1 – Introducing Boteh motif
9 – 11.30am & 3 – 5.30pm
19th September 2021

Part 2 – The Dome of Herat Mosque  9 – 11.30am & 3 – 5.30pm
26th September 2021

Class link in the stories

30% of the registrations will be donated to the supporting crafts in Afghanistan via the wonderful charity https://www.turquoisemountain.org/donate

ONLINE presentation taught by Stephanie June Ellis aka @theartofprocess & @adamwilliamsonart

https://artofislamicpattern.com/online-classes/new-online-the-boteh-celebrating-the-art-of-afghanistan/#/9

We had a talented group in the studio over the wee

We had a talented group in the studio over the weekend carving Jali screens with @adamwilliamsonart everyone was so intertwined in their work it was tough to down chisels at the end of the day.

This beautiful combined 12/6-fold rosette from the

This beautiful combined 12/6-fold rosette from the Al-Ghuri Complex (AH 909 / 1503 CE) will be one of the designs studied in the upcoming NEW series: Patterns from Cairo, starting next weekend.
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With its stunning mosques, madrassas, mausoleums dating back to the Fatimid era, Cairo enjoys one of richest concentrations of classical Islamic architecture anywhere in the world. In this 6 week course, we will recreate a range of architectural patterns from the medieval city, studying examples from varied media, including wooden screens, marquetry panels, cut stone mosaics and relief carving. The class will be suitable for beginners, as well as those seeking to refresh their skills. Taught by Richard Henry, who is a regular visitor to the city, all patterns covered will be new designs not previously taught online before by Richard. All classes will be recorded and available for download after the live presentation.
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(photo: R Henry 2019)

Registration now open, link in bio.
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A Dual Level Pattern from Shiraz Wednesday 8th of

A Dual Level Pattern from Shiraz

Wednesday 8th of September 2021
17:00- 19:30

Hosting the talented @ambigraph online next week, link in the stories

The creation and application of dual-level or self-similar geometric patterns (where the same forms appear at two different scales in one design) is one of the creative and conceptual pinnacles of Islamic geometric design.
In this class we will construct this beautiful example from the Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, Iran and discuss techniques for bringing out the two levels in the design.
Painting (right) by Mohammed Aziz

Teaching a deep dive 2 day Court of Lions class in

Teaching a deep dive 2 day Court of Lions class in Sussex over the weekend. This first epic rendition is by @iconographer_hanna Lovely sunny studio drawing vibes with @sacredartofgeometry & @theartofprocess

Journey with us back to the source, spinning compa

Journey with us back to the source, spinning compasses and intertwining oscillating tendrils, balancing the hard and the soft, marrying the crystalline and the flowing.

@adamwilliamsonart will be back with this online class next Thursday إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ to draw this sublime geometric and biomorphic Persian pattern from the 14th Century JÄmeh Mosque of Yazd.
 Yazd 12 & 8 
Thursday 26th August 2021 17:00- 19:30 Time zone in United Kingdom (BST)

Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, completed AH 265 (879

Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, completed AH 265 (879 CE)
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Announcing NEW SERIES: Patterns from Cairo.
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With its stunning mosques, madrassas, mausoleums dating back to the Fatimid era, Cairo enjoys one of richest concentrations of classical Islamic architecture anywhere in the world. In this 6 week course, we will recreate a range of architectural patterns from the medieval city, studying examples from varied media, including wooden screens, marquetry panels, cut stone mosaics and relief carving. The class will be suitable for beginners, as well as those seeking to refresh their skills. Taught by Richard Henry, who is a regular visitor to the city, all patterns covered will be new designs not previously taught online before by Richard. All classes will be recorded and available for download after the live presentation.

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Intro patterns on today’s Summer School in your

Intro patterns on today’s Summer School in your london studios. Still time to join next weeks Persian Patterns week kind Master class with @adamwilliamsonart and @richardhenryart

Emulating light is weightless Jaali Screens Plas

Emulating light is weightless

Jaali Screens
Plaster Carving Master Class in our London Studios with @adamwilliamsonart
Course Date: 11th & 12th September 2021
Saturday & Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm

Learn about the various traditional plaster carving techniques used in Islamic cultures, from Morocco to India and the levant and beyond.

Carve an original pierced plaster piece over one weekend. Limited places. Booking essential. All equipment & materials included.  Open to all abilities.

Experience one of the most satisfying carving processes and complete a pattern of your choice. This is a unique opportunity to experience plaster carving with a practicing sculptor in his studio. The patterns used for the intro exercises will focus on the geometric and biomorphic patterns and techniques of the Islamic lands but final projects can draw on a multitude of tradition designs.

Participants will practice relief & piercing carving techniques and receive an introduction to plaster casting and mold making. There will also be an opportunity to use traditional chisels from Morocco.

At the end of the course, everyone will have a least one finished panel to take home with them.

https://artofislamicpattern.com/courses/new-jaali-screens-plaster-master-class-in-person/#/0

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This Sunday draw this stunning Umayyad torus khirb

This Sunday draw this stunning Umayyad torus khirbat-mosaic patterns from Hisham’s palace in Jericho, Palestine with guest tutor Stephanie June Ellis @theartofprocess

The mosaic floor in the Great Bath 825m², which is the largest in the Middle East.

Jericho in Palestine is said to be one of the world’s oldest cities, and is home to the site of Hisham’s Palace, a cultural property representative of early Islamic architecture. Hisham’s Palace was constructed in the 8th century as the Winter Palace for the Umayyad Caliph.

For many years until discovered in the mid-20th century, the valuable mosaic floor was buried in sand, and so was protected from weather and human interference and it remains in good condition.

In mid-2020, the construction is expected to be complete and the mosaic floor will be displayed to the public. It is certain that Hisham’s Palace will be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Palestine. We expect that many tourists from around the world will come to visit the site and enjoy the magnificent beauty of ancient times.

Petals of Jericho, Torus Mosaics

Sunday 1st August 2021
15:00- 18:00
Time zone in United Kingdom (GMT)

Clips from @adamwilliamsonart geometry of structur

Clips from @adamwilliamsonart geometry of structure working in the studio over the weekend. Filmed by @tuesdayriddell class in collaboration with @thecreativedimension

Next studio class is our summer school next week. Registration links on the website.

A beautiful painting by Suada @der_raum_ from our

A beautiful painting by Suada @der_raum_ from our current on-line series PATTERNS FROM DAMASCUS.

This design is based upon a unique cut-stone stone mosaic from the Azem palace in Damascus and was taught in Week 2 of the course. We will continue with more designs from Damascus this Saturday. Registration is still open and recordings are available of earlier sessions. Registration link @richardhenryart
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Since 2008 we have run over 50 study trips to our

Since 2008 we have run over 50 study trips to our favourite locations rich with pattern wisdom, romance and the sacred: Fez, Marrakesh, Granada, Cordoba, Cairo, Istanbul & Isfahan and city visits in Brazil, Australia, China, Doha, Canada, UAE and cities across USA.

Being grounded for the past year has given us time to generate vast resources which we can’t wait to take on the road and share. The result will be many of our study trips will have new material and we will be running advanced deep diving sessions on location alongside our stand classes.

Once the sky's are clear we will schedule (and reschedule) our program. Email us if you would like to subscribe to our newsletter for updates and announcements: Islamicpattern@gmail.com

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In-person classes! 10 days until our Summer School

In-person classes! 10 days until our Summer School in London. Booking via the website. https://artofislamicpattern.com/courses/summer-school-live-face-to-face/#/9

We are excited to finally welcome everyone back to our airy East London Studios for our first in-person classes since 2019.

Summer School
2nd - 13th August 2021
5 or 10 day intensive course
Mon -Fri, 10.30am – 4.30pm

• Participants may join for 1 or 2 weeks
• Week 1 is an introductory course and assumes no previous knowledge culminates in a plaster carve session
• Week 2 is an advanced course focusing on Persian Patterns culminates in a traditional gilding class

This is a practical introduction to the principles of Islamic Pattern. Using the traditional tools of compass and straight edge we will re-create beautiful patterns from across the world. By working with designs of progressive complexity students develop a solid grounding in the language of symmetry in Islamic Art.

This introductory module will introduce 6-fold and 12-fold geometric patterns from across the Islamic world, together with elementary biomorphic patterns, with a focus upon the Rumi motif. There will be two brief contextual slide lectures.
The module culminates with the application of traditional plaster and stucco carving.

Experience one of the most satisfying carving processes and complete a pattern of your choice.Â  Participants will practice relief & piercing carving techniques and receive an introduction to plaster casting and mold making. There will also be to opportunity to use traditional chisels from Morocco.

This is an opportunity for students to develop more advanced skills in constructing geometric and arabesque/islimi.

The focus of the course will be upon patterns from medieval Iran/Persia, where Islamic art reached an extraordinary peak of perfection. We will look in particular at the stunning 10-fold rosette patterns, the use of the Golden Section in constructing these patterns and explore links between more recently discovered Penrosetilings and medieval Persian girih (knot) patterns. Students will learn to integrate these complex geometric designs with the family of Persian biomorphic motifs and ex

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