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Granada Study Trip 2014

Tahira's Moorish history intro talk.

Study trip guest Daud Sutton (Islamic pattern specialist and author) speaks to students in the Alhambra Palace

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Tutor Richard Henry producing geometric pattern demo

Student walking the sunset Sacromonte tour.

Student Esra shows her leather work piece.

Student, Ketaki works on a biomorphic pattern from the Court of Lions

Tutor Adam Williamson demonstrating a biomorphic pattern

Students pause in the Ahambra Palace.

Lecture by local ceramic artist Shuaib who has practiced in Granada for 25 years.

Group of 2014 Granada Study trip

Wooden doors with relief pattern in plaster surround, Alhambra

Student Jules working on a geometric pattern

Art of Islamic Pattern, Granada based tour leader Zaruq Summers leads a tour of the Albizin.

Some of the group display thier leather work, produced in Muniras workshop.

Students Biomorphic design

Arches with view to Albaicin, Granada

Picture: Adam Williamson

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Muniras Leather workshop

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Muniras Leather workshop

Muniras Leather workshop

Student Piotr's leather work

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Moorish History specialist Tahira Whiteman speaks to student in the Alhambra.

Muniras Leather workshop

Student working on biomorphic pattern

Tutor Richard Henry producing geometric pattern demo

Student working on geometric design

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Carved stucco spandrel

Picture: Adam Williamson

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The Alhambra

Student pause's in the Ahambra Palace.

Carved capital, Nasrid Palaces

Photo: Adam Williamson
London Studio Courses
  • LONDON ~ Stone Carving & Gothic drawing – June ’25
  • London ~ Ceramic Tiles ~ June ’25
  • LONDON ~ Wood Marquetry ~ Aug ’25
  • LONDON ~ Plaster carving August ’25
Online Classes
  • Uzbek Columns
  • Cordoba Biomorphs
  • Online class ~ Patterns from Abo Heriba – April ’25
  • Online Class Archive
International Study Trips
  • New York ~ Brooklyn ~ July 25′
  • Uzbekistan ~ October 2025
  • New Mexico, USA ~ Summer School ~ July 2025
  • Budapest ~ May ’25
Resources
  • Introduction to Geometry
  • Introduction to Arabesque
  • Iranian Field Study
  • Links, Books and Materials
  • Archive of Islamic Patterns by Region
  • Instagram
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