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Budapest ~ May ’25
Uzbekistan ~ October 2025
New Mexico ~ Summer School USA ~ Summer 2025 dates TBC soon
Granada ~ Sept ’25
India ~ Nov ’25
Marrakech ~ April ’25
Istanbul ~ Sept ’25
Cairo ~ Feb ’25
Córdoba/Sevilla Sept ’25
Fez, Morocco ~ April ’25
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LONDON ~ Celtic Patterns – Jan ’25
LONDON ~ Lotus ~ Draw & carve, March ’25
LONDON ~ Plaster carving Dec ’24
LONDON ~ Wood Marquetry ~ Dec ’24
V&A Museum ~ Free workshop
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Online Class ~ Acanthus Ornament ~ April 2024
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F.A.Q.
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