Art Illuminated

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 T...

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...

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 wit...

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 f...

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: i...

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 spec...

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 he...

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 pra...

Annelie Solis is a Trinidadian artist that graduated from the Prince's School of Traditional Art in London. We talk about her journey into art and miniature. She explores various subjects in her work ...

Paul Antonio is the author of 'Copperplate Script - A Yin&Yang Approach'. A new and innovative way to look at and learn to write copperplate script. Being passionate about lettering history, Paul has ...

This week's guest is Miriam Johnson, who tells us all about her practice in stone carving, masonry & sculpting. Images from this episode are on https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod/ Miriam work...

Laila Tara H is an Iranian miniature artist exploring new ways of painting miniatures and identity within. Images from this episode on: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod - Follow Laila's ins...

Samira and I are chatting in this episode about how we met, our lives in art, self taught vs self study, pricing artwork and of course food in London! All info via islamicillumination.com + samiramian...

Farkhondeh is an Iranian artist based in London. Her work explores the disciplines of Persian poetry manuscripts, sacred geometry and Persian miniatures: http://harmonyinart.com/ Pictures from this ep...

Hafza Yusuf is a Somali-British textile designer, Art educator and founder of Hafza Studio. https://www.instagram.com/hafzastudio/ Pictures from this episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod Mor...

Medina Trevathan is a henna artist and a young creative finding her own creative outlet and artistic voice through henna, embroidery and more. We talk about her journey so far and her life between Mor...

Rezia Wahid is a woven textile artist and hand weaver specialising in natural yarns. She is inspired by air, light and poetry. We chat about various weaving techniques, exhibiting pieces and community...

Faisal Alahmad is a Saudi American sculptor and works with realistic human features and the human form. He tells us about his journey into becoming the talented sculptor he is.  Images are on the podc...

Sandy Kurt has been practicing complex Islamic geometry painted in watercolours for over 5 years and she shares how she learnt and continue to practice her art on this episode. Episode's picture on in...

Sliman Mansour is an iconic figure in contemporary Arab art and in the Palestinian Intifadh. He is a political artist representing the Palestinian identity with his beautiful depiction of cultural sym...

Rebecca Campbell lives and works in London. She trained as an illustrator and this has led to her unique, narrative style of work. Her paintings have been described as "delightful, enigmatic and highl...

Sarah K. Benning is an artist and DIY designer working within the realm of contemporary embroidery. She creates of one of a kind hand stitched artworks and thoughtfully designed DIY kits and digital e...

Dilara is a master Turkish illuminator who specialises in Ottoman illumination and painting with gold. Pictures from the episode on https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod Dilara's website: https:...

Soraya Syed is a classically trained calligrapher, artist and filmmaker. She continually works to push the boundaries of what is expected from this traditional art form. She will tell you about her jo...

Hamza El Fisiki comes from a long line of craftsmen and craftswomen in Morocco and after his Master's Degree on Moroccan Cultural Studies, he embarked on a journey of rediscovery of the traditional cr...

I am nearly done with my PhD and this episode is a life update and then I give you a rundown on postgraduate eduction in art and design in the UK. www.islamicillumination.com/podcast + www.instagram.c...

Season 3 is starting and here's what I have planned for you! www.islamicillumination.com/podcast - www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod ...

Adam Williamson is an Islamic pattern artist and sculptor and he tells us about how he started with arts and crafts and how he continues to thrive. We chat about the differences between Western and Ea...

Lauren Smith from Lauren Ink tells us about her creative paper and press business. She shares her process of making handmade paper and how it started as an interest and it became a business. We also d...

Clare Dudeney tells us about loom weaving, colour mixing in textiles, creating art from the subconscious and dreams. She also does collages and other type of arts and she moves seamlessly between the ...

Traditional bookbinding is done by hand and Moneeza Khan from Lotus Blu Book Art tells us about he she started with it and grew her business. Her dual heritage has been one of her biggest inspirations...

Basket weaving is a traditional craft and it was a way for Tabara to connect with her Senegalese heritage and she add a bright splash of colour and gave it a modern twist. In this episode, Tabara shar...

Kristine Rose-Beers is the Head of Conservation at the Chester Beatty, Dublin and in this episode she shares her career path in conservation and some of the wonderful books she worked on and her role ...

Jason Seife is known for his painted Persian carpets and this was a great, honest chat about his journey into the arts, exhibiting and his creative process from an idea to a completed art piece. Jason...

Diane Hill tells about how she combines bold with the Chinoiserie style and how she paints in the style on silk wallpaper. Her designs are featured in luxury interiors and even in the most luxurious c...

Dr. Ruth Siddall tells us about pigments, natural dyes, lake pigments and how you can make your own plant based pigment from onions! We discuss colours and their origin in nature and their relationshi...

Palestinian embroidery (known as Tatreez in Arabic) is very unique and in this episode you will learn why! Starting with the journey of Palestinian American artist Wafa from how she got funding to doc...

Here's the first interview of season two and it's with my good friend, artist and Islamic geometry educator @samira.mian ✨ . We chatted about Samira's career path from banking to teaching and then to ...

Season 2 is starting and this is a short solo episode to catch you up when I have been up to this summer and to tell you about some of the changes that are happening to the pod :)  More about the show...

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Elisabeth's journey from an academic in the arts to a secondary school teacher to being a full-time award wining professional artist who exhibited her work solo in London. We also talk about Indian mi...

Four tips to stay creative this month even with fasting and other tasks.  More about the show: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast Follow the show on instagram: @ArtIlluminatedPod https://www.instagra...

Sakina Saidi is a French Moroccan illustrator based in London and her illustrations are about women and promoting equality and sisterhood. She tells us about how she started as a creative and her swit...

Artist Maaida Noor is a traditional Arabic calligraphy and watercolour artist who loves to mix the old and the new and she does it so precisely and beautifully. She shares about her journey learning A...

Egg Tempera Painting technique and inspirations, Portraits of refugees, giving a voice to religious minority survivors and applying for art funding with Hand Rose Thomas.  Pictures of work mentioned o...

Quick Coronavirus update, golden flower challenge and an interview with Palestinian artist Jamal Masarwa about Arabic digital calligraphy, representing women in arts, Arabian celebrities, creative pro...

Anita Chowdry is a visual artist, researcher and educator based in London. She studied with Indian traditional masters and developed her own style in miniature and illumination. In this episode, we ta...

Persian miniature is a beautiful field of traditional Islamic arts that has developed and practiced for centuries. In this episode, I speak to Anahita Alavi, who practices this art work and teaches th...

Estabrak is an award winning, multi-disciplinary Visual Artist & Film Maker. We spoke about how she started in the arts even when her parents resisted the idea of her being an artist and how she forge...

Islamic Tiles book: https://amzn.to/2uaBtl9 Monthly Workshops: https://www.islamicillumination.com/workshops Lustre Tiles: Kashan Tiles https://www.islamicillumination.com/blog/lustre-tiles-kashan-til...