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Mezquita in Córdoba

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Eightfold & twelvefold pattern taught by Samira Mian (Patreon), March 2025.
I added biomorphic elements to create some interest in the large areas of the stars.
Painted with watercolor on Millford paper (St. Cuthberts Mill), outlined freehand with art pens.
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A progress shot of a 12-fold Islamic geometric pattern. More to be revealed soon! #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicgeometricdesign #geometricart #geometry #geomicon #art #painting #watercolor #aquarelle #drawing #design

Sunday morning drawing!
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The first painting I finished in about two years. My other projects and journeys left painting in the back seat for some time but not being able to indulge in those I am forced back to the drawing table. This condition draws the unrelenting urge to create to the foreground.
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Another muqarnas unit I built last summer in leftover fraké wood and upcycled pine. My best work so far, but there is still so much room for improvement and further exploration. #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicgeometricdesign #geometricart #geometry #geomicon #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarving #muqarnas #wood #art #architecture #structure #design #building #vault #vaulting

A set of muqarnas I built last summer. I'm still working on acquiring the necessary skill for the carvings to surround them. All of this is done in upcycled pine. The idea is to give without taking.
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More Islamic geometry / fretsaw work. A design from the period of the Mamluks of Cairo. This is 3mm oak I upcycled from an old cabinet door and shoved through my thicknesser. The amount of oaken furniture that is disposed of is staggering. The Ikea lifestyle is terrifying.

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Another recent work of fretsaw and sculpting in 8mm oak panel. A wonderful combination of rectilinear Islamic geometry with curvilinear a floral pattern. #islamicart #islamicgeometry #islamicgeometricdesign #geometricart #geometry #geomicon #woodworking #woodworker #woodcarving #arabesque #biomorphic #art #design #sculpting #sculpture

Islamic geometry in the sense of curvilinear patterns is much less ubiquitous as its rectilinear counterpart. I think the main reason being that making compass lines meet one and other in the right place working with many different center points and radii is much more difficult. This is one of mine in watercolor and pigment liner.

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