Art Illuminated Podcast - Season 4 has ended!

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Season 4 of Art Illuminated Podcast


S4, Ep 13. Japanning Fairytales with Tuesday Riddell


S4, Ep 12. Gemstones With Geometric Patterns with Bryan Drummond


S4, Ep 11. Floral Embroidery with Olga Prinku


S4, Ep 10. Exploring and learning patterns with Lizzie Hobbs


S4, Ep 9. Glass Sculptures and Recycling with Hannah Gibson


S4, Ep 8. Indian Miniature & Devotional Portraits with Murad K. Mumtaz


S4, Ep 7. Needlepoint Inspired By Islamic Tiles with Natalie Fisher


S4, Ep 6. Painting Botanical and Nature Art with Shevaun Doherty


S4, Ep 5. Cosmology, Miniature and Spirituality with Annelie Solis


S4, Ep 4. Traditional and Modern Calligraphy with Paul Antonio


S4, Ep 3. Stone Carving, Masonry & Sculpting with Miriam Johnson


S4, Ep 2. Persian Miniature and Identity with Laila Tara H


S4, Ep 1. Q&A with Samira Mian on art, life & patterns


S3, Ep. 13 Persian Miniature and Illumination with Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh

S3, Ep. 12 Somali Textiles with Hafza Yusuf

S3, Ep. 11 Henna and Creative Outlets with Medina Trevathan

S3, Ep. 10 Woven Textiles with Rezia Wahid

S3, Ep. 9 Realistic Sculptures with Faisal Alahmad

S3, Ep. 8 Islamic Geometry and Peace of Mind with Sandy Kurt

S3, Ep. 7 Painting the Palestinian Identity with Sliman Mansour

S3, Ep. 6 Detailed Paintings with Rebecca Campbell

S3, Ep 5. Contemporary Embroidery with Sarah K. Benning

S3, Ep 4. Ottoman Illumination with Dilara Yarcı Diniz

S3, Ep 3. Arabic Calligraphy with Soraya Syed

S3, Ep 1: Postgraduate Education in Art & Design

Season 3 - Trailer


S2, Ep12: Biomorphic patterns and crafts with Adam Williamson

S2, Ep 11: Handmade Paper & Press with Lauren Smith

S2, Ep 10: Weaving from the subconscious with Clare Dudeney

S2, Ep 9: Bookbinding with Moneeza Khan

S2, Ep 8: Basket Weaving with Tabara N’Diaye

S2, Ep7: Book Conservation with Kristine Rose-Beers

S2, Ep6: Painting Persian Carpets on Concrete with Jason Seife

S2, Ep 5: Chinoiserie and Silk Painting with Diane Hill

S2, Ep4: Natural Pigments and Stories of Colours with Dr. Ruth Siddall (World Pigment Day)

S2, Ep3: Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery and the story of the land with Wafa Ghnaim

S2, Ep2: Islamic Geometry and Multiple Income Streams with Samira Mian

S2, Ep1: Uncertain, but Good Summer

Season One Finale

S1, Ep 21: Indian Miniatures and Exhibiting Solo with Elisabeth Deane

Pictures and Links to Elisabeth

S1, Ep 20: Staying Creative in the Month of Ramadan

S1, Ep 19: Digital Illustrations and Women Charities with Sakina Saidi

Pictures and Links to Sakina

S1, Ep18: Traditional Arabic Calligraphy and theft of artwork with Maaida Noor

Pictures and Links to Maaida

S1, Ep17: Egg Tempera Painting and Portraits of refugees and survivors with Hand Rose Thomas

Pictures and Links to Hannah

S1, Ep 16: Digital Arabic Calligraphy with Jamal Masarwa

Pictures and Links to Jamal

S1, Ep15: Indian Miniature and Learning from a Master in India

Picture and Links to Anita

S1, Ep14: Persian Miniature and Coping Work from History with Anahita Alavi

Pictures and Links to Anahita

S1, Ep13: Underwater Photography, Arab British identity & Art Residencies with Estabrak 

Pictures and Links to Estabrak 

S1, Ep12: Islamic Tiles: Luster, Mosaic & Cuerda Seca

S1, Ep11: Islamic Geometry with Richard Henry 

Pictures and Links to Richard Henry

S1, Ep 10: Persian Mythical Creatures and Printmaking with Mohammad Barrangi

Pictures and Links to Mohammad Barrangi

S1, Ep 9: Syrian Art and Arabian Miniature Painting with Yasmin Hayat

Pictures and Links to Yasmin Hayat

S1, Ep 8: Setting Art goals for 2020 + challenges and achievements of 2019

S1, Ep7: Digital Islamic Arts with Sara Choudhrey

Pictures and Links for Sara Choudhrey

S1, Ep6: 1001 Nights, Floating Islands, Curating and Perfect Brushes with Vaishali Prazmari

Pictures and Links for Vaishali Prazmari

S1, Ep5: Natural Pigments in Traditional Arts

More resources on Natural Pigments

S1, Ep4: Persian Miniatures and Pigments with Mobeen Akhtar

Pictures and links for Mobeen’s episode

S1, Ep3: Arabic Calligraphy + being a full-time artist in London with Joumana Medlej

Pictures and Links for Jouaman’s episode

S1, Ep2: Art of Islamic Illumination

S1, Ep1: Definition of Islamic Art and Patterns

Season 1 Trailer

Art Illuminated Podcast Gear

If you are interested in starting your own podcast, here is a list of the gear I use to record mine. I actually have two Rode PodMics for in person interviews I have two of everything!! Two headphones, two XLR wires, two headphones and two stands. For the Online interviews, I have an additional wire that goes from my computer to the zoom recording device. They are not as crisp and beautiful as the in person, but that will do until I can travel to do all the podcasts in person!

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