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Art Illuminated is an art dedicated podcast about traditional art and artists from the Middle East and North Africa

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 he...

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...

Olga Prinku is a designer, maker and creator of flowers on tulle embroidery. She invented the technique of flowers on tulle embroidery, usin...

Artist Lizzie Hobbs is an award winning Manchester based artist, who studied South Asian studies and Hindi and continued with her arts and o...

Hannah Gibson is a glass artist and we talked about making glass sculpture from sustainable and recycled materials. Hannah is also a geologi...

Assistant Professor Murad K. Mumtaz is a Pakistani artist and researcher based in the US and currently teaching South Asian arts at the Will...

Natalie Fisher is a n eedlepoint artist based in Sydney and her work is inspired by Islamic architecture. She shares how she fell in love wi...

Shevaun Doherty is an Irish botanical artist, who raises environmental awareness through her art. We talked about Shevaun's journey into bot...

Annelie Solis is a Trinidadian artist that graduated from the Prince's School of Traditional Art in London. We talk about her journey into a...

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...

This week's guest is Miriam Johnson, who tells us all about her practice in stone carving, masonry & sculpting. Images from this episode are...

Laila Tara H is an Iranian miniature artist exploring new ways of painting miniatures and identity within. Images from this episode on: http...

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...

Farkhondeh is an Iranian artist based in London. Her work explores the disciplines of Persian poetry manuscripts, sacred geometry and Persia...

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

Medina Trevathan is a henna artist and a young creative finding her own creative outlet and artistic voice through henna, embroidery and 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...

Faisal Alahmad is a Saudi American sculptor and works with realistic human features and the human form. He tells us about his journey into b...

Sandy Kurt has been practicing complex Islamic geometry painted in watercolours for over 5 years and she shares how she learnt and continue...

Sliman Mansour is an iconic figure in contemporary Arab art and in the Palestinian Intifadh. He is a political artist representing the Pales...

Rebecca Campbell lives and works in London. She trained as an illustrator and this has led to her unique, narrative style of work. Her paint...

Sarah K. Benning is an artist and DIY designer working within the realm of contemporary embroidery. She creates of one of a kind hand stitch...

Dilara is a master Turkish illuminator who specialises in Ottoman illumination and painting with gold. Pictures from the episode on https://...

Soraya Syed is a classically trained calligrapher, artist and filmmaker. She continually works to push the boundaries of what is expected fr...

Hamza El Fisiki comes from a long line of craftsmen and craftswomen in Morocco and after his Master's Degree on Moroccan Cultural Studies, h...

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 t...

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...

Lauren Smith from Lauren Ink tells us about her creative paper and press business. She shares her process of making handmade paper and how i...

Clare Dudeney tells us about loom weaving, colour mixing in textiles, creating art from the subconscious and dreams. She also does collages...

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...

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 col...

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

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 c...

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 f...

Dr. Ruth Siddall tells us about pigments, natural dyes, lake pigments and how you can make your own plant based pigment from onions! We disc...

Palestinian embroidery (known as Tatreez in Arabic) is very unique and in this episode you will learn why! Starting with the journey of Pale...

Here's the first interview of season two and it's with my good friend, artist and Islamic geometry educator @samira.mian ✨ . We chatted abou...

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 c...

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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 exh...

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

Sakina Saidi is a French Moroccan illustrator based in London and her illustrations are about women and promoting equality and sisterhood. S...

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 precis...

Egg Tempera Painting technique and inspirations, Portraits of refugees, giving a voice to religious minority survivors and applying for art...

Quick Coronavirus update, golden flower challenge and an interview with Palestinian artist Jamal Masarwa about Arabic digital calligraphy, r...

Anita Chowdry is a visual artist, researcher and educator based in London. She studied with Indian traditional masters and developed her own...

Persian miniature is a beautiful field of traditional Islamic arts that has developed and practiced for centuries. In this episode, I speak...

Estabrak is an award winning, multi-disciplinary Visual Artist & Film Maker. We spoke about how she started in the arts even when her parent...

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