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I wanted to share a cookbook that I found called The Mughal Feast: Recipes from the Kitchen of Emperor Shah Jahan by Salma Yusuf Husain, as I thought that some of you may also be interested! It is described as a transcreation of the original handwritten Persian recipe book Nuskha-e-Shahjahani from t

Cellini advises us on the daily routine we should adopt as artists and other habits he deems unfit for artistic practice: “How you should regulate your life in the interests of decorum and the condition of your hand; and in what company… “Your life should always be arranged just as if you were

Grab some chai, curl up in a cosy blanket & delve into a cinematic story! If, like me, you are fond of classic costumes, folk tales & ancient backdrops, you may like these films. They may also help with the creation of & setting the scenes of miniature paintings! • Jodhaa Akbar • Padmaavat • Mu

Carpet Pages III: Pixels is an online show in a 3D gallery I designed for this, and there is a game, read on… THE GAME OF THE 2 QUILLS 2 Prizes there are to be won One spiky and one soft So let’s have a little fun In the desert, but don’t get lost One is a known unknown And is already history On

Here's some photos of the structure, one with a naked spine and one with a wrapper. It's meant for heavier papers and will lie flat. I'll bring them to the monthly meeting:

having recently reworked my art space so that floor sitting is possible, I’m eager to show it off! what does your studio/art space look like? here is mine: Along with a much messier storage area which also houses a creative space for my daughter:

Having flower lessons with my mother and thinking of you, and thinking about how growing up with this fantastic out-of-box thinking garden design actually shaped my life (that and the fact that she's a librarian, so BOOKS everywhere and all the time): her garden is long and thin, and she could hav

Miniature painting requires intense concentration and many hours in a stooped position, either sitting hunched over a desk or with the painting propped up on your knees. So you have a choice - one day, either your back goes or your knees go. Which will you sacrifice? For me it's likely my knees (th

Miniature paintings in miniature theatres! I'm making one, more later on this. Can you see a direct link between miniature painting and miniature or toy theatres? Paper theatres were a huge part of my childhood and in part why I became an artist. Miniature worlds where I could create whatever I like

Happy Nowruz and Equinox, everyone! Spring has sprung.

Here's a thread for Good Ideas! @Nadia T. Madden @Nadia Bouhdili I know you have some in the works :-)