M A P S - M C O C
Where
At MAPS MPR Room17550 NE 67th Ct,Redmond WA 98052
Workshop 1
- Principles and elements of Traditional Islamic Art
- Introduction to Islamic Geometric Art
- Learn the foundation of all Islamic designs: how to draw a perfect square, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, decagon and hexadecagon using only a ruler and compass
Workshop 2
- Construct a four-fold Islamic geometric pattern
- Learn to create a grid to create geometric compositions
- Learn techniques of transferring and embellishing geometric designs to create a final work of art
Workshop 3
- Learn to construct a six-fold Islamic geometric design
- Learn to transfer the design to watercolour paper and paint using watercolours
Workshop 4
- Introduction to Islimi: the art of Arabesque
- learn to draw the different floral and vegetal motifs: Rumi motif, Tepelik motif, Kapali motifs.
- create a composition using all three motifs learned
Workshop 5
- Introduce Turkish style Arabesque
- Learn to draw Halkar Style (guilding) and Sayolu Style (Reed) motifs
- Create a composition inspired by Turkish tile art; transfer to watercolour paper and paint
Traditional Islamic Art Workshop Series
