Missing the intricacy of finely detailed mandalas, I sat down with my trusted tool "the mouse" and got Photoshop up and running. Ready to begin hours of working, drinking hot chocolate and web browsing. Adding my template and guidelines to a blank page, I set the path layer and highlighted the pen tool. Zooming in [...]
She’s gone missing. For a while, yes. I took a much-needed break, to catch up on my sleep and re-charge all my batteries. I did things the non-blogging way by not carrying a camera or taking pictures of everything in sight with my smartphone. Back to topic, can you smell the beautiful blooms? I have [...]
When there’s an event in town my diary is instantly full. Today, I made a last-minute booking for a free pop art workshop with Farah Visual Arts. Yes free. The event started at 10.30, I registered at 9ish (emphasising heavily on the ish). I rushed my morning routine, breakfast included, out of fear of turning [...]
Almost midway, I keep telling myself. As I wistfully look over the extremely slow progress. With new alterations transpiring, this velocity will soon be changing. Fingers crossed. Every new flower brings me closer to the finish line and what a gorgeous one it will be. However, I need to blend a dozen more petals before [...]
It’s been a while since I made a signature mandala. So here it is, an optimistic mint blue mandala for an uplifting Monday. As of late, I’ve been spending a lot of time researching all types of Islamic art, through online sources and book scans. I’m a picture kinda girl, I look at the images [...]
Undoubtedly July’s colour of the month is mint blue. A jump across the wheel, to peaches and pinks counterpart. I’ve specifically picked mint blue, for its pastel tone. I didn't want a shade that's as dark as the ink of a fountain pen or the tint of a new pair of jeans. Instead, I wanted [...]
