Sizing paper with wheat starch and my pint-sized assistant
Learning from toddler as he completely ignores my masking tape lines when applying the starch to all papers at once – actually why not, a good time-saving idea 💡
#starch #wheatstarch #sizingpaper #size #slowlyslowly #homeschool #homecooking #persianminiature #mughalminiature #indianminiature #paperpreparation #toddlerassistant #learningfromkids #learningwithkids #teachingkids
Degrees of onion 🧅
Some are pinker than others (on satin-pressed paper). Lovely bright dark colours. I love teastain and have fallen in love with onion stain too. Brown pink (or pink brown) – also like the perfect lipstick💄 that suits all skin tones, like onion suits all food (not when I cook it though, I am a garlic 🧄 girl)
#persianminiature #mughalminiature #indianminiature #paperpreparation #onion #onionskin #paperdyeing #paper #staining #degreesofonion #brownpink #pinkbrown #brightdark #nofilter
http://www.vaishaliprazmaribrushes.com
http://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk
#stamping #flags #Rocksbrush #Cloudsbrush #Waterbrush #Firebrush #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmari #elementals #fourelements #4elements #miniaturepainting #persianminiature #mughalminiature #indianminiature #watercolour #collectibles #brushes #paintbrushes #handmade
The tatami and the carpet
East meets east
… and some tiny tatami toes for scale
I am a floor-based person and am happiest on the floor. I think children are naturally, too. I wrote more about this here https://athousandnightsandanight.co.uk/2017/12/18/night-9-the-story-of-the-fisherman-and-the-ifrit/
#bestofbothworlds #allpossibleworlds #cultivateourgardens #eastmeetseast #mixed #floorcoverings
Clouds ☁️ and how these formless forms are formed
Study sketches for students
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http://www.vaishaliprazmaribrushes.com
#clouds #cloudscourse #zoom #zoomin #tracing #transferring # #rendering #shading #siyahqalam #sketching #pardaxt #pardakht #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmariteaching #online #vaishaliprazmari #lockdown #onlineminiaturepainting #onlineminiaturepaintingcourses #onlinelearning #miniaturepainting #persianminiature #mughalminiature #booknow #available #learnpainting #learnpaintingonline
Feather marbling and feather brushes (and Water, Clouds and Rocks brushes)… this ebru marbling was done with combs; the calligraphic Fire feather brush could also be used to finely manipulate marbling. Dragged delicately, it can give different and experimental effects
http://www.vaishaliprazmaribrushes.com
http://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk
#featherbrush #marbling #calligraphic #Rocksbrush #Cloudsbrush #Waterbrush #Firebrush #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmari #elementals #fourelements #4elements #miniaturepainting #persianminiature #mughalminiature #indianminiature #watercolour #collectibles #brushes #paintbrushes #handmade
The surprised little rock becomes petrified
Study sketches for students
http://www.vaishaliprazmariteaching.com
http://www.vaishaliprazmaribrushes.com
#anthropomorphicrocks #anthropomorphic #macro #zoom #zoomin #tracing #transferring # #rendering #shading #siyahqalam #sketching #pardaxt #pardakht #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmariteaching #online #vaishaliprazmari #lockdown #onlineminiaturepainting #onlineminiaturepaintingcourses #onlinelearning #miniaturepainting #persianminiature #mughalminiature #booknow #available #learnpainting #learnpaintingonline
8/1001
THE ARCHER
At one with the arrow
Deep focus and concentration
Movement and memory
Effortless flow
Inner child
The Archer is not part of the Major Arcana. I am expanding the idea of the Major Arcana to include other archetypes and motifs. All part of the all-encompassing story of life as it unfolds just like the tales of the 1001 Nights ~
#archer #zenandtheartofarchery #grossmotorskills #teaching #flow #vaishaliprazmari #minorarcana #archetypes #majorarcana #tarot #stories #1001nightsphd #storywithinastory #series
Is believing in djinn 🧞♀️ 🧞♂️ or the existence of magic (or indeed simply allowing space for unknown possibilities in your heart) a mental health issue? Hmmmmmm…..
#hmmmm #djinn #genies #magic #jinn #space #theunknown #magicrealism
8/1001
THE PRECIOUS CARGO
Latest instalment in Tarot series
For Caspian, the 1001 Nights, a thousand nights and a night of artworks, paintings and stories. A baby, then a toddler and now a child, they grow fast and this has also been encapsulated in the initial images in the series.
For Kashi, the Tarot, wrapped up during pregnancy in the 1001 Nights as a single night, a story within that story with its own rabbit warren of stories – for me the Tarot is a journey through life, from the childlike Fool travelling through the Major Arcana to eventually gain the World. Part of, not separate to, the main story, yet equally a standalone work in itself, the Tarot tangent is a kind of marginalia – justly important and without which the main story would not be as deliciously rich.
The Precious Cargo is not part of the Major Arcana. I am expanding the idea of the Major Arcana to include other archetypes and motifs. All part of the all-encompassing story of life as it unfolds just like the tales of the 1001 Nights ~
#preciouscargo #vaishaliprazmari #minorarcana #archetypes #majorarcana #tarot #stories #1001nightsphd #storywithinastory #series
1001 NIGHTS 