Month: September 2021

NIGHT 440 – THE SLAVE GIRL TAWADDUD

The Chinese style brush grip
The versatile Water brush. Not just for backgrounds and colour fills; used dry, also for some rendering and tapai and just…painting.
There are more. My mother used to get rapped on the knuckles by her teacher if a finger was out of line!
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NIGHT 439 – THE SLAVE GIRL TAWADDUD

Elephant approaching
Always write on your brushes what they are good for to remind you and to personalise them

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NIGHT 438 – THE SLAVE GIRL TAWADDUD

Elephant afterthought
Water brush colour fill, re-Ether brush delicate transfer to do no harm, Clouds brush for initial outlines, Rocks brush for rendering
This painting is changing so much, I don’t even know what it will look like in the end. Flies in the face of general miniature convention where pretty much everything is planned in advance. It’s exciting and feels like 2020, ie. unknown and unpredictable.

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NIGHT 437 – THE SLAVE GIRL TAWADDUD

Going Moghul
Or possibly
Guing Mughal
With my Ether brush
Transferring drawings to preserve fineness of line and to also preserve tracings for future use
Large size (medium size also works well for this)

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NIGHT 436 – THE SLAVE GIRL TAWADDUD

Good morning
Now the sky is right! Whole painting is still in progress but at least the sky is done. It’s worth tweaking things until you’re happy. The sky had to be light to be in harmony with the water. Trying to transpose the dome painting done in oils into miniature style is not that straightforward! Oils are better suited to rich deep bright colours and miniature or water based suited to these bright pastel bright colours… hard to explain in words and is more of a feeling. I like both
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NIGHT 433 – ‘ALI, THE CAIRENE MERCHANT

These Ether brushes are limited edition so rarer than my other brushes. How will you use yours?

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NIGHT 432 – ‘ALI, THE CAIRENE MERCHANT

Introducing the Ether brush!

The fifth element is represented by the infinity symbol, also the original symbol for ineffable and mysterious in Chinese. This ethereal brush is an art object in itself as well as being a tool with many uses. Like a phantom and a dream, the element of ether is also transformative space. Like the changing element itself the Ether brush transforms into many guises. Made from a porcupine quill, this elusive brush is the rarest of them all.
This magic brush can be used as an ink mixing tool for Arabic calligraphy; a burnisher tool to transfer miniature paintings, illumination, geometry or indeed any drawing thus keeping your tracing intact; used to make dots and patterns in gilding, cut as a pen or used uncut as an automatic brush for automatic fine lines, or used as a protective talisman. Rigid yet flexible at the same time, it’s a natural material so won’t harm your tracing nor tire your hand as it demands a light touch. A magic brush indeed! Familiar to Native American peoples, used in magic rites in many traditions and even used in acupuncture in the Far East, the porcupine quill is a sharp and pointy object so please be extra careful and respectful when using it and keep out of reach of children and pets. I consider all natural brushes talismanic and our naturally-shed porcupine quills are magical objects in themselves.

The Ether brush is an artwork in itself; by purchasing one you are also purchasing a piece of art: one of the 1001 Nights of my PhD research. This brush is designed for artistic and magical purposes only; art is a kind of magic.

The magical alphabetical ABCs of the Ether brush:
1 Arabic calligraphy ink mixing (all sizes)
2 Burnish transferring with a light touch for miniature paintings, illumination, geometry and other drawings (medium and large sizes)
3 Cut into a tailor-made pen for your hand – do it yourself for a completely bespoke instrument (medium and large sizes) – used uncut, it also functions as an automatic brush for automatic fine lines (small size)
4 Dotting and patterning in gold leaf (medium and large sizes)
5 Ethereal incantations, casting spells, mojo work and other magical purposes (all sizes)

The Ether brush comes in small, medium and large sizes. Please note that there is some variation within the size and shape as this is a natural material. The handle is raw birch wood, which is lightest and easiest to hold and allows for the best grip, which in turn grants the most control. When you order, you may ask for the brush to be blessed and a spell of your choice* recited before it is sent.

*safe magic only. You may not do any harm. Results may vary and are the responsibility of the aspirant.

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NIGHT 431 – ‘ALI, THE CAIRENE MERCHANT

Thank you to all who came to last night’s final event! Here are some images from the show. I LOVED all the connections we made!Thanks also to everyone who left a donation, it really helps – if you’d still like to contribute please send it to PayPal info@vaishaliprazmari.com and you can now download the show forever! At: https://www.carpetpages.com
And… will reveal the 5th brush in the desert shortly! Hope you didn’t get lost 🙂
Scroll to see how to make a knot bookmark from Ameet Hindocha and how to make a button knot from me! (If any student wants to know properly how to do this, I can add it onto the end of one of my courses, just ask me to show you – easier done slowly!)
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