NIGHT 109 – THE STORY OF TAJ AL-MULUK KHARAN AND PRINCESS DUNYA

Another example of beautiful Pali language Burmese square script from 18th century Burma – a kammavaca (rules) manuscript made from used monastic robes (recycling!) covered in black lacquer and inlaid with mother of pearl. Just can’t believe it’s from the 18th century, looks so contemporary and also so well-preserved. A while ago I made my own inlaid lacquer painting Canopy of Stars and I remember how long that took – this is a whole lot more text inlay!

#burmesescript #beautifulscripts #bl #buddhism #vaishaliprazmari #canopyofstars #1001nightsphd #inspiration #lacquer #motherofpearl #buddhistmonks

NIGHT 108 – THE STORY OF TAJ AL-MULUK KHARAN AND PRINCESS DUNYA

January is also a time of DEADlines such as tax returns (haha). There are only 2 certainties in life, death and taxes. (I don’t tend to look forward to January!) So here is the Tibetan Book of the Dead describing the after-death experience. These pages show the various deities that are supposed to appear to the individual in the state between death and rebirth. @britishlibrary @buddhism @bl

#january #tibetanbookofthedead #bl #britishlibrary #buddhism #deathandtaxes #deadlines #looming #january

NIGHT 107 – THE STORY OF TAJ AL-MULUK KHARAN AND PRINCESS DUNYA

January is a good time to reflect on routines and Buddhism. Inspiration for my work and talismanic shirt series, I’m inspired by lots of scripts

Rules for monks (kammavaca) written with black lacquer on ivory sheets

These are recited at formal assemblies and ceremonies

The Burmese square script is beautiful; more on this to come in future posts

Pali language, 19th century Burma

British Library @britishlibrary @bl Buddhism exhibition @buddhismexhibition

#buddhism #january #beautifulscripts #talismanicshirt #inspiration #1001nightsphd #vaishaliprazmari #britishlibrary #globalscripts #calligraphy #beautifulwriting #rules #monks #monasticorder

NIGHT 105 – THE STORY OF KING UMAR ‘IBN AL-NUMAN AND HIS FAMILY

Happy lull between Christmas and New Year! Glad this year has gone really well, highlights include starting my PhD on the 1001 Nights and a successful Carpet Pages II: Roots show – in addition to other works this beautiful work by Jia Niu @jianiu on the right also sold, forgot to post it!

#sold #carpetpages #carpetpagesIIroots #artistascurator #vaishaliprazmari #jianiu #artpavilionmileend #wrappinguptheyear #2019

NIGHT 104 – THE STORY OF KING UMAR ‘IBN AL-NUMAN AND HIS FAMILY

Great video work by Leni Dothan @leni_dothan at Richard Saltoun @richardsaltoun in the Matrescence show. Loved the mixture of maternal love, patience and boredom, really captured it and I’ve been there too!

‘Matrescence’ is a term coined by Dana Raphael (anthropologist in 1973) meaning transitional period of shifting the body and psyche in the process of becoming a mother, one that is never fully resolved. I like this term as it encapsulates the eternally changing role of a mother in general, no matter how old your kids are (nurse, teacher, cook, cleaner, tutor, driver, advisor, sounding board, shoulder etc etc)

#breastfeeding #naturaltermbreastfeeding #motherhood #lenidothan #matrescence #catherinemccormack #richardsaltoun #slade #practiceledphd

NIGHT 103 – THE STORY OF KING UMAR ‘IBN AL-NUMAN AND HIS FAMILY

‘I never sit on my paintings’ – I distinctly remember saying that to @islamicillumination on her Art Illuminated podcast @artilluminatedpod and look what happened… I did it…Doh! Never say never!

It’s fixable though, oil paint is infinitely flexible! Just paint over it.

#justpaintoverit #oilpaint #talismanicshirt #1001nightsphd #vaishaliprazmari #islamicillumination #artilluminatedpod #neversaynever #dontsitonyourpaintings #neversaynever

NIGHT 102 – THE STORY OF KING UMAR ‘IBN AL-NUMAN AND HIS FAMILY

Talismanic shirt

Pockets of the universe in main circles

Like a red carpet before royalty, as I like to say, painting the red undershade before the gold goes on top

Then have to do the other side

Work in progress

#talismanicshirt #painted #workinprogress #art #vaishaliprazmari #1001 #1001nightsphd #1001phd #pocketsoftheuniverse #redbeforegold #gold #artistsoninstagram #islamicart #inspiration #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #usingmybrushes #theperfectbrush