Sanctuary Studio Fellow, Sughra Hussainy, will be teaching a series of three workshops focusing on Afghan Illumination Manuscript painting. During this workshop Sughra will guide students through the process of creating geometric and natural/floral designs. Students will then learn ways to add to these designs using Illumination techniques to create stunning ornamentation for calligraphy, manuscripts, and more. This course is recommended for adults and teens who have an intermediate amount of painting experience.
To learn more about Sughra and her work, click here.
Materials will not be provided for this workshop, view the list below to see the recommended materials for this workshop.
Sakura poster color set of paints
Mechanic pencil and eraser
Paint palette
Micron or black fine tip pen
Tracing paper
Grid paper
If you have any questions regarding this workshop please contact the Exhibition Programming Coordinator, Megan Koeppel at [email protected]
This online workshop will be hosted through the Zoom platform. Students will need to have a webcam and the ability to download zoom on their computer, phone, or tablet. After you register for the class, you will be sent an e-mail with the Zoom URL to log into the class the day before the workshop begins. Please provide a correct and viable e-mail address when registering as this is how you receive your link.
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