{"id":359,"date":"2010-06-28T13:32:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hasoferet.com\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2010-06-28T13:32:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T17:32:39","slug":"pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hasoferet.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the piece of artwork I was working on the week before last, a little piece of illuminated poetry. I had the most glorious time with it; waking up in the morning and bouncing out of bed going “ooh!” with anticipation, working long, long days at it because it was so delicious I didn’t want to stop.<\/p>\n

As you can see from the text, it was for the wedding of Aryeh Yitzhak and Tamara Hana – if you’re reading this, I hope your marriage will always be as filled with delighful anticipation and fulfilling potential as this artwork was.<\/p>\n

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I love it. I love how the blue and cream balance each other; I love how the flowers dance through the bands of background colour. I love how the edges of the bands are so bubbly and graceful. I love the curves and curls of the foliage, and how it looks so colourful but yet so light and fresh. I love the little touches of greenery, and how those are echoed in the border. I love the border, how it’s so rich and regular but also so simple. I love how the symmetry plays against the dense knot of golden letters in the middle. I love how the letters flow and snuggle together and together stand forth in glory.<\/p>\n

I’m especially happy with it because when I look at it I have the sense that my eye is being led into a state of pleasureable befuddlement, which I think is the point of this sort of artwork – it’s commonly used in Islamic contexts, where it induces the slightly meditative state of mind contingent on being sensually overloaded. I feel as though I’ve really achieved something artistically.<\/p>\n

Indeed, I enjoyed it so much that I am going to make one for myself, just as soon as I choose a suitable text. And I am going to make a maximum of three more, for prices which are not inconsiderable, but also not insulting; email me<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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