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I’m teaching an online workshop next Saturday 4th April @12.30 GMT with @amaliah_com It’s a closed zoom session with time for questions at the end, in which I’ll go through making marks and moving on to exploring continuous line. No artistic experience required, just a few pens, some paper and a willingness to give drawing a go. Tickets are available now (link in bio) and I’ll be sharing some tasters over on @amaliah_com this Friday.

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So we’ve had mindful yoga, guided journalling and this time we have a private online art class with @thisLakshmi. Think of it like we are inviting you into our virtual living room for good vibes and an art class brought to you by Lakshmi Hussain. Lakshmi will be showing us how to make your mark and how to use continuous line drawing as an outlet.

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Throwback to when there was decent light in the working day and my studio wasn’t always grey. It’s been such a crazy few weeks and I’m still buzzing from the weekend @paperdollshandmade I’m hoping to do a website update this week, but please bear with me, need more hands over here 👋🏾✋🏾🖐🏾 Thank you so much for all the support over the last few weeks, both with our baby news and with your orders. I’ll be making a few changes over here and will update you all soon 🔵

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Lakshmi is elegant and ethereal but also precise and geometric, Lakshmi’s drawings and watercolours exist somewhere between the abstract and the realistic, often presenting what appear to be the free-flowing organic forms of nature through intricately ordered patterns. You might recognise Lakshmi’s work from the artwork on our Lights On podcast.

What you need to join the class:

– Pen/pencil and paper, it is optional to also bring extra colours and pens to use.

– Access to the online platform we are using zoom.us which is accessible through your laptop/tablet/phone – we would love if you can turn your video on so we can see everyone taking part in the class, however this is not mandatory! We will send you a private link before the class. We will need you to mute at times too so get familiar with it!

Agenda

Hellos and check ins

Learn how to make your mark and create a pattern

Learn how to use continuous line drawings to draw

Show + Tell with the audience

Q+A with Lakshmi

By the end of the class you would have created your very own artwork! For a taster on what to expect from the class, tune into our IG story on Friday 27th March (today) where Lakshmi will be taking over on Instagram.

Maybe you want to meet new people, try some art therapy or just be in a space that centers the experiences and voices of Muslim women. You do not need to have any experience to join and all welcome to participate aka you do not have to be a Muslim woman.

Join us on the 4th April and tell a sis to tell a sis.