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“Art comes from deep in the mind of the artist.”

Van Gogh wrote letters to his brother Theo which illustrated his thought processes. Often he would describe his approach and visual and literary inspirations for his paintings.

Art comes from deep in the mind of the artist. Inspiration spurred in the mind reflect and combines the experiences, values, intellect, and drive of the artist. Creating great art takes study and practice. The greatest artists struggle, experiment and learn from each piece. It can be therapeutic, but conversely incredibly frustrating. When you view any piece of art try to appreciate the time, thought and energy expended on the creation.

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Creating Fritpaste from Abu’l-Qasim’s treatise on the manufacture of tiles and other ceramic objects.

Creating Fritpaste from Abu’l-Qasim’s treatise on the manufacture of tiles and other ceramic objects.
This is the documentation and pictures from my fritpaste experiment utilizing d J.W. Allen’s English translation from Abu’l-Quasim’s Treatise on Ceramics. The translation can be found here: https://islamicceramics.ashmolean.org/Glossary/abulqasim.htm Abu’l-Qasim’s treatise on the manufacture of tiles [...]
Fritware: The Islamic World’s Elegant Answer to Chinese Porcelain

Fritware: The Islamic World’s Elegant Answer to Chinese Porcelain
This is my PowerPoint from the class I taught at the last Royal University of the Midrealm, October 11, 2025. FRITWARE POWERPOINT OCT 14. This is a picture I used to illustrate several innovations the [...]
Lime Pots – Southeast Asia 11th–13th century

Lime Pots – Southeast Asia 11th–13th century
Just finished a series of Southeast Asian Lime Pots from the 11th-13th Centuries. I will be displaying them at the SCA Pennsic war in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, Sunday in the Great Hall. See you There! [...]