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Organic Light

Beautiful Photographs

                          

Hope & Fear                    

It is said that every cloud has a silver lining, in this case gold. It is also said that it is calmest before the storm. Clouds, airborne visible water, are a herald of joy and a harbinger of gloom and disaster. Espousing both hope and fear, clouds tumultuously mix these two emotions as they approach on the horizon. The one who can balance hope and fear, will always see that silver lining in the midst of any calamity.   Y.I.

 

I wanted to share the work of my friend, Youssef Ismail. Youssef is a landscape photographer whose caring, insightful approach to life is reflected in his art.  His photographs have an emotive quality and softness that can only come from the soul.

With each print Youssef shares a personal reflection (see above), be it about the location or his  philosophic view about man and the universe. His prints make treasured gifts. You can find Organic Light's beautiful web site at www.organiclight.com and his photo blog www.organiclightphoto.com/blog

An Invitation from Soraya Syed

 

Art of the Pen

Soraya Syed, is a wonderful London based Calligrapher who has a couple of upcoming exhibitions. Barakah Life has had the pleasure of collaborating with Soraya on a couple of projects and through them she
has also become a friend. If you are blessed to be in the UK this summer please take the opportunity to see her exhibits. You can also visit her website at: http://www.artofthepen.com/home.html ,all the details of the upcoming events are listed.

Greetings!

Art of the Pen would like to inform you of its summer exhibitions, below are the details.

Hillingdon Artists Group Exhibition

23rd July - 3rd August Osterley Park and House, Middlesex

CAFÉ T,  Asia House

12th August – 20th September  Asia House, London

Hope you can pay a visit! Please forward this on to whoever you think may be interested. Warm wishes, Soraya

From Soraya's website

      

Penmanship is a spiritual geometry fashioned by a material instrument

      

The art of Islamic penmanship is a bridge between the spiritual and material; the visual and the verbal. It is a living tradition that has the capacity for self-renewal enabling Soraya Syed to adopt a contemporary approach while remaining true to her artistic heritage and the many years of study linking her to the calligraphy masters of the past…

      

Soraya

 

Haji Noor Deen

Well Done

My friend Haji sent me a fan from an event he recently did in Abu Dhabi. The Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition had seventy of Haji's original calligraphic pieces displayed at the Cultural Foundation. The fan is unique promotional item and very well done as is the box that contains it.

   

Haji is a Chinese Calligrapher who has a unique style of blending both Chinese and Arabic Calligraphy. He is an eminent master of Arabic calligraphy who was born in 1963, in eastern China's Shandong Province bordering the Yellow Sea, he lectures on the art of Arabic calligraphy at the Islamic College in Zhen Zhou, where he has also established a correspondence course to enable students from all areas of China to study Arabic calligraphy.

Anasy is a production company based in Abu Dhabi. Their aim is to be a new and unique supporter of culture and media creativity in the UAE. The word Anasy comes from a verse in the Quran, which means my people. They believe that media is about the people and a means of bonding. http://www.anasy.ae/index.php