Final plates glazed and with quotations: Visual vocabulary: VISUAL VOCAB AMEERA-1iw1yu2

Starting out the plate mold (with pottery plaster): Pressing the clay into the plaster mold of the plate: Forming the plates: Matching and deciding on the underglazes:   Mapping out the geometric designs:   Painting the designs: Finishing the underglaze: Islamic calligraphy: Placing it to be bisque at cone 06:

Class assignment: Relief Prints First print in purple was a form of a circular geometric design (not very clear) but as I kept on printing you start to understand how much pressure to add when you stamp to reveal a clear print. Second design was my name in Arabic, however I later realized that it would…

Class assignment: 3 mind maps relating to themes represented in project –  Geometric Patterns: e.g. daily life, architecture, tiles, form of art, symbolism Islamic Calligraphy: e.g. form of communication/artistic expression, lifestyle, religious context, historical context Middle Eastern Culture: e.g. language, childhood, religion, environment, influences First prototypes of Ceramic plates with Geometric Designs & testing out Arabic…

10 sketches and questions: 3 questions: Who is this project for?  For the audience to express my art style Who is your target audience? People who are unfamiliar with Middle Eastern culture What do you hope to accomplish with this project by the end of the term? To develop more creativity through my background   Mood board:…