1000+ Original Drawings, Illustrations, Tutorials, Photos, Printables & Inspiration Posts
–In Botany, Nature & Geometry
Artistic Mediums Used:
- Journalling 📝🖇
- Needlecraft🧵🧶🪡
- Oil Painting 🎨
- Papercraft 🏷
- Pens, Pencils & Markers ✏️✒️
- Procreate
- Sculpting 🏺
- Watercolour Painting 🖌
See my own illustrations HERE
Come and join us on a shared journey in to exploring the beauty and depth of life’s intricate tapestry: the soft greens of foliage, the earthy tones of a bird’s nest, and the varied hues of flowers, all serve as a canvas for creativity.
Just as birds instinctively weave together materials to form their nests, we look to nature’s delicate balance of form and function, combining beauty with purpose. The world that we live in, with its ever-changing colours and textures, sparks a sense of renewal and harmony, reminding us of the simple yet profound connections that exist between all things.
This inspiration fuels our desire to create with intention, embracing the fluidity, warmth, and growth that life embodies. By embracing nature’s effortless elegance, we aim to observe, document and create, where both beauty and contemplation coexist. Whether it’s a close-up study of a small botanical wonder 🌱 or contemplating the grand mysteries of existence, we dive deep into these moments of quiet wonder and believe that both the little and big things we often overlook hold the biggest untold stories.
This place is about executing these reflections and explorations in our own human creative ways—
Whether you prefer writing your thoughts in a journal or making sketches in a sketchpad, painting on canvas or digitally in a tablet, moulding with clay or stitching a tapestry by hand—whatever your creative medium, we really hope you will find something of inspiration here.
Let your curiosity and creativity lead the way, and let these expressions bring us one step closer to understanding the bigger picture, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle gradually falling into place, revealing the profound unity and interdependence of all things that bind it all together.
Our inspiration draws from the classical traditions of the medieval Islamic Golden Age—spanning roughly between the 8th and the 14th century, this was a period of remarkable intellectual, cultural, and scientific flourishing in the Islamic world. It saw the rise of major advancements in fields such as mathematics, natural science, philosophy, art and literature—leaving a lasting legacy that shaped both the Islamic world and the broader global intellectual landscape.
Islamic philosophy, maths, natural sciences and art were profoundly interconnected, both reflecting a deep pursuit of divine understanding and harmony—with their ultimate focus on the nature of the universe, purpose, existence, ethics, and the relationship between reason and faith—often drew upon the concept of divine unity (Tawhid), where everything in the universe reflected the singularity and perfection of God. This collective intellectual view translated into Islamic art. Since creating images was prohibited by Prophet Muhammad at a time of much idolatry, and perhaps due to these highly admired pieces of art being considered a ‘distraction’ from reflecting upon ‘real nature’—geometric, arabesque and calligraphy art emerged in later centuries and became a symbolic language to represent the infinite nature of the divine.
The precision and repetition in Islamic geometric art was to evoke a sense of unity and harmony, reinforcing the spiritual quest for understanding the divine through the marriage of intellectual pursuit, spiritual depth, and artistic expression. Islamic patterns, characterised by intricate tessellations and symmetry are not mere decorative forms, but seen as reflections of the cosmic order and spiritual truths. These patterns, often found today in architecture, textiles, and manuscripts, were designed and intended to inspire contemplation of the infinite and transcend the material world, aligning with the ultimate spiritual goal of connecting with God.
The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living
-Socrates
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