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**Silly Little Monster** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · 1d

Silly Little Monster @welshpixie@mastodon.art

Doing swirlies today

A work in progress piece, black ink line art leaves, swirling vines, and flowers surrounding thicker bars

#MastoArt #Illumination

**Gerald Figal** @FigalFoto@pixelfed.social · 2d

Gerald Figal @FigalFoto@pixelfed.social

Gaia from Porto.
With a Fuji TX-1 and Tri-X.
#film #filmphotography #fujifilm #fujitx1 #panorama #panoramic #panoramic35mm #bnw #bw #blackandwhite #trix400 #night #river #illumination #portugal #porto

#porto

**fdnomad** @fdnomad@pixelfed.social · 5d

fdnomad @fdnomad@pixelfed.social

Cherry Blossom Illumination in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

#cherryblossom #sakura #illumination #meguro #tokyo #japan

#japan

**Nancy's illuminiatures** @MerlyBlack@mastodon.art · Apr 8

Apr 8

Nancy's illuminiatures @MerlyBlack@mastodon.art

Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Nancy, a disabled freelance medieval #illumination painter and #calligraphy artist from the south of France. I try to do this for a living!

I have a small Ko-fi shop with bookmarks, cyanotypes, and larger paintings:
https://ko-fi.com/illuminiatures/shop

Thank you for watching, and please — do not hesitate to boost! It is vital for small businesses like mine!

A gold leaf gilded capital A intertwined with white vine. The space between the branches is painted in blue, green or red, with tiny little white or golden dots.

Ten white hunting dogs in a forest. This is taken from the "Livre de Chasse" (hunting book) of Gaston Phébus, count of Foix, France. They evolve in a lush environment of trees and bushes. The "sky" is actually made of tiny red, blue and golden squares.

The text reads "écoute avec ton esprit, plutôt qu'avec tes oreilles -- Confucius". It means "listen with your spirit rather than your ears". The text has a red "e" initial with a golden accent. It is framed in a golden square, on which two red dragons are intertwined.

Two men are hunting a beaver. One man, wearing a green and red tunic, is pointing at the beaver while looking at the other man. He is holding an axe. The other man, wearing an orange and blue tunic, holds a spear. The blue beaver on the bottom right seems to be tearing his testicles away, so the hunters can't kill the poor animal for its musk. They are figured as two orange dots behind the beaver.
Illustration copied from the Aberdeen Bestiary.

**Rigpa Australia** @RigpaAustralia@mindly.social · Apr 6

Apr 6

Rigpa Australia @RigpaAustralia@mindly.social

Explore - discuss - question - reflect
...and discover for yourself... a new way of seeing the world

The wisdom of the Buddha reveals a new way of seeing the world and ourselves in it. Buddhist teachings offer reflections that challenge our usual ways of thinking and invite us to question our values and assumptions.
A NEW WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD
10-week online course

starts 15 May
JOIN US!
https://prajnaonline.org/course/a-new-way-of-seeing-the-world-discovering-buddhist-wisdom-2025

#buddhism #karma

#emptiness #wheeloflife #enlightenment

**WordofTheHour** @wordofthehour@mastodon.social · Apr 5

Apr 5

WordofTheHour @wordofthehour@mastodon.social

#illumination : festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights

- French: illumination

- German: die Beleuchtung

- Italian: illuminazione

- Portuguese: iluminação

- Spanish: illuminación

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**Scheibe & Güntzel** @PRESERVED_ScheibeundGuentzel@pixelfed.social · Apr 2

Apr 2

Scheibe & Güntzel @PRESERVED_ScheibeundGuentzel@pixelfed.social

HIMMELI II

In the frame of our project PRESERVED // Rågens rike / Finnland 204/25 we dealt with the traditional himmeli objects that are made of rye straw and are now used as a traditional Christmas decoration. In the former days they would be used to ask for a good harvest. In our winter chapter (November 2024) we asked the people of the area where our project is taking place (Vörå in Finland-Sweden) to join us to create a huge himmeli by using light tubes. The village came and in joint forces the ephermeral himmeli installation was created.

The whole project is carried out with the help of the village.

Our next stay will take place soon, stay tuned.

Fotos: Erik Åhman

The project is hosted by #Abramsgården in Vörå, supported by #Vöråsparbankaktiastiftelse #harryschaumanstiftelse #Finnlines #grannaslantbruk #perjohangrannas #tommyantill #abbeberglund

#art #contemporaryart #conceptualart #participartoryart #finland #finnland #zeitgenössischekunst #konzeptkunst #partizipativekunst #ostrobothnia #österbotten #Vörå #Abramsgården #rågensrike #rye #performanceart #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #farming #grainfarming #finlandsweden #himmeli #eijakoski #lightart #illumination #winter #erikahman

#erikahman

**Rigpa Australia** @RigpaAustralia@mindly.social · Apr 1

Apr 1

Rigpa Australia @RigpaAustralia@mindly.social

Explore - discuss - question - reflect
...and discover for yourself... a new way of seeing the world

starts 15 May
JOIN US!
https://prajnaonline.org/course/a-new-way-of-seeing-the-world-discovering-buddhist-wisdom-2025

Wisdom combined with skill and enthusiasm

#buddhistwisdom #karma #emptiness

**Advanced Persistent Teapot** @http_error_418@hachyderm.io · Apr 1

Apr 1

Advanced Persistent Teapot @http_error_418@hachyderm.io

Dear Fedi art folks, can you put me in touch with someone who can make an illuminated page? Preferably someone either within the UK or who can ship it to the UK.

#calligraphy #illumination

**Hidden Gems** @HiddenGems@mastodon.social · Mar 30

Mar 30

Hidden Gems @HiddenGems@mastodon.social

This exquisite Kammavacha manuscript from premodern Burma marries Pali text with intricate celestial imagery and lush motifs. The detailed illustrations invite viewers into a sacred ritual space. How does this blend of text and art enhance spiritual connection?
#BuddhistArt #ClevelandArt #Illumination
https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.15.b

**Silly Little Monster** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · Mar 28 *

Mar 28 *

Silly Little Monster @welshpixie@mastodon.art

For the coffee people :D

It's on A5 off-white textured watercolour paper. The purple 'offee' ink has a very slight gold shimmer to it.

Edit: Sold!

'But first, coffee',calligraphed in Carolingian script.

The 'but first' is in small black letters, the Coffee is in big purple letters but the first C is big and illuminated, painted brown and bronze with coffee plants with green leavesand red berries, and swirling vines in shimmering green ink.

Angled view showing the metallic and iridescent ink on the C catching the light

Angled view showing a faint gold shimmer in the purple ink of the text

#Calligraphy #Illumination #MastoArt

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**Silly Little Monster** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · Mar 28

Mar 28

Silly Little Monster @welshpixie@mastodon.art

Done! ( @lavaeolus )

'Sharing isn't immoral - it's a moral imperative.
Aaron Swartz, 2008:
Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto'

Calligraphed in black ink, Carolingian script, with the first 'S' large and ornate, in green and gold with swirling vinesand flowers, and a blue-purple bird sitting on top.

Angled close up of the S showing the iridescent and metallic colours of the vines, leaves, bird, flowers, and gold highlighting catching the light and shimmering brightly.

A flat view of the 'S' showing the flat colours when they're not catching the light and shimmering.

#calligraphy #MastoArt #Illumination

**Silly Little Monster** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · Mar 27

Mar 27

Silly Little Monster @welshpixie@mastodon.art

One of two for @lavaeolus done :D

Calligraphed in black ink, in Carolingian script, with a decorative border of leaves and vines and flowers twirling around a gold bar, in red, blue, and green with orange flowers:

'Those with access - you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. You have a duty to share it with the world.
Aaron Swartz, 2008:
Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto'Calligraphed in black ink, in Carolingian script:

'Those with access - you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. You have a duty to share it with the world.
Aaron Swartz, 2008:
Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto'

Angled view showing the light catching the metallic paint in the gold bar and flower middles, and in a thin gold line traced around the whole border

#Calligraphy #Illumination #MastoArt

**Matthias** @XoMEoX@pixelfed.social · Mar 25

Mar 25

Matthias @XoMEoX@pixelfed.social

#photo #photography #iphone #iphone16pro #iphoneography #art #light #lamp #illumination

#illumination

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**Méta de Choc** @MetadeChoc@mastodon.social · Mar 23

Mar 23

Méta de Choc @MetadeChoc@mastodon.social

Il sera question de bouddhisme (classique, zen, tibétain), hindouisme (ascétisme, yoga, tantra), taoïsme, jaïnisme, judaïsme (notamment la kabbale), christianisme (catholicisme, protestantisme, orthodoxie), islam (notamment le soufisme) et… de New Age !

Un voyage indispensable pour planter le décor d’une pratique polymorphe qui a traversé les millénaires avant d'arriver jusqu’à nous.
#bouddhisme #hindouisme #oraison #rosaire #hésychasme #kabbale #soufisme #illumination #éveil