ANITA CHOWDRY
VISUAL ARTIST
ANITA CHOWDRY
VISUAL ARTIST
GOLD AND PIGMENTS
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RESEARCH SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
A practical understanding of the preparation and use of pre-industrial mineral pigments and gold is integral to my research into historical manuscripts. Their use is also part of my creative practice.
Pigment and gold processing workshops form the basis for collaborative research seminars and professional development with practitioners and artists.
Institutions I have worked with in this capacity include Qatar National Library Doha, National Library of Egypt Cairo, The Asian Art Museum San Francisco, The University of Melbourne, International Islamic University Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur, Bodleian Libraries Oxford, British Library London, The British Museum London, and the V&A Museum London.
An example of a research seminar is "Exploring Ultramarine", a two-day workshop with Bodleian Libraries Care & Conservation in collaboration with a colleague who is a specialist in the processing of lapis lazuli. Click on the link below to discover more,
THE BOOK OF GOLD
The Book of Gold is a unique resource and practical guide for making superfine 24 carat "Shell Gold" pigment, as used by the makers of precious illuminated manuscripts in the Medieval and Renaissance periods.
Based on twent-five years of rigorous research, practice, and teaching, this is the definitive authority on the successful preparation and use of Shell Gold pigment.
51 pages of detailed step-by-step intructions, fully illustrated with clear photographs, with addititional information about Persian illumination, ruling lines with a brush or traditional ruling-pen, and making gold-fleck decorated paper.
FOR SALE AT ETSY
The book can be purchased online at Etsy, price £11.99