1) The artist created a mandala-like double self-portrait fighting herself with a paintbrush-sword, juxtaposing geometric Islamic designs and flowery henna patterns. 2) The piece portrays Fatimah Abu Gahas, the late master of the Qutt folk art from Saudi Arabia's Asir region, using colorful shapes imitating her style. 3) Titled "Arabian Mandala - 8", the work repeats drawing elements four times towards the center, influenced by Jung's mandala collections used to understand the psyche.

1. She Thinks She Makes Art
A mandala like arrangement with mirror
image double-self-portrait in the middle.
The artist is holding her brush as a fencing
sword with which she is fighting herself.
Geometric Islamic design in the center
juxtaposes the peripheral flowery henna
design. Arabic letters F and N (Arabic for
art) are calligraphed at corners.
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2. Fatimah Abu Gahas: The Last Master of Qutt
Died in 2010, this folk artist and
native of Asir in Saudi Arabia,
had left a rich collection of the
traditional women’s art of Qutt
characteristic of Asir.
In this print I made a portrait of
Abu Gahas in the middle of
colorful shapes that imitate her
style.
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3. Arabian Mandala - 8
Starting from the
peripheries towards
the center, elements of
drawing are repeated
here four times along
the four orientations of
the paper.
This is influenced by
Jung collections of
mandalas which he
used as keys to the
psyche.
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4. The Secret
In a background of checkered
pattern of Saudi men’s
headdress, two women smile
at us under a flowery curtain.
From their hands flows a swirl
of pink henna pattern within
gold background. Celebrating
beauty is their way to defy
oppression.
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5. Girls Of Medina
This is a one page of a book of 29 prints
made by 29 artists titled “Lunation: 29
days of darkness and light”. It is a book of
prints about the relationship between
humans and the cosmos with a focus on
what it means to be female and
experience the rhythm of the lunar cycle.
Each page describes one station of the
moon.
This one represents the full moon. It
portrays Prophet Muhammed’s
monumental trip from Mecca to Medina
which commenced the Islamic lunar
calendar. When Muhammed reached the
outskirts of Medina, its girls and young
women ran to meet him drumming and
singing their famous song: “The Full
Moon Has Risen Upon Us”
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6. Contact Us
Thank You
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