https://www.olaalanqar.com/about daily 0.75 2022-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/62bd1d00-9e80-45be-a1c3-61d6e679ec54/IMG_7197.JPG About - Salaam! Ola Alanqar is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist, designer, and a researcher in art history. As a mother of four, Ola understands how important it is for families to connect with their roots and develop a strong identity in today’s fast changing world. Inspired by Sacred Geometry, indigenous, and traditional methods of art making, with a smattering of Van Gogh, Ola’s work brings a unique offering to her audience. Think distinguished pieces, with a contemporary twist between ancient and modern arts. Ola's signature pieces stand out to tell a special story and help reflect upon authentic methods, through modern design. With over 20 years of research and expertise in various styles, Ola enjoys creating art pieces that aim to manifest the beauty of Sacred Arts. Each painting comes to celebrate not only its unique identity, but also the diversity of the culture that connects the heart and mind. Ola enjoys using a wide array of mediums from watercolors and gouache, oils, acrylics, natural hand-made inks and shell gold, and finds joy in preparing and dying papers as per the natural traditional methods. She is continuously looking for innovative ways to widen her perspective in her artistic journey and she is working towards her “Ijaza” or license in Arabic Calligraphy with master calligrapher Shahrayanshah Sirajuddin and illumination with master Fatima Ulsoy in Turkey. https://www.olaalanqar.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-12-04 https://www.olaalanqar.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/1670264526193-3EHBDONZF3FE2IM5QWLC/Ola_Alanqar_Yazd.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/ee1c3e67-fa0c-441c-8f09-60229dfc3e05/olaalanqar_rosette_of_bukhara.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/1587038230820-8HNX1QWGFIL2VZJVZ8VN/D61_1733.jpg Home The higher purpose of geometry is to participate, body, soul and spirit, in the objective universal laws that govern and cohere our universe. This activity can lead us directly to the centre of our own understanding which unifies us with the whole. 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The kids blew my mind with their creativity and great interest! We ran three stations simultaneously: (Stencil Painting, Colouring, and Geometric Puzzles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/81fbb950-3b21-4b92-b418-484fe3898d86/IMG_0553.JPG Workshops Small display of Giclee prints along with stencils ready for the tempura paints before the workshop started https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/b01d4bff-0d41-4543-b8e3-853e9a619bb9/IMG_0577.JPG Workshops When you let the child's brain surf, you get wonders! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/1670279966790-ZCQBMVO2UBUWXRHKCS1C/tempImagefsvbr6.jpg Workshops My daughter who was helping me during that day caught this picture - I was truly enjoying the process so much! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/b40b4893-fd22-451b-b9d2-eb129dc55140/C1BB6398-0AEA-43D9-95EB-6CA7DACF42A3.JPG Workshops after the workshop, some beautiful art on display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/016d2845-305b-46c2-8a36-7e690facdd38/12ee25e5-8ed1-4b70-ba4c-faf1c5ee092a.JPG Workshops The beautiful creations by the young artists! https://www.olaalanqar.com/media daily 0.75 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/1670290774856-N1HC6IFBWFR8PB6FIZV4/b29e04e2-f880-476f-bb25-0e1c24468bc4.jpg Media October 12, 2022, Group Show as part of "Islamophobia and Higher Education" Conference at University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, Scarborough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/34f70761-1e9d-4218-9ffe-5fc102d5fa43/IMG_0262.jpg Media October 12, 2022, Group Show as part of "Islamophobia and Higher Education" Conference at University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, Scarborough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/44958a93-093b-4a39-8d5e-49cd149c4645/6984b861-7534-41a7-83eb-5623cb026abf.JPG Media October 12, 2022, Group Show as part of "Islamophobia and Higher Education" Conference at University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, Scarborough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/03431cf2-7ac1-4136-ad1a-ef5e6c3dac3a/IMG_0273.JPG Media October 12, 2022, Group Show as part of "Islamophobia and Higher Education" Conference at University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, Scarborough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/eeee4533-9b61-412a-9991-4f370ed5f998/IMG_0263.JPG Media Giclee Prints in preparation for the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/ef1da899-f031-4c4f-bdcf-32175eb28e3a/3687BE5F-A201-41BF-827B-4390692F1BC8.JPG Media A group picture with the amazing organizers at University of Toronto Scarborough Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/62bd1d00-9e80-45be-a1c3-61d6e679ec54/IMG_7197.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/c6d3384b-f668-489a-89e1-7d115c00b102/Olives_of_Palestine_large.jpg https://www.olaalanqar.com/shop-prints daily 0.75 2022-12-05 https://www.olaalanqar.com/shop-prints/illumination monthly 0.5 2022-12-05 https://www.olaalanqar.com/shop-prints/islamic-geometry monthly 0.5 2022-12-05 https://www.olaalanqar.com/shop-prints/prints monthly 0.5 2022-12-05 https://www.olaalanqar.com/shop-prints/p/rosette-of-bukhara-print monthly 0.5 2022-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9715566416fa329dc5ca59/1670273410295-158S7K4P7N6U8PXEH1GF/image.jpg Shop Prints - 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