Islamic Art

If you haven't heard of Sydney based designer/artist Peter Gould, you are surely missing out. 

For a long time I struggled to find Islamic art that suited my taste.  I was looking for something clean and modern but still had the traditional beauty of classical Islamic art.  It's when my sister Iman bought me this artwork for my girls' room that I found what I was looking for.



Andalus - Kids

A few months later I had the privilege of purchasing my own piece from Peter Gould himself at a fundraiser for Jenin's (soon-to-be, I hope!!) school.  He had redesigned the school's website and was donating half of his proceeds from the night to go towards the school! "And whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's Cause), He will replace it.'' (34:39) 


Fitrah - Artwork



Granada - Photography



Peter Gould's work can now be found every where you look.  He's designed for Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens), Zaytuna College, and Seekers Guidance to name a few.

Some examples of his talent:

Photography.

Fes - Peter Gould Photography

 Graphic Design

Peter Gould for Barakah Life

Clothing

Dhikr (Rememberance) - Clothing

 Well, for a few months we (his Facebook fans) have been in great anticipation of an incredible e-book, "Kids of the Ummah" (Muslim Community), that he has been working on.  It features some of the most well known mosques throughout the world as beautiful illustrations accompanied by adorable little children peeking out from different parts of the mosque or gardens.  My girls and I were absolutely thrilled when we downloaded it.  The girls enjoyed the marvelous colors of each page and pointing out all of the children.  I named off each country we visited as we went through each one. 

Our favorite:  (Being Palestinian, we may be biased.)


via Kids of the Ummah - Peter Gould

 Now you too can own your own copy of the gorgeously illustrated Kids of the Ummah! I'm giving away two copies to two lucky readers! Any child in your life will definitely enjoy going through these beautiful pages.

Giveaway now closed.

To enter:

• Visit Peter Gould's newly launched website, then share your favorite item in the comments. (one entry)
• "Like" Peter Gould on Facebook.* (one entry) 
• "Like" my wall post on Peter Gould's Facebook wall. (one entry)

Please submit a separate comment for each entry.


This is open to all readers! Anonymous comments, please leave an e-mail address that you can be reached at. Giveaway will close on Sunday, April 3 at 11:00 pm (PST). Winners will be announced Monday, April 4.    Good luck!