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Utilizing simple geometric forms and a limited color palette, artist Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz<\/a> creates a stunning array of drawings by applying acrylic and dye to handmade papers. I love, love, love this work. Her drawings feel organic and primitive yet can stand simultaneously in a contemporary setting.<\/p>\n

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Utilizing simple geometric forms and a limited color palette, artist Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz creates a stunning array of drawings by applying acrylic and dye to handmade papers. I love, love, love this work. Her drawings feel organic and primitive yet can stand simultaneously in a contemporary setting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,155],"tags":[502,37,125,1874,503],"class_list":["post-2981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist","category-drawing","tag-alyssa-pheobus-mumtaz","tag-art","tag-artist-2","tag-drawing","tag-handmade-paper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Btis-M5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3433,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/03\/murad-khan-mumtaz\/","url_meta":{"origin":2981,"position":0},"title":"Artist: Murad Khan Mumtaz","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"January 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Pakistani artist Murad Khan Mumtaz uses his training in the art of Indian miniature painting to create these beautiful scenes depicting bits of traditional culture as they fade away in our contemporary materialistic landscape. 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