On a recent UK tour, Master Calligrapher Haji Noor Deen, came by my studio. I gave him some mahogany veneer and asked if he could do some calligraphy on it to see how it would look. The result was awesome. Maybe a collaboration in the near
A dear friend of mine, who is comic mad, brought his Knightfall Collection to the gallery. What a joy! They are the original print and same plastic bag they came in. The graphics in these comics are awesome. I knows its not crafts but one
Just over a year ago l was contacted by an individual from Australia who was really excited about featuring myself in a magazine he was working on. Back then l was just starting out properly in woodworking and being contacted by someone in Australia to
While everyone was in their cozy home and the it snowed outside with a chilling wind, myself and two of my friends decided we would take some pictures. The knee deep snow didn’t stop our quest for wintry shots.
After 3 days of taking the Macbook apart, spraying it, watching paint dry…then putting it all back together, it came with some pitfalls and it was quite costly. I have upgraded my MacBook with 4gb and two hard drives. I got rid of the cd drive
When you know a project is coming to an end, its probably the most emotional part (not to sound soppy). You know you have spent many hours to make something that will last for years to come, you have an attachment to it. That attachment
These tools l cant live without in my workshop. The square wooden block represents wood. Business card 'l mean business'. Ruler to measure things Pen, Pencil & Notepad for scribbling Knife to cut my self with
What do scholars do when they are relaxing? Having a laugh! Many people will recognise the faces in this picture and love them dearly. Imam Khalid Hussain, Shaykh Burhan Khandia, Shaykh Haroon Hanif & Shaykh Saad Al-Attas who is from the prophetic lineage. “The religion of Islam
The logo has been called bland, simple and too plain by many but there is a deeper meaning behind the logo, so let me explain…. Last year l re-branded my self from Bismillah Handcrafts to Qashif Masud due to many people approaching me believing l
Customer came and picked up his order and came with some very old manuscripts. There were a few pages of the Hizbul Bahr, Circa. 160 years old from Morocco and the booklet is the Dala’il al-Khayrat, Circa 260 years old from Morocco. The book was