Islamic Art

In Conversation: Natalie Fisher

Discussions with pioneering needlepoint artist Natalie Fisher on Islamic architecture and design, navigating cultural appropriation versus appreciation, and the publishing of her first book

Rosalind Noor
16 min readJul 9, 2023

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Needlepoint in front of the wall of inspiration, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2019 | Image courtesy of Natalie Fisher

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Rosalind Noor

Doctor, Calligraphy and illumination apprentice. GradDip Classical Arabic, GradCert Asian Art. Currently studying: MA Islamic Studies