Alice Martin

Alice Martin

Eternal Connections

2D renders produced in Adobe Substance 3D Painter with the mesh developed in Blender.

Reconstructed 3D model of a glass beaker with an intended size of 13.58 x 8.92cm. The glass is wider at the top and slightly narrows towards the bottom. As the shape of the glass changes, there is an inscription band around the object with Arabic calligraphy in gold (gilding) and outlined in what would be red enamel paint. The background colour of the band is blue and there are five smaller bands at the top and bottom. The first three are red, gold with white dots spaced out and red again, all the same size. Then there is a gold band double the size of the previous ones with a smaller red one. The red, gold and white are to some extent raised from the glass and the texture has ink/brush strokes. The base has a thick pad of glass and an inside dome. — Eternal Connections

Artist Alice Martin examines a piece of Islamic glass at the Engine Shed in Stirling. © Historic Environment Scotland

Fragments on final

Reconstructed 3D model of a glass beaker with an intended size of 13.58 x 8.92cm. The glass is wider at the top and slightly narrows towards the bottom. As the shape of the glass changes, there is an inscription band around the object with Arabic calligraphy in gold (gilding) and outlined in what would be red enamel paint. The background colour of the band is blue and there are five smaller bands at the top and bottom. The first three are red, gold with white dots spaced out and red again, all the same size. Then there is a gold band double the size of the previous ones with a smaller red one. The red, gold and white are to some extent raised from the glass and the texture has ink/brush strokes. The base has a thick pad of glass and an inside dome.

In collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Muslim Scouts of Edinburgh and AMINA – The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre I created a 3D modelled digital reconstruction for the Eternal Connections project, which was funded by AHRC Capability for Collections Fund where I was a Co-investigator.

The curious case of Caerlaverock Castle’s Islamic glass by Alea Ibrahim.

You can view and download the model for free by clicking above.

All the elements of the community project can be further engaged with at https://thinglink.com/card/1604051920832430081, which is an interactive ThingLink.

© Historic Environment Scotland

I also shared my process and outputs through two creative workshops. The first was with the Muslim Scouts of Edinburgh and was based on calligraphy and the shape of the object, using pipe cleaners.

The Microsoft Word document is free to use.

History is fun with the 8th Braid Salaam Scouts, South East Scotland Scouts.

The second workshop was with AMINA where the women used acrylic paint to decorate 3D Prints of the reconstructed vessel, reflecting themselves through their designs, after my presentation.

Microsoft PowerPoint is free to use.

Media

Castle glass came from rare beaker, Dumfries Courier.
Artists help piece together the past, Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
Medieval Islamic glass of Scottish Caerlaverock Castle reveals untold histories, Arkeonews.
RESEARCHERS LOOK TO UNRAVEL STORY OF ISLAMIC GLASS FOUND IN SCOTTISH CASTLE, HERITAGEDAILY.
3D tech solves Islamic glass mystery at Caerlaverock Castle, The Times.
Medieval Islamic glass reveals untold histories, Historic Environment Scotland.

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