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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Actual Iznik

October 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, Ottomans, tile, design, mosque, clothing, flower, istanbul

Casual Iznik

October 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, Ottomans, tile, design, architecture
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Carpet, Tiles, Stucco

January 15, 2019
Tags: Senegal, mosque, tile, interior scene, Morocco, design, women, worship
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Cathedral Mosque

October 12, 2018
Tags: mosque, colonialism, Morocco, tile, neighborhoods, architecture
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The Perfect Space

October 09, 2018
Tags: beauty, material, islam, Morocco, tile, art
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Writing on the Wall

October 09, 2018
Tags: art, islam, Morocco, calligraphy, beauty, aesthetic, tile, quran
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The Ben Youssef Madrasa

October 08, 2018
Tags: Morocco, mosque, tile, quran, design
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Beauty and Details

October 07, 2018
Tags: art, tile, Morocco, Disney, tourism
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The Disney Madrasa

October 07, 2018
Tags: Disney, Morocco, tile, beauty, religion, art
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Inspired by a Bathroom

August 19, 2018
Tags: museum, outsider art, bathroom, tile, creativity

The Downside of Largeness

July 19, 2017
Tags: Morocco, mosque, tile, design, crafts, nation