A Grim, Slim Thing Illustrator and PhD Mystics, Maidens and the Macabre Glasgow edmunddust.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3magja4kqgs2nDeadly shenanigans ensue in my Arthurian comic, "Saracen & Satyr", a retelling of the Quest of the Good Sir Palamedes. Full page and concept art available on my website: yasharbezem.com/saracen/ #comics #arthurian #medieval20 Dec 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3magja4kqgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3m5kdfcrs7c24Hey you! Yeah you...Like the Arthurian cycle? Spend your nights cackling at Book of Hours illuminations like a... monster or something? Well feast your eyes on: Saracen & Satyr A comic project I've been hammering away at... #medievalart #kingarthur #arthurian #occult yasharbezem.com/saracen/ https://yasharbezem.com/saracen/13 Nov 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5kdfcrs7c24https://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lpcsynbdqk2whttps://www.alchemyexperiment.com/saints-and-heroes-by-edmund-bezem If you're in Glasgow next Friday, drop by my exhibition, "Saints & Heroes: Anatolia to Caledonia" exploring Dervishes, Sufis, Saints and holy fools across several cultures. A rare chance to see this kind of art in Scotland. #glasgow #medievalart #sufi16 May 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcsynbdqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lkswmbmxmc2lToday marks the Spring Equinox, known as Nowruz/Nevruz in the Iranic and Turkic worlds. You might be familiar with how Iranians celebrate it but among the Bektashis, it is commemorated as the birthday of the primordial saint, Ali; the coming of Spring and the renewal of the world more generally20 Mar 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkswmbmxmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lk43tbjz722wI've been trying my hand at comics lately. My earliest inspiration was Jean Giraud (Mœbius) so this has been a long time coming. Learning a lot. Just so much more to consider than a stand-alone composition. Find out more about my project here: yasharbezem.com/comics/ #indiecomic11 Mar 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk43tbjz722whttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3liyqyrg3rk2uMy website is looking pretty good these days but sadly some of the old language unicode blocks aren't supported by mobile devices. Best viewed on desktop. Head on over to yasharbezem.com if you're curious about Anatolian and Persianate mythology. Prints and booklets coming very soon.25 Feb 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3liyqyrg3rk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lifke3qynk2jI'm on substack now. Read my new post: "Why I Drew the Prophet Muhammad". Go yell at me there 😉 #religion #religiousart #Islam #Sufism #Mongols #Iran https://substack.com/profile/318662394-eddie/note/c-94204835?utm_source=substack&utm_content=first-note-modal17 Feb 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifke3qynk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lia3k4kfqk2kThink I'm finally going to delete all my meta apps. Yeah, it'll make it harder for people to find me but to hell with it. I can't stomach the open disdain these people have for their own users (and let's face it, humanity at large). Least I can do is not freely give them my own data.15 Feb 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lia3k4kfqk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lhzbli72qk2aThe Concubine's Sedition (fitna) By Bezem Material: Ink and pencil My newest drawing depicting Fitna, a character from the Persian epic, Haft Peykar. The Chinese concubine of the Sassanid shah, Bahram Gur; she stands her ground against the arrogant monarch and bests him. #persian #illustration12 Feb 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzbli72qk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lhgp3224xk2oNew painting tomorrow. This is just a preview of the wip. Archer girl with Tajik inspired patterns. #illustration #persian05 Feb 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgp3224xk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lhemavwcss2oI always forget how cheap original Trek was... Roddenberry couldn't even shell out for trousers for half the cast..04 Feb 2025 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhemavwcss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lh572svlxs2lHey everybody. If you have the time, check out my art booklet introducing the dazzling world of Anatolian Sufi mythology. Ever been interested in the Bektashis? Mevlevis? Alevis? Check out a sample on my website: yasharbezem.com. Available for purchase soon #sufi #folklore #mythology #Turkey01 Feb 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh572svlxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lfi2hbbqz22kSo I want to talk a little bit about this painting I made a couple of years ago. It depicts a dazzling scene in Anatolian Sufi mythology and is emblematic of the kinds of images one can expect in Medieval Sufi narratives. Full explanation in the comments 👇 #art #skystorians11 Jan 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfi2hbbqz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lf5kuqbxhk2jArt vs. Artist. Pass the eyeliner...and the sumi-e black ink while you're at it... #artvsartist #gothicart #illustration #calligraphy07 Jan 2025 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5kuqbxhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lf5jvorwqc2kCheck out Em Kait's very charming linocuts and get yourself a pin while you're at it. 🦇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5jvorwqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3leyltnrpk22hAn addition to my "Ottoman Vogue" series where I draw women in a style inspired by both early 20th century fashion magazines with Persianate artistic flourishes. Title: "And your body knows every tongue" |وجسمك يعرف كل اللغات), taken from an erotic poem by Nizar Qabbani #illustration #calligraphy05 Jan 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyltnrpk22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lem4ohump22kSome Ink, gouache and pencil drawings I made last year as part of my "Ottoman Vogue" series. I had discovered various Vogue inspired magazines circulating in the late Ottoman Empire and then did my own fashion illustrations with some subtle Persian miniature inspired motifs. #illustration31 Dec 2024 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lem4ohump22khttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lejg3jh7vs2oSome of my drawings from my "Anatolian Sufism" series exploring key figures, scenes and themes in Medieval Anatolian mythology. I will discuss each at length at a later date. For now, I just wanted to share the highlights. #medievalart #mythology #sufism #fantasyart30 Dec 2024 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejg3jh7vs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edmunddust.com/post/3lehdoz5i6c2t"St. George" by Bezem Ink, gouache and pencil on paper Most are familiar with the image of Saint George slaying a dragon but fewer artworks depict his status as a suffering saint. My George is depicted here, disrobed, vulnerable yet defiant. An oriental Saint draped in crimson.. #medievalart29 Dec 2024 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:rlwvjwgewa4tnnlf3guwpn2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehdoz5i6c2t