
This work is still on view during the exhibition 'Painters Alive' at
@rademakersgallery until March 22, 2025 - together with works by @dclschneider, @beppekessler, @juliavonkienlin, @jhonievanboeijen, @sandermjonker and @daleenbloemers.
Studio shot by Lize Kraan
6 days ago






Khayamiya hunt in Cairo!
Question for my friends in Cairo: if you spot a khayamiya tent somewhere (it does not matter if it's handmade, machine-sewn, or printed fabric), please let me know!
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation
1 week ago

Find via this link the complete interview with my khayamiya teacher Ahmed and me in the show 'Safert el Torath' (سفيره التراث) on @hyatveg (قناه هي): https://www.facebook.com/HyaTvChannel/videos/1106769657919763/
2 weeks ago
Tomorrow at 6 p.m. (Egyptian time), my khayamiya teacher Ahmed and I will be on Egyptian television as guests in 'Safert el Torath' @hyatveg
بكره الساعة ٦ على الهوا, انا و معلم الخيامية أحمد سنكون على التلفزيون المصري كضيفين في سفيره التراث - @hyatveg
2 weeks ago










A glimpse of January in Egypt:
1. The Temple of Ramesses II in Abu Simbel
2. Printed khayamiya in the streets of Cairo
3.+ 4. Street details in Aswan
5. Detail of the Abu Heriba Mosque in Cairo
6. Khayamiya shop 'Atef Sons' in the Street of the Tentmakers
7. + 8. Details in Medinet Habu in Luxor
9. Handmade khayamiya in the streets of Cairo
10. Tomb of Seti I in Luxor
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation.
2 weeks ago
![Finished this khayamiya piece together with Ahmed (designed by Atef from Fattoh) with which I learned how to create the Arabic script in khayamiya.
The pieces says "Christina [and] Ahmed [My teacher] in Arabic.
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation.](https://christinadekorte.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/475391354_18342390388148267_4754820772299609301_n.jpg)
Finished this khayamiya piece together with Ahmed (designed by Atef from Fattoh) with which I learned how to create the Arabic script in khayamiya.
The pieces says "Christina [and] Ahmed [My teacher] in Arabic.
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation.
3 weeks ago

Photo of the reunion with my khayamiya teacher Ahmed on the first day of 2025.
Ahmed was my khayamiya teacher in 2023 and coming period we will continue with the lessons focussing on new challenges, such as making Arabic letters.
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation
4 weeks ago










A day full of heritage and inspiration! Today I joined the 'Frames of Heritage: A Photo Walk Through the Desert of the Mamluks' by AmrAbotawila from @archinosarchitecture. We started our walk at the Khanqa of Sultan Farag Ibn Barquq and ended at the Madrasa and Mosque of Sultan Qaitbay. In this area were multiple events such as a market with local (mostly handmade) products (including handblown recycled glass) and a lecture on 'Heritage for the People: Revitalising Communities through Cultural Preservation' in the Mausoleum of al-Gulshani. Lastly, I visited an exhibition on khayamiya called "Stitched Stories: Egyptian Tentmaker Art" curated by @seif_el_rashidi and @markazegypt at @masq.hub/@craftastic.hub including many contemporary khayamiya pieces!
#visitqaitbey
My research in Egypt is supported by Jo Kolk Fonds, Hendrik Muller Fonds, and @rabbanifoundation
1 month ago
















I started the new year in Cairo and traveled the next day with my father to the South of Egypt. It was an inspiring trip that was very useful as a starting point for my research on khayamiya coming months!
A small selection of my favorite moments:
1. Returning to the Street of the Tentmakers, Cairo
2. A building at the Valley of the Kings, Luxor
3. Khayamiya ceiling, Luxor
4. Madinat el-Habu, Luxor
5. Tomb in Deir el-Medina (where the workmen lived who worked on the tombs of the Valley of the Kings/Queens), Luxor
6. Ramesseum (including designs that are also used for khayamiya), Luxor
7. On the way to the Temple of Khnum, Esna
8. Temple of Khnum; the most beautiful temple I have ever seen, Esna
9. While traveling from Luxor to Aswan, the colors of the landscape (and buildings) were gradually changing
10. Clothing and scarves market stall near Edfu
11. Food truck, Aswan
12. Market, Aswan
13. Murals on Elephantine Island, Aswan
14. Handmade clay parts for a shisha, Fustat Pottery Village, Cairo
15. My father in the New Egyptian Museum
16. Work in progress by my khayamiya teacher Ahmed
Right before I left for Egypt, I heard that Jo Kolk Fonds is going to support my master's thesis research, in addition to Hendrik Muller Fonds and the @rabbanifoundation. Many thanks for the support to make the most out of my time in Egypt.
1 month ago

Before sharing my reflections on my first week in Egypt, a last reminder for the opening of 'Painters Alive' coming Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 16:00 – 19:00 💖
See the website of @rademakersgallery for more information: https://www.rademakersgallery.com/exhibitions/68-painters-alive-group-exhibition-with-focus-on-outstanding-painters-at/
Untitled, 2021, Acrylic paint on linen, 216 x 341 cm
Photo by @leoniek_photography
1 month ago

A year full of art, textiles, and research 🌠
2 months ago

My drawing was projected on the Dom Tower in Utrecht yesterday. Until January 5, 2025, over 2000 submitted drawings will be shown every evening between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. My work will be projected again on the last day of the year!
Wishing everyone who celebrates a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year 💚
Project by @mrbeam_studio
Photo by @collagearchief (who also pointed out this special project to me)
2 months ago


Save the date - January 11, 2025 (4 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
Festive opening of the exhibition 'Painters Alive' and New Year drinks at @rademakersgallery🧡
Unfortunately, I am not able to join the opening, but for a great reason: I will be back in Egypt for my master's thesis research (and to collect inspiration and materials).
2 months ago

My work will be on show during the group exhibition 'Painters Alive' at
@rademakersgallery from January 8 to March 29, 2025 - together with works by @dclschneider, @beppekessler, @jhonievanboeijen, @sandermjonker and @daleenbloemers.
Photo by Lize Kraan
2 months ago





Find this new work on the website of @rademakersgallery! 💛
Yellow II, 2024, acrylic paint on Egyptian cotton, 103 cm x 156 cm
2 months ago

Enjoying the last couple of weeks of my internship at the @textileresearchcentre. This week a design group from @vlisco visited the TRC: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/nl/textiel-momenten/1688-vlisco-at-the-trc
3 months ago



Last weeks, I worked on a blog about the Arabic texts on the @textileresearchcentre's khayamiya collection from the Street of the Tentmakers in Cairo: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/nl/textiel-momenten/1687-arabic-inscriptions-on-the-trc-s-khayamiya-collection
Thanks to @nancyt.radwan, @armchair_nomad, Islam Ramadan, and Ramiya Suleiman for their help.
1. Khayamiya with part of a hadith in flourish Kufic, Egypt, 2014 (TRC 2014.1066).
2. Khayamiya with signature of the Tentmaker Raouf Ayoub, Egypt, 1998 (TRC 2022.1805).
3. Khayamiya with basmalah in braided Kufic (top) and flourish Kufic (bottom), Egypt, 2013 (TRC 2013.0439).
3 months ago

In addition to the updates on my internship at the @textileresearchcentre and my preparations for Egypt: I will be part of two very exciting exhibitions in 2025. Hope to share more soon!
Photo by Lize Kraan
3 months ago

While walking through Leiden yesterday, I heard the second result of my fund application round: Hendrik Muller Fonds awarded me a fund for my living expenses in Egypt. I am beyond grateful for the support for my master's thesis research in Cairo next year!
My father took this photo in 2023 when I went material shopping with my khayamiya teacher Ahmed in Cairo.
3 months ago




Read my newest blog 'The advantages of damage: A discussion with curator Pim Arts about the recent donation to the TRC of a collection of liturgical vestments' on the website of the @textileresearchcentre: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/nl/textiel-momenten/102-news/1685-the-advantage-of-damage-discussing-the-donation-of-liturgical-textiles-with-pim-arts
1. Tagging the liturgical vestments with a collection number
2. A colourful fiddleback chasuble (TRC 2024.3037)
3. Curator Pim Arts visiting the TRC to inspect the recent donation of liturgical vestments. Photograph by Herra Pahlasari.
4. A liturgical burse made from a silk cloth with a woven pattern of paisley (buteh) motifs and other floral forms. Europe, 18th century (TRC 2024.2936).
3 months ago