10 on 10 Featured Artist of the week - farah creations by Farah
Date: October 02, 2011 | Comments: 3 | By: Administrator
You have admired her home decor collections, her bags and her jewel boxes! And now its time to learn more about the passionate artist, Farah of farah creations.She displays interest in a variety of crafts. Her products are proof enough of her passion in Indian Handmade products. Love Warli art but don't have a wall space for it, try flaunting it in your jewel box. She provides rich Indaian crafts in day to day functional products- bags, key holders and jewel boxes. Her murals are sure to adorn any living or office room!
Craftsia is proud to feature Farah as our Artist of the Week!
10 on 10 with Farah
1. A few words about yourselves.
After my student days in which I gained an MPhil in History from JNU and BEd from Jamia Millia Islamia, I took to painting. My creative life started as a hobby and is now a career. While my husband was with the army, I undertook various art courses held under the aegis of the army. This has helped broaden my oeuvre. I have managed to learn several different styles of art taking advantage of the many postings in various locations across India my husband had. Not a trained fine arts graduate, I learnt the discipline under indigenous artists as an apprentice for short periods. Their many amazing introductions to their craft of colors and forms are the basis of my creations. I restrict myself to paintings, murals, and home décor items. My inspiration stems from traditional Indian designs and motifs, Egyptian art, nature and floral designs. I use a variety of medium like oils, acrylics, coffee, glass, terracota and clay for my work. I embellish surfaces like wood, canvas, cloth and glass. Besides paintings and murals I also work on glassware. Working on candle holders, hurricane lamps (shamadaans), vases and glass items are my comfort zone. I also organize exhibitions and set up stalls during festive season, such as the coming dussehra-diwali season. My art classes for ladies and children are gaining popularity. A keen observer of the art scene, I am a ready learner of new techniques and styles. I manage to balance my family life with my artistic endeavors.
2. What attracts you to Indian Handmade Products?
The beauty of Indian handicrafts lies in their vibrancy and bright colors and the realism they have. The rich cultural diversity that Indian handicrafts exhibit have attracted me to them.
3. What do you think is the future of Indian Handcrafted Items?
Indian handicrafts are becoming popular day by day and over the world. People all over the world appreciate Indian crafts and their richness.
4. When did you start crafting? Who or what inspired you to it?
After my student days in which I gained an MPhil in History from JNU and BEd from Jamia Millia Islamia, I took to painting. My creative life started as a hobby and is now a career. While my husband was with the army, I undertook various art courses held under the aegis of the army. This has helped broaden my oeuvre. I have managed to learn several different styles of art taking advantage of the many postings in various locations across India my husband had.
5. Your ideal ambiance that brings out the artist in you…
My ideal ambience is the four walls of my home. I love doing my art work from home as in this way I balance my home front as well as work.
6. Three of your favorite products in your shop….
Just like a mother cannot differentiate from her children it is very difficult for me to pinpoint my best creations. But the ones I have put on craftsia my favourites would be:-
rajasthani mural key holder, ganesha wall mural and Orissa wheel mural.
7. Three of your favorite products in craftsia, from other shops….
The best I like about other artists are products from ‘ aola creations’, cards from ‘little things’ and clothes from ‘bhusavali’.
8. A craft tip that you would like to share
The best craft tip I can give is whatever one does should be with passion and with complete dedication.
9. A craft that you would like to learn…
I have always been fascinated with water colour paintings and would love to learn them professionally.
10. Artistic plans for the future? What can we hope to see in farah creations in future?
In the future I hope to learn new craft techniques and try to utilize traditional Indian art forms to make items which are more relevant and useful today. Making things with traditional techniques but with a whole new touch and modern look.
Craftsia wishes Farah all the best for her future projects and hope her learning continues. Thank you Farah for your time.
If you have questions for Farah, please post them in the comments section below.
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