COUP de COEUR ! Farrah Al-Dujaili

I « discovered » her work at this exhibition : EXPO ‘Making Treasure’ – Birmingham City University, Birmingham (UK) – 13-22 Sept 2010

Farrah Al-Dujaili
« My design methodology revolves around the act of drawing as an intuitive and subconscious process; geometric and organic components ‘grow’ alongside each other to create visual contrasts. Through a palette of feminine and masculine symbols, heavily detailed flowers and geometric shapes and crosshatched lines hybrid forms are created; not overtly floral, but organic and playful.
My making is immersed in metalwork because of the material’s ability to be visually delicate but physically strong. Fragments are created and later constructed to create the idiosyncratic detailing that appears in my drawings. I work within an intuitive mix of drawing and making that crosses over and intertwines.
I apply drawing materials of pencil, crayons and watercolours to a surface of enamel paint. This gives an interesting material link to my design methodology, enforcing the dialogue between drawing and making. »

 

« I am a student at Birmingham City University completing the MA in Jewellery Silversmithing and Related Products at the School of Jewellery. I  graduate in September 2010« 

brooch- Copper, enamel paint, pencil, watercolour, watercolour pencil, acrylic paint.- 2010

necklace- Copper, Brass, Enamel paint, pencil, watercolour, watercolour pencil, pastel, thread, artists’ lacquer

 

Farrah Al-Dujaili selected to exhibit at Talente 2011

« Jewellery designer maker Farrah Al-Dujaili is one of ninety-five designer makers to be selected to exhibit at Talente at the International Trade Fair in Munich in March 2011. ‘I hope to establish myself as a jeweller through well-made, innovative pieces and being part of an established exhibition like Talente is a great platform to do just that. I feel very privileged to be exhibiting’.
Farrah is based in Birmingham working independently as a designer maker, having recently finished an MA in Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham.
Farrah is influenced by her style ofdrawing, utilising a hybrid mix of forms that are organic and playful. She explains ‘The pieces are created through an intuitive mix of drawing and making that crosses over and intertwines’. She applies a mix of drawing materials;pencil, crayons and watercolours to a surface of enamel paint adding ‘This gives an interesting material link to my design methodology, enforcing the dialogue between drawing and making’.
Talente will run from March 16th until March 22nd 2011.« 

the selected pieces :

necklace – Copper, enamel paint, watercolour pencil, thread – 2010

Brooch 2010 – Copper, enamel paint, watercolour pencil- 17cm x 18cm x 7cm

 

Brooch 2010 – Copper, brass, enamel paint, pencil, watercolour, watercolour pencil, pastel -11cm x 11cm x 8cm