Author Archives: Asiya

I am an Australian, mother of three, convert to Islam. I was once an art student aspiring to be a professional artist, then I got distrcted by having babies! Now I am entertaining ideas once more of at least making work again…..we’ll see!

The beautiful process of marking

lifemaps in frame, originally uploaded by jamila l.
I have always loved mark making. There is something about drawing that lulls me into another world. A space where my awareness of myself dissipates and I find myself yearning. For a long time I had no idea what the feeling meant. I was preoccupied with a […]