Bandipora : A 25-years -old Girl from bandipora plan area, a self taught calligraphy artist,who is also masters in English from Kashmir University,
Shazia,a self-taught artist said conversation with corresponding she said that I had a fire in my belly to become an artist since childhood.
I was fond of art and craft from my childhood,I loved to be creative and used to make handmade things as they were image out of level , after passing my 12th exams I got admission in HKM degree College Bandipora for Graduation.
She adds that soon after getting the masters in English lockdown started in the country and I had nothing to do,it was bit difficult time for everyone to stay inside their home,in order to get engaged with something i started writing Quranic ayah’s of hope and many more things.
I was attracted to the beauty of the shapes of letters, I thought myself, there is no doubt that exist on arcane ,a secred knowledge ,an implicit message behind every stroke and every letter ,let me to start practicing calligraphy .when you glance over my work,you are catching a glimpse of my soul.i find peace and relief in work of art ,for a part of me is in each piece I created.Shazia has no formal training in art and painting, the nuances were picked up by herself and fine-tuned her craft through experimentation, she added.
At last she said “for me 9calligraphy is not only an escape from this depressing world, but it helps me to explore what more i can do. When the ink flows from the pen my stress also flows through it. I thank to Allah that He gifted me with this art.
