Female Somali Artists

[eyes-only]

Maasha'Allah, I'm noticing more and more Somali girls going into the arts...be it painting, poetry, music etc etc....what's happening with the guys?

[Advo]

I was obsessed with art when I was younger, I would draw pictures of my friends, neighborhood, landscape, paint trees, camels and all types of stuff, than I joined a photography group for couple of years, than I started writing and recordings songs in 2003, so I did my time in that field but I am glad it's reaching out to our community

[eyes-only]

Advo, why did you give it up? Did your parents give you the usual list of acceptable professions you can go into...

A. Doctor
B. Lawyer
C. Engineer
D. Accountant

[Advo]

Your spot on with A-C, but pretty much yhh and the reason why they let me in arts for so long in the past was because it was keeping me out of trouble, but by the time I realized their intention, I was being booked and brought home by the local police everyday, they had enough and they shipped me away to a cold, lonely state up north, on the bright side, I did well academically and earned scholarships however, currently I make sure to take one art class every quarter, computer arts in advance photoshop, flash etc, creating these fun projects, right now Im messing with microsoft illustrator and insha'allah the skills I gain from there combined with prior experiences with other programs should land me a temporary job designing stuff for companies until I finish with my core degree.

[eyes-only]

That's great....you're actually using your artistic mind to do something that's creative and potentially pays well

I love art but it takes major guts to go up on stage and share it with others....I saw some live performances recently and was well impressed.

[Advo]

Thanks.


have u seen the recent study of autism kids using computer arts to express themselves?


http://sketchup.google.com/spectrum.html


ps. The best part is showing off ur work........I use to love winning stuff and would always present my work in a uniquely manner,

[eyes-only]

at the floor sketches/doodle. Interesting video, although I think using that kind of software is cheating. I've tried a bit of animation to pass time and found it so much easier than hand drawing storyboards which I found hellish in one of my exams at school.

I hate the showing off part laakin my brother did a presentation the other day and was going about what a creative genius he is...I think some people are just natural performers.

[hanad_mn]

Is she saying her Step Dad is a Mexican? why would he give her the Name Vandez. that is focked up. My mexican step father kulahaa

[Rabshoole]

Poetry is in their blood, however painting and music that's new to me. Eitherway as long as their doing something with their lives I guess that's all that matters.

[FAH1223]

we have k'naan in the mainstream music, you hear nicca on radio

girls don't have that kind of symbol