Vibrant Quilling Art by Dorsadaf Moinzad

I recently met paper quiller Dorsadaf Moinzad via Instagram and knew right away that you would enjoy an introduction to her story and varied designs. Like so many who are drawn to quilling, she was immediately mesmerized by the process after discovering it earlier this year, and has since been compelled to devote many hours to creating framed pieces, as well as launching a dedicated website.

 

I asked Dorsadaf to introduce herself and to tell us about her background... it's an interesting one! I admire the way she is finding a new path while experimenting by combining paper strips with other mediums, such the photo above in which she used alcohol inks on Yupo to create a vivid mottled background. 

 

"I am a Los Angeles-based Iranian artist who moved to the States in 2009 from Tehran and have lived in California ever since. I went to school at the University of California San Diego and graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science."

"Even though I loved my major at first, by the time I finished school I didn’t see myself going into the corporate world to work behind a desk. As a result, I started my own business as a management consultant."

 

 

 

 

"Thanks to Pinterest, I began quilling not too long ago in June of 2020 and even though it has only been six months, I feel the change that it has made in my life. It has given me a purpose."

 

"It was, of course, just a hobby at first... a pleasant way to spend time during the pandemic. The response I got from others encouraged me to do more and to start sharing with others as well."

 

"The funny thing is that I never drew or painted when I was younger, nor had I even though of myself as artistic. I don’t know where it came from, but suddenly it is all I want to do when I come home from work each day."

 

 

"If I'm not dealing with my job and the craziness of life, I am in my home studio designing, sketching, and creating something new."

 

 

 

"I work several hours every night in order to finish my pieces and seem to have endless ideas that I would like to incorporate into new ones."

 

self portrait

Dorsadaf is offering a generous Instagram giveaway now through Saturday, December 12 as a way of celebrating the quilling art that she admits has taken over her life. One winner from the U.S. or Canada will be able to select a piece of their choice with a value of $250 or less from the ones that are shown on her website, DSDM Quilling.

Follow along with Dorsadaf's latest designs via Instagram, @dsdmquilling and Facebook, @dsdmgallery. She also has an Etsy shop, DSDMGallery.

 

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