by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog, My Process
Artist’s block is real y’all. I experience it all the time. It’s a combination of burn out and fear. To get over my block I usually experiment with different art materials and styles. This was one of the results. Fashion...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog, Studio Updates
The AYF has a very special place in my heart. My husband and I met because of it. The AYF Youth Corp is an amazing program where annually, young adults go to Armenia for 6 weeks and help run a camp for underpriveliged children. Lifelong friendships are formed and the...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog, Daily art journal
The drawing on the left is the first illustration I created which inspired what is now the Arpi krikorian collection. The character and pose were from my imagination. For the costume details, I researched on Pinterest and found pictures of the Sayat Nova Dance Team in...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Armenian Culture, Blog
I drew ALOT this week! This was one of my sketches that I want to develop further.I love the history of the Armenian community in Montebello, California. They are the descendants of the Armenian Displaced Persons of WWII – known as the DP’s. Many of the families...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Armenian Culture, Blog
A sketch from last night created with watercolors, colored pencils, dip pen and ink and brush tip markers of one of my favorite poets, Silva Kaputikyan (1/20/1919 -8/252006) She was an Armenian poet and political activist. One of the best-known Armenian writers of the...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Armenian Culture, Blog
I woke up thinking about our ancestors and the march of death they were forced to take in 1915. I was thinking about how because that wound is so deep, we never have stopped marching since. We have come a long way. Those skeletons have turned into living, thriving...
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