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...
by Arpi Krikorian* | Feb 23, 2020 | Armenian Culture, Blog
As Americans, we honor our Veterans today who protected the beautiful country we now call home. As Armenians, May 28th is one of the most significant dates if not the most significant date of the survival of our modern-day homeland. Today marks the 100th anniversary...
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