{ HAPPY HOLIDAYS}

right! been kind of busy lately and haven't posted in a while, but i hope i will be back on track real soon :)

its been a good year here on art tray and it ended with a commissioned new illustration for a greeting card, yaay { not the one am sharing here :P }

thank you all for ur great support and inspiration, Happy Holidays and will be seeing you next year ;)

PEACE & LOVE 

XOXO

SIBF 2011

this is probably my healthiest pattern ever

lots of fruits, vegetables and greens:)

if you are in town, you can check this 6*6 meter 

pattern, {an adaption of my fruits collection released early June this year} its @kalimat stand children area Hall 4.

and dont forget to grab a book or tow, lots of goodies ;) 

{Waiting for the Rain}

my sketch book and i are just waiting!

CAROLINE60 stole my artwork

it really upset me in every possible way 

my apple pattern thief is from Guyancourt, France . 

her name is CAROLINE and she keep a site named LE SCAP DE CAROLINE60 

where she manage workshops for scrapbooks probably all on stolen art martial and she makes money with that.  feeding on others hard work and creativity

i left her a comment, she read and deleted it instead of feeling a shamed and deleted her entire post, who scared thief usually do.... SHAMELESS 

{stolen work}

i was reading a great tutorial on Planet June for how to track down creditless photo sources {here}

and i thought i can try this as well and search for one of my images and see where it is! or if it had been hosted somewhere! 

and here it its { stolen , used , and abused } :(

some one stole it and easily claimed it was found on pintrest 

when every thing is linked to the source!

check the link below and please leave a nasty comment !!

http://caroline60.canalblog.com/archives/2011/06/27/21492484.html?t=1320938793298#c46100974

{hooked on R&D}

totally hooked on this pattern :)

recipe inspired pattern

here are some recipe inspired patterns

would be cool for a kitchen towel right? 

{recipe}

my {rashi w dibs} an Authentic Iraqi snack with a twist recipe has been featured on {TDAC} YaaaaY :D 

its the coolest recipes site where all the recipes 

are illustrated by artist from round the world!

the very successful site turned into a book, a delightful mix of foodies and art you can find it @ amazon: here

bon appetit & share the love :)

{plant inspired}

just published a new collection of pattern 

on my {behance portfolio} titled {plant inspired}! 

{potentials}

might just add a 

{potential products tab} in the site! hummm :S

{peaches} under process

one thing leads to another and i keep delaying the idea of sitting down and actually forcing myself to put some work together and start the website i created and kind of forgot about :| ... i know

  inshallah next week am gonna get it all done! 

here is a little treat 

 a supper cool peach is growing in growing here ;)

i cant resist a new marker :)

found a new sketch app for my ipad, that offers a mirror tool

once u start drawing a line, its mirror drown on real-time

so much fun and i found it quiet inspirational

here is a bunch of shapes created from those mirrored curves :)  

{we are a family}

{Floral 011}

its my favorite subject, i always find myself doodling some flower every now and then:) enjoy this little bright joy♥

floral inspiration {sketchbook}

Open publication - Free publishing - More floral

typography submission

{art} my new typography is on ILLUSTRATION RALLY yaaaay :D

i was a bit lazy to convert all alphabet into vector objects 

so for now they can rest in my sketchland

{twitter'n}

yah, finally .. you can follow me here 

candles tints

{happy 5th babe}

i made a wish and U came true.. {happy 5th babe} 

{candles}

finally had the time to put those together, 

those candles been patiently waiting in mt sketch book for so long now, 

and since its October soon am all about festive  :)

cupcakes soon ;)

enjoy

{madinahscape}

this is a new print of my {madina collection}

100 cm by 30 cm on 250 matt paper ;)

{Ramadan Mubarak}

{Blue Dinosaur}

still on vocation mode, lazy as i have never been in years :|

but i had to work on this new dino illustration for my little hero who will be celebrating his 3rd birthday next month, he seriously believe he is a blue dinosaur, full of raars and all.

guess who is getting a cake designed by mommy ? 

love you t' 

and the runner up is ..... {fruitville}

 Big thanx to people at 

{paper bicycle creative} & {illustration rally} 

for picking my {fruitville} collection 

as a runner up in the PATTERN RALLY :)

both sites are an amazing gathering of talents and inspiration 

going {mOre cafe}

two of my limited edition prints from {Oriental madinah} collection, are visiting MORE cafe for the new art display they are putting together this june

MORE have always been my Favorited diner since my best frined and i discovered it in little lazy walk down garhoud back streets in 2003, that hidden secret heaven of {food , art and music }  

lots of memories :)

if ur in town do pay it a visit,

enjoy the food and dont forget to check out my prints ;)  

{objects photography}

i attended {objects photography} today at the sharjah Islamic museum 

workshop by Bader al Awadhi  you can find his impressive work here 

a very friendly group of people and alot of informations that are easy to absorb :)

we practised on some antiques from the museum, that was fun :)

{fruitville} featured on {print and pattern}

what a great feeling to be featured on one of the best illustration sites world wide 
DESIGNER : NADIA ALKHAFAJI 

am a big fan of the blog and the {book} which you can find  here 

big thanx for Bowi Style for having me and for all the inspiration :)

new {print} 3

a brand new print is OUT, 50 by 70  on matt laminated paper 

Oriental madinah 4 :)

{officially an artist}

I am officially an artist :)

 and a member of {the emirates fine art society} 

just got accepted :)

thank you all for the inspiration and motivation 

love :x

{new print{S}

i spent the last week all smelling like ink :P 
and apart from the wounded thumb, it all turned out looking great in a black frame :)

finally i have managed to get most of my

 {oriental madinah} out and on a pearl textured fine paper 

50 by 70 cm and 70 y 100 cm 

ADIBF 2011

i totally forgot to post about this, 

yah we have been to Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2011 

with a pattern inspired by my spring collection

that was in march and kalimat celebrated {spring and mother's day} :D

{diana krall }

 haven't really done a face in ages :| 

blue & flowerish

i can totally keep doing this, creating new pattern of the same objects 

trying new colors and a bit of rotating and taraaaaah a brand new flowerish combination 

i may take my little ones and hide in there for the night :)

the perfect blue - flowery escape 

iyi geceler every one ; )

{pattern power}

my kids and i are a watching {Team Umizoomi} and we became addicted:S

i would like to think of myself as {Milli] : Milli is at the head of the team. She's mighty good at math and full of imagination. She has a special dress that can change into any pattern with her "Pattern Power" which allows her to blend into patterned surroundings all over Umi City, and long pigtails that grow when she says "Milli Measure" that are helpful for measuring almost anything!

well, apart from the math and pigtails :P

new flowers pattern, enjoy xx

{brownish}

in love with those colours, 

enjoy the new flowers combination :)

{mushroom girl}

{back to sketchland }

its always good to go back to sketch land - my kind of land :)

a mute planet created out of ur fav elements, and in my case its mostly flowers and smiley face here or there. enjoy :)

new {print}

its finally here, a 70 by 90 cm print of my {oriental madinah- yellowish} 

i just loved the pearl 250 gsm matt laminated paper, a great combination with my bright swatches ... :D 

fruitville

a brand new collection of vector illustration 

a combination of some goodies {Apple, Orange, Strawberries, Pears, Cherries, Pomegranate & Grapes} and alot of patterns inspired by the subject are in (bright & pastel) colour swatches and all are ready for licensing. 

for more information or any inquiry pls drop me a line @ nadia_khafagi@yahoo.com ;)

You Got Mail

hey i was waiting for blogger to step up and ad this gadget "follow by email"

and its finally here {yaaay} :D

blogger or not, you can simply subscribe by writing ur email and then when

an new post is coming you will automatic receive the update in ur mail box.

"follow by email" is on the right side :) scroll down

{Happy Newruz}

for spring, life and companionship :) 

{mother's day }

not sure when you celebrate it on the 8th, 17th or on 21st of march 

it should be every day .. a celebration of love

to you mom  ♥  

{apple lovin'}

there are 7500 kind of Apple round the world ! each had different

kind of flavor , color, and texture ... 

my little boy makes it fun to go apple shopping as he get so exited 

picking , smelling and smiling for each and every apple he choose

i love the look on his face as he bite, its his fav 

fruit .. and oh he is not a food fan...

for the apple lovin’ and the little white apples from home.. 

{sock it to me}

all entries are ready for {sock it to me} design contest  :)

{paper cut}

had alot of fun doing this today , 

enjoy :)

{ tree }

for you {M}

love you always will

{banner}

designing a banner for my little one.

{d&t}

ur love is the answer ...

{floral pattern}