Occupation: Art Instructor at a regional academy in District 11, specializing in calligraphy and stone engraving.

Background:

• Artistic Beginnings: Engaged in artistic activities from childhood, influenced by a family deeply involved in the arts. Her mother, who valued artistic skills highly, encouraged her to explore various art forms. Her late father was an architect and a skilled vocalist, and her siblings are also artists. Her mother, who previously practiced carpet weaving and sewing, now runs a bakery workshop.
• Early Artistic Education: Received extensive training in various arts including weaving, beadwork, embroidery, jewelry making, and patchwork.

Calligraphy Success:

• Specialization: Developed a notable talent in calligraphy and painting. Encouraged by her brother, she pursued calligraphy classes diligently during high school and achieved first place in the broken script category in visual arts.
• Artistic Development: Despite a passion for art, she faced challenges including a lack of awareness, long distances, and limited resources, which led her to study humanities rather than her preferred field of graphic design.

Further Education and Career:

• Art Studies: Continued artistic education through painting, design, and charcoal drawing classes, earning a certificate in oil painting in 2004.
• Other Skills: Engaged in embroidery and beadwork at home and pursued various beauty courses.
• Higher Education: Enrolled in Urban Planning at university in 2010 and graduated in 2015. Worked in related fields but was dissatisfied with the financial aspects and the challenges faced in peripheral city areas.

Personal Challenges:

• Life Changes: Experienced significant personal hardships including the death of her father in 2018, which led to severe emotional distress. The period spent abroad in Istanbul further deepened her appreciation for her homeland and its resources upon her return.

Current Focus:

• Stone Engraving: In recent years, she has become highly skilled in stone engraving, competing with other professionals in this field. She is one of the few women specializing in engraving on precious stones.