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Charming Irony - an ongoing dream

Greetings friends, I am Aalia, a Jewelry Maker & Artist, living my dream of sharing my artsy journey with the world. My design journey began ever since I was a child.  I remember doodling ever since I have memory. I used to doodle flowers and creepers and leaves everywhere - walls, books, magazines, my palm, all of my school notebooks and textbooks. Due to this artistic interest I had, I enrolled in design school to get my Fashion Design degree. Over the years in design school, in the process of creating commercially acceptable designs and products, I realized that I was losing the naturally born artist in me. So during the summer break, I consciously started making a new doodle every day and made an Instagram page for it (www.instagram.com/charmingirony). This was the time I came up with my brand name, Charming Irony, because I thought it was ironic that my artistic profession lacked art, yet these raw, abstract doodles and poetry made me feel like the artist I always was, so,...