Memories Hawra Abdulla Al Shawab

Research methods of Art & Design (ART221-501)

Biography

•  My name is Hawra, I was born in UAE, Dubai in 1994. I am studying graphic design, graduating in 2015. I chose graphic design because I like to play with pictures, edit them, and see what different things can be done with pictures and technology.

History

•  Al Sayegh family is one of the first families who worked as goldsmiths in the UAE and specifically in Dubai. One of the great grandfather’s is the first to bring Indian goldsmiths into Dubai. He also had a gold shop in the Old Souq in Dubai. A picture of him is also found in one of the books that are published about Dubai’s history. There is as well a statue of him while he is in his shop in Dubai’s Museum.

Necklace •  Description: - A necklace that is shaped horizontally as an oval. Its border is made of gold and the middle part is made of a precious stone known as the Agate stone. Engraved on the stone, some religious sentences with Arabic calligraphy.  

Research •  The Agate is known by many forms, as there is no gemstone that is known to be the most creatively colored by nature than the Agate stone. “Each individual Agate forms by filling a cavity in host rock”.

   

Creamy Yellow Agate (energy:

receptive, element: sun) Helps to lighten moods

when used properly within a spell.

 

Black Agate (energy: projective, element: fire) A protective stone, wear for courage and successful competitions.

 

Red Agate (energy: projective, element: fire) Also known by many

as the “Blood Agate”

 

•  Questions -­‐  From  who  did  you  get  it?    -­‐  What  was  the  reason?    -­‐  How  old  is  it?    -­‐  Who  made  it?    -­‐  What  is  the  story  behind  it?  

•  Answers:    -­‐  This  necklace  was  made  by  my  grandfather  who  was  a  gold  smith.  It  originally  belonged  to  my  mother,  as  it  was  her  wedding  gi?  from  her  father.  The  necklace  is  56  years  old.  My  mother  gave  me  this  necklace  when  I  was  really  sick,  considering  that  the  necklace  was  made  of  precious  stone  with  some  religious  engravings.  This  stone  is  also  known  to  maintain  the  regularity  of  the  heartbeats.  Since  then  I  always  wear  it.        

 

Bracelet •  Description:

- A gold bracelet with some lines across the edges and small circles in the middle and in between are some wholes. It is supposed to be a circle but considering how old it is it has become quirky. It also have some marks from the inside that shows how old it is.

• Questions:       - Who is it from? ��� - What was the reason? ��� - How old is it? ��� - What is the story behind it?  

 

• Answers: - When I was in the seventh grade, I traveled to

India with my family. There I got really sick and got Hepatitis, as I entered in to a coma for 19 days. I reached a point where the doctors said that I would no longer live, but thanks to God I recovered. When I was back from India my grandmother made me a bracelet as a gift, which is almost 34 years old.        

Dress •  Description: ��� - A short colorful dress,

where yellow is the dominant color with some embroidery with the colors red, blue, green, and white. Along the sides of the dress are purple, pink, white, and green embroidery lines. The dress also has some parts that are worn out and some threads that came out of the dress.

•  Research:       - The Omani women’s customs vary from one region

to another yet they are all very colorful. The custom’s main components are the dress, which is worn on top of the trousers (Sirwal) and the headdress, which is called the (Lihaf).

- There are many different styles of the Omani

traditional customs that you can see in Muscat. Yet, there are three main types of customs that show vibrant colors, embroidery, and ornaments.

•  Questions: - How did you get it? ��� - When did you get it? ��� - How old is it? ��� - What is the story behind it?  

 

•  Answers:        - When I was in school, we had the international day

celebration. Our class represented Oman, so I had to wear the Omani custom. A family friend ordered me the traditional custom from Oman, which I still have as reminiscence. The dress is almost 30 years old.  

Epilogue

•  Before I thought that as objects become older they become less important. Yet, now and after this project I learned that the importance of the object does not depend on how old or new the object is but on the stories and memories that the objects carry through time and the lives and centuries this object go through and experience.