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Fitting room selfie! 😂 Sometimes you’ve just

Fitting room selfie! 😂 Sometimes you’ve just got to go back to what you know best! Today I was doing a fashion prep for a client!
It wasn’t a shopping day for me😆 ...but it happened to turn out that way! 🤦🏼‍♀️Oops! I’m defiantly out of practice!
#stylistproblems #sorryImnotsorry #fashionstylist #personalclient #prep
#fashionlove #NewZealandstylist #christchurchstylist #christchurchstylists #MeHeTē #LikABoss 😂

The story of Aotearoa’s art history cannot be to

The story of Aotearoa’s art history cannot be told without mentioning Bill Hammond’s work, Arts Minister Carmel Sepuloni said of the exalted artist following his death.

Hammond, one of New Zealand’s leading artists, was a legendary figure in his home in the port town of Lyttelton, just outside Christchurch.

One of his best known works, Fall of Icarus, is displayed at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. #NZartist

Unpacking a life I used to know... now wardrobe ch

Unpacking a life I used to know... now wardrobe choices are determined by the sub Antarctic South Island - Easterly wind. Spanx replaced by a Beanie. 😆💃#needIsaymore? 😉
#lifedownunder #fashionstylist #fashionlover #summervibes #nzsummer #exaggeratingmuchbutrealtoo #becomewhoyouare #home #gratitude

Congratulations! UAE 49th National Day! This tel

Congratulations! UAE 49th National Day!
This telephone card is an early cultural reference of UAE National dress and another towards just how far the UAE has progressed in means of technology and modernity!
Here a model wears traditional Burqa.
Ummi (Grandmother) might dress like this.
Ummi is found somewhere inside the newly released
‘Sumaya and the Magic Scorpion’

Website link in bio
Go to Shop then Books
👉🏻Please take a look with Amazon Kindle ‘See Inside!’

#uae49nationalday #uaenationalday #uaehistory #smcca #opendoorsopenminds #telephonecard #burqa #uaetraditionaldress #arabfashion #uaeculture #sumayaandthemagicscorpion #adubaistory #ummi

Quarantine colour block! Colour and creativity ha

Quarantine colour block!
Colour and creativity have always been a huge element of my creative process as an author, artist & stylist! Today I was super excited to discover this gorgeous pocket of light during my walk around. Morning light shows the golden lush of this beautiful pashmina. Thank you for this beautiful gift @thewaditribe you are the best most supportive!! Check out their books for kids! Great gifts this festive season! www.waditribe.com

I have the kindest, most generous and thoughtful r

I have the kindest, most generous and thoughtful readers and friends anywhere! Thank you for helping me with the First book reading of Sumaya and the Magic Scorpion! Thank you for your Goodbye cards 😁I love being a mermaid as much as I love Arabia and that is a whole lot!! 🐪💞
👉🏻To learn more about this Dubai centric picture book for 3-5 yrs go to website link in Bio, Shop, Books
#gratitude #kindness #missingyoualready #goodfriends #littlemermaid #adubaistory #dubaiexpatmums #dubaimothers #SumayaandtheMagicScorpion #dubaiauthor #dubaiartist

Grand Opening!!
‘Sumaya and the Magic Scorpion’
NOW available on Amazon Kindle
👉🏻Website link on bio
Go to Shop then Books
I can’t wait for you to read ‘Sumaya’s and the Magic Scorpion.’
...Ahmed, Sumaya’s mischievous brother goes on quite an adventure! Gratitude to everyone who have so patiently waited to get a copy. 🙏🏻
#sumayaandthemagicscorpion #authorillustrator #picturebook #dubaipicturebook #picturebookartist #dubaiartist #sumayaandthemagicscorpion kidsillustration #collageartiste

🧡Wonderful book talk and book guidance at the D

🧡Wonderful book talk and book guidance at the Dubai Culture and Art Authority today. Gratitude for meeting with me! Update... ‘Sumaya and the Magic Scorpion’
Is having a soft launch.
You can buy on Amazon Kindle.
www.mandikingsbury.com
Go to Shop, Books 😁 #lovewhatyoudo #amazonkindle #FirstBookSample #dubaipicturebook #author #illustrator #BooksAreFun! 👍🏻

Today I’m feeling very grateful and privileged.

Today I’m feeling very grateful and privileged. My dear friend @saniya_chughtai has my ‘Sandfish’ painting hung in such a proud spot at her Villa!! 🤗 It hangs right at the entrance with lots of love! #artist #illustrator #dubaiartist #artcollector

Light and long lazy shadows... for me there is not

Light and long lazy shadows... for me there is nothing nicer than painting illustrations in the late afternoon light. Peaceful with my thoughts and a paintbrush. I am excited at the prospect of painting while in quarantine Auckland, New Zealand. Ready to embark on the next chapter. #light #calm #artist #author #childrensbook #picturebook #illustrator #sumayaandthemagicscorpion #traveltales #arabia #christmastime #NZ

Come on fly! There’s work to be done! Trust you

Come on fly!
There’s work to be done! Trust you can do it! Believe! 🙏🏻
#traveltales #childrensbooks #SumayaAndTheMagicScorpion #arabianstory #dubaistory #insects #emiratichildren #allchildren #picturebook #lessons #learning #positivity

Feeling the feels 🥰in vintage Karen Walker @Th

Feeling the feels 🥰in vintage Karen Walker @TheRainRoom. It’s a cultural experience in Sharjah. I’m happily embracing and celebrating change today, more on my new creative development soon!
Gratitude dynamic Sharjah! #nzfashiondesigner #vintagefashion #rainroomsharjah #uaeculture #fashionstyle #vintagefashion

Living the impossible dream... A self inventory mo

Living the impossible dream...
A self inventory morning at the beach taking stock of simple pleasures ie. a sand matching towel😄 and sending gratitudes to my wonderfully supportive friends. #gratitude #motivation #mentors #breathe #gratitude #Dubaibeach #jumeirahbeach #dubaiartist #dubaiauthor

Nayomi. 8Street Studio Cat. Such a poser, with s

Nayomi. 8Street Studio Cat. Such a poser, with signature Nayomi attitude.
As featured in @goodmagazinenz 😻

Learning the ropes with Henri Matisse, Thank-you

Learning the ropes with Henri Matisse, Thank-you @LondonDrawingGroup this class was so much fun! 🎨💕#paintingwithscissors #henrimatisse #circusarts #artistsoninstagrams

MorningTea and a Story with these two clever girls

MorningTea and a Story with these two clever girls! #SumayaandTheMagicScorpion #childrensbook #picturebook #ebook #aDubaiStory #comingsoon 👀

How beautiful is this poem written 2 centuries ago

How beautiful is this poem written 2 centuries ago..

When the storm passes
And the roads are tired
And let's be survivors
from a collective shipwreck.
With a tearful heart
and the blessed destiny
we will feel blessed
just for being alive.

And we'll give him a hug
to the first stranger
and we will praise the luck
to keep a friend.

And then we will remember
Everything we lost
And at once we will learn
everything we didn't learn.

We won't be jealous anymore
because everyone will have suffered.
We won't have no longer disidia
We'll be more compassionate.

It will be worth more what is everyone's
That never achieved it
We will be more generous
And much more committed

We will understand the fragile
what it means to be alive
We will sweat empathy
for who is and who is gone.

We will miss the old man
who asked for a weight in the market,
We didn't know his name
and he was always by your side.

And maybe the poor old man
it was God in disguise.
You never asked the name
because you were in a hurry.

And everything will be a miracle
And everything will be a legacy
And life will be respected,
the life we've earned.

When the storm passes
I ask you God, sorry,
that you make us better
As you dreamed of us.

(K. O ' Meara - Poem written during the plague epidemic in 1800)

Eid Mubarak to my dear Muslim friends in Dubai & b

Eid Mubarak to my dear Muslim friends in Dubai & beyond. May all of us stay safe and in good health during this difficult time. Today I’m especially thinking of friends who are experiencing their last Eid in Dubai as they must leave due to the economic situation caused by Covid 19. You will be missed but not forgotten 🤗🤗🤗
We will meet again soon, Inshallah. 💐Xxx

Reflecting back to my last styling job before Covi

Reflecting back to my last styling job before Covid19.
I was exploring a relaxed and playful change of direction, with an amazing client who was happy to embrace new creative ideas.
Remember that practical ideas very often come from silly, impractical, impossible ones.
Always find joy in what you do.

“Distance and difference are the secret tonic of

“Distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything “ - Jonah Lehrer
#beachclosed #distancequotes #freshairfitness #responsible #topsteponly #pauseandreflect #dubaibeaches #gratitudealways #dubaiartist #covidcreativearts
#covidart

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