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Oodles of Doodles With THE URBAN GYPSEA Danya Bayomi, aka The Urban Gypsea, gives us a peek into her world of doodling. By Sahrish Ali
Egyptian born, Saudi raised, 20 year-old interior design graduate, Bayomi now works as an interior designer at IKEA as part of their expansion team. When did you start doodling?Has it always been a part of your life? Doodling hasn’t always been a part of my life. I never considered myself an artist especially since I was never good at it in school or university. I went to Jeddah Prep and Grammar School. My doodling kind of just started when I was bored in class. It wasn’t something I was consciously doing as art.
I started experimenting with different shapes and designs; things I could doodle. It takes time to develop your own specific style. I have a few styles but I am still sort of developing them. There is still quite a bit to explore within these styles. 42 DESTINATION JEDDAH AUGUST 2016
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How would you define your style?