The Blue Brick | Photography and Handcrafts by Shireen Nadir

The bit about me.

I love to create things. Whether designing installation art, coaxing clay into functional pottery or shooting street life in Florence, I bring unwavering commitment to doing the very best I can. I never stop learning, I never stop growing, I never stop trying – I just never stop.

My images have appeared in National Geographic, Award Magazine and many others, and will soon be featured in a major installation in Toronto’s PATH system. My graphical and conceptual skills help build brands, launch products and sell lots of stuff. They also help raise understanding and awareness of important issues in our world – the world I love to experience and spend every moment I can exploring.

Things I enjoy and do regularly:

• Photography (My first love, 15 years, since my dad first let me use his Minolta)
• Traveling (I’ve shot over 50 cities around the world in Asia, North America, Europe, South and Central America)
• Knitting (obsessively)
• Crochet (since grade 5, my first yarn-art)
• Jewellery and beadwork (in partnership with my mom)
• Ceramics ((10+years)
• Glass Lampworking (A recent addition, I love it!)
• Prisma Colours & Acrylic Ink (my media of choice for non-digital work)
• Photoshop (15 years and still my weapon of choice)
• Blogging!

Things I love and do somewhat less regularly:

• Glass blowing
• painting

Things I’d love to take up some day:

• Sewing
• Wood carving

I’ve been in Martial Arts for 14 years – Goju Karate and Kobudo, I love dancing, snorkelling and cycling, and I’m hoping to take up surfing sometime.

I also have a day job, as the Art Director for a small design firm in downtown Toronto, and I’m one of those lucky folks who loves their job. Self-taught, self-motivated and determined to get the result I know will make the difference.=o)