Working with Berdj Abadjian: iulie 2010

Nostalgie

My name is Hermina Olga Ciobanu and I am a graphic artist.

For 14 years (from 1995 to 2008) I worked as a designer for Berdj Abadjian, founder and owner of Abadjian Collection Inc. based in the United States .

I don't know if you knew him or remember him, even though he left us all five years ago for the carpet heavens .

I have a lot of happy and enriching memories from the time I worked for him, learned from him and spent the time with him, selecting the wool, searching for different patterns and designs, trying to do the things better, to make the perfect rug...

I was the main designer in the Romanian branch of the company. Also, for more than six years I assisted Mr Abadjian in the entire process of carpet manufacturing: taking the order from the clients, designing the carpet, ordering the wool, checking the color palettes and carpet samples, receiving and implementing the client's feedback and checking the final product before sending it to the client.

After Mr Abadjian's death, I worked for a while with some local providers of handknotted or handtufted rugs. I started to study psychology I received a precious gift - a wonderful boy who is now almost three years old. The new life took me slowly away from this wonderful art of carpet design and manufacturing.

I moved to the UK, with my husband and child, at the beginning of this year and I work here as self employed graphic artist. I make handmade wedding invitations, greeting cards. Also I'm selling my paintings. Here is my site: http://www.paintedcards.co.uk/hermina/

Turning to this artist part of my soul I began to feel the joy that I had felt working for Mr Abadjian, this kind carpet poet. So I started to search for the opportunity to work again in this domain of carpet design.

I am now making some designs for a small handtufted rugs company from the UK.

I am open to any opportunity to do again a work that it was so enriching and joyful for my soul.

Thank you!

vineri, 23 iulie 2010

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Sunt cateva din desene ce reprezinta covoarele de succes dupa care am primit multe comenzi speciale..

Nostalgie

Am facut de toate la firma lui Abadjian,in primul rand design de covoare, am deprins arta de a combina culori, am invatat de la felul cum se tese un covor pana la finisarea lui...
Am fost in termeni noi un fel de assistant manager,adica "sefu" nu facea nimic ce tinea de creatie fara mine,iar daca pleca in America eu ramaneam cu toata astea...
Se zice am invatat o meserie si m-am descurcat chiar bine...si mai departe...cine stie poate vreodata imi va folosi la ceva...
Ca si experienta de viata m-a imbogatit,aici am crescut si m-am maturizat,am avut parte in cei 14 ani de o munca creativa si plina de provocari,lucrand cu un artist exceptional....
Am sa public cateva din sutele de covoare pe care le-am desenat, pentru colectia Berdj Abadjian...