Faculty of Design
Illustration
Meet the Artist
Donia
Shami
aka. Kadzqew, Illustration
“‘Transience’ uses phases of the Monomyth to explore the spiritual journey of metaphysical growth and discovery that intertwines all forms of life. ”
Donia is an Arab-Canadian, mixed media artist and illustrator, who uses colour and shape to explore the surrealities of existence.
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A Fullness Settles in Your Mind (What a Beautiful Life You Have Lived)
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The Ego Leaves You Mangled (You Turn to The World with Empty Eyes)
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The Memories Pull and Tether, Winding The Folds of Your Brain into Something New
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The Road Back Greets You with an Openness, an Ease That Could Only Be Cultivated Over a Lifetime
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The Soul Finds You Ready to Begin (Life is Breathed into Every Fibre of Your Being)
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You Approach the Inmost Cave and You Feel a Sickness Settle Over You, Overjoyed and Haunted, You Grow Past the Limits of Your Body
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You Pour Yourself into Everything You Love (You Become What You Give)
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Your Heart Calls for More (You Feel a Shift at Your Core)
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