Month: November 2017

Rehab Barrag – Candle Maker

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Rehab Barrag, an interior designer who rarely had the chance to practice in her field due to the frequent moves across the globe, found her passion for hollow candles 3 years ago when her children started to grow up allowing her more time for her hobby.
Rehab is ​a ​self taught​ artisan​ because only limited technique information is available and so she learned​ her hobby​ from ​many ​time​-consuming experiments at home that finally lead to her making beautiful hollow candles.

Rehab’s hollow candles are lit by a tea light​, rather than by the candle’s own wick, preserving the hollow candles forever.

The candle making has given Rehab a focus in her day ​for ​when the family is away at school or traveling the world for work.

Her candle making passion is growing every time with another candle made to gift to a special friend​. Rehab’s candles are available at the ARTE​, The Makers’ Market events.

Some candles take several days to accomplish, often up to a week. It begins planning the shape and then it is personalised for the occassion wether this is a family momento, or a seasonal inspiration.Rehab can spend 6 to 7 hours a day working on her creations.

Rehab loves the feedback from the beautiful people that ​she​ meet​s​ at the markets ​and engaging with them as ​they admire her unusual work.

The prices for hollow candles range from AED 150 to AED 500.

Please contact Rehab on rehabbarrag@icloud.com and find her at the ARTE events, check out our calendar www.arte.ae/calendar/.

Dubai Artists Community at ARTE

Fabulous affordable ART available directly from the Artist at ARTE, The Makers’ Market by the members of the Dubai Artists Community

“In addition to ARTE’s regular gathering of talented artists, crafters and skilled artisans, on Friday 10th November ARTE is delighted to host and showcase 15 artists from the Dubai Artists Community (DAC). DAC is a forum for artists, either professional or amateur, where like-minded artists can share their experiences and jointly exhibit their works of art, whether they are in oils, acrylics, watercolour, ink, mosaic, charcoal or mixed media.
ARTE, The Makers’ Market at Times Square Center will be their first joint exposition.”
You can check out the event page here.
The participating Artists this time are as follows:

  1. Hanan Nagi Williamson
  2. Dina Khatan
  3. Hinal Kale
  4. Jack Evangelista
  5. Karen Richardson
  6. Katerina Krivda
  7. Kavita Sriram
  8. Masarratfatima Sulaimani
  9. Nadia Wilmsen
  10. Ruchi S. Arora
  11. Salma Rashad
  12. Shubha Mittal
  13. Sumedha Randev Goel
  14. Tatyana Palvanova
  15. Vilma Ramos-Tadeje
You can find below some images from the participating artists. If you are looking to purchase a piece of art then this is a great opportunity to see lots of artists all in one place with a fantastic variety of art to choose from.