“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Meet our featured beauty with brains Shantana Deka Dutta, who recently joined our fashion team as a photographer and jewellery stylist.
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“Hi I am Shantana. Born amidst the hills in the North East of India (Meghalaya) I grew up between books, playing Table Tennis (representing my State) and having loads of FUN with friends. Being the youngest in the family I was spoilt for choice not knowing what life had in store for me. I thought life was only travelling and having fun till I completed my graduation. As we grow we learn with experience and realize we are responsible for all our deeds. Happiness lies in our own hands. I believe we have just one short life to live so I want to try out everything. Life has definitely been a roller coaster ride for me.
A Fashion Designer by profession, I taught in this field for a while and moved on to a BPO job. Got married to an awesome guy (a banker) and decided to join the banking industry. Then my daughter was born and we moved to Muscat (Oman) and had my second daughter there. I was a full time mother for 8 years enjoying seeing the girls grow. We then moved to Dubai where I started working with an NGO, a school for the differently abled/ special needs children and adults as an Art Teacher and loved every moment of it!!
Three years ago my husband was offered a job in Sydney and we have been here since. With relocation comes settling down. Away from friends and family I felt lost and lonely. It was then I picked up my husband’s camera and gears (he is a passionate wildlife photographer) and took up photography and realized that it made me feel good and I was actually enjoying it as I was able to get creative with photography. That is how the photographer in me emerged!
I have always been a creative person and definitely a crafty one. So I decided to put my creativity to use with beads and wires. On November 2017, I started my own handcrafted fashion accessories business “ARTantana Handmade” and there has been no looking back since then.
ARTantana Handmade offers you a unique range of accessories which are handmade and created with love and passion. It also brings in a wide array of colours and intricate work of art. It could be wire wrapping, weaving through beads or incorporating the natural goodness of gemstones. No two pieces are the same. Passion is the only common element in each of the pieces created.
Do check out my creations and support handmade artists at:
https://www.facebook.com/artantanahandmade/
https://www.instagram.com/artantana/
My photography can be viewed at:
https://www.instagram.com/light_antana/“ – Shantana.
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