On today's episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about
making and selling handcrafted products with my guest Arounna Khounnoraj
of Bookhou.
Arounna Khounnoraj started Bookhou
with her husband, John Booth, in 2002 as a place to combine and market
their work. Both Arounna and John started out as artists - Arounna as a
sculptor and John as a painter - but as time passed their endeavors grew
to include ceramics, fiber arts, architecture and furniture making to
name only a few. nNeedless to say Bookhou defines itself as a
multidisciplinary studio where the husband and wife team explore a
variety of mediums both individually and collectively.
Most people, however, would probably know Arounna as a printmaker and
surface designer through her work in creating fabric bags, personal and
home items which showcase her unique pattern designs. In keeping with
their art studio roots, Arounna's work emphasizes the handmade and the
hand drawn utilizing references to both natural, botanical forms as well
as abstract patterns with simplicity of form uniting everything she
creates.
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