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Art

Personal Water Color Portrait

Item Number
102
Estimated Value
1000 USD
Opening Bid
200 USD

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Item Description

Hodaya is a professional artist, fashion illustrator and designer. In 2010 she was officially recognized as a "Distinguished Artist of Israel". Her artwork was featured on TV (Bravo's Real Housewives Of Orange County), she is the winner of Next Generation Design Award from the Luxottica group, and a guest judge and speaker at the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

Hodaya will use her gift to bring you to life on canvas using Water Color. Each portrait created is unique, and will truly capture your essence.



Item Special Note

Art and design have been Hodaya's passion since her childhood in Israel, where she made little outfits for her barbie dolls. Following her dreams, she moved to New York and graduated from FIT with Bachelors of Fine Arts in accessory design, and continued to develop her art skills with the fine artist Leonid Blaklav, as well as fashion illustration with Steven Stipelman.  She went on to intern at Marc Jacobs, then was hired as a shoe designer for Payless, collaborating with designers such as Isabel Toledo, Christian Siriano and Lela Rose. 
From 2010 to 2013 As the head designer of an international manufacturing company, her illustrated designs and artworks were presented to  the Metropolitan Museum of art, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Nine west, Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Dillards, and OPI, to name a few.