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Introducing our resident Sarah AlNuaimi @sarahaalnuaimi 🔔: Sarah AlNuaimi is an Emirati poet, artist, photographer, and industrial engineer whose multidisciplinary practice moves between photography, painting, printmaking, and poetry. Rooted in abstraction, her work explores galaxies, replacement cities, mental health, and the tension between structure and chaos. Through meticulous patterns, sprawling roots, and distracted silhouettes, she creates work charged with a sense of release, curiosity, and exploration. Alongside her artistic practice, she organizes women’s stargazing trips, guiding participants through observations of planets, constellations, and nebulas using her telescope. Since making her poetry performance debut in 2019 at Abu Dhabi Art Fair in collaboration with MKS Jewelry and Untitled Chapter, she has performed at literary and cultural events including House of Wisdom’s World Poetry Day and Rumi Poetry Night, Emirates Literature Foundation Festival’s “Fresh Air Fresh Lyrics,” and Emirates Literature Foundation community nights. Alongside her performances, she has facilitated workshops exploring writing, painting, nostalgia, and cultural exchange with organizations including Dubai Library, Sharjah Art Foundation, House of Wisdom, and The Flying Saucer. In 2020, she participated in Akaas Visual Arts’ “Promising Artist Exhibition.” Her poetry has been published in Sail Publishing’s 2022 anthology Baring My Heart, as well as in Sekka Magazine and the US-based Starcrossed Anthology. Follow Sarah’s residency journey with us over the coming months!

Introducing our resident Nada Almosa @elnadawiya 📣: Nada Almosa (b. 1999) is a Palestinian artist and creative writer, based between Abu Dhabi & Sharjah. Her practice navigates memory, identity-making, and play through mixed media, photography, and creative writing. Her works draw inspiration from her Palestinian heritage as well as the desire to preserve memory and chronicle stories of diaspora. She is a graduate of Literature & Creative Writing from New York University Abu Dhabi (2021). Nada was most recently a Teaching Artist fellow at Manarat Al Saadiyat (2025/26). She has participated in the VICE residency by Exit 11 Performing Arts Company (2022), a mentorship program with Nujoom Al Ghanem (2023), and the Spectrum: Photographers in Residence program at Manarat Al Saadiyat (2024). She has published works in Wasafiri Magazine, Corniche Comic Anthology, Mizna, & Strange Horizons. Stay tuned for more updates on Nada's experience and journey during her residency time with us until the end of the year! Photo courtesy of Zoe Cusi

We’re thrilled to announce the start of our Book Making Residency 2026 ✨ Conceived as a programme that fosters experimentation, research, and reflection, the residency will unfold over the coming months, culminating in a publication by each of our residents at the end of the year. Last weekend, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nada Almosa @elnadawiya and Sarah AlNuaimi @sarahaalnuaimi for an immersive introduction to Olga, our riso printer, alongside a collaborative session that resulted in a group poem and zine. If you spot our residents in the studio, feel free to say hello. We’ll be sharing their journey along the way. Welcome to the Full Special Studio family, Nada and Sarah! 🖨️🪩🕺🏼

We’re shining a spotlight on our Members and the amazing work they do. Take a moment to discover their business, visit their website, and if you can, support them with a like, a share, or even a purchase. Supporting small businesses truly makes a difference. In Studio One we have Full Special Studio the first UAE independent, commercial, risograph studio established in 2024. They create beautiful printed products for individuals, institutions and businesses. @fullspecialstudio @diego_mendoza_88 نحن نسلّط الضوء على مجتمعنا وعلى الأعمال الرائعة التي يقدّمونها. خذ لحظة لاكتشاف أعمالهم، وزيارة مواقعهم الإلكترونية، وإذا استطعت، ادعمهم بإعجاب، أو مشاركة، أو حتى من خلال الشراء. دعم المشاريع الصغيرة يصنع فرقًا حقيقيًا. في الاستوديو الأول، لدينا ستوديو فل سبيشل، أول استوديو ريزوغراف مستقل وتجاري في دولة الإمارات، تأسس عام 2024. يقدّم منتجات مطبوعة جميلة للأفراد والمؤسسات والشركات. Photo credit Sharjah Art Foundation

✨Eid Mubarak! ✨عيدكم مبارك To our friends, family and community, we send you all our love in this special time of the year. May we live in peace always 🤍. A huge thank you to the amazing @adelloutfi for yet another beautiful animation 🌙.

Here’s spreading some joy in times of chaos… As the last ten days of Ramadan are upon us, I wanted to share this illustration I worked on for a Risograph print with @fullspecialstudio . May it be a small reminder of the light this holy month shines upon us. And on these blessed last days of Ramadan, I pray for a better, more peaceful world. ✨🌙

We’re so excited to share our Ramadan 2026 print 🤍🚪 “Ramadan Door” by Khalid Mezaina (@kmezaina ) honors the spirit of this special time of year, inspired by the iconic doors of UAE homes. The print is available on our online store (orders will be processed after March 1st). You can also find it with our friends at Mina Creamery (@minacreamery ) in Abu Dhabi and Hobb Bookstore (@hobb.ae ) in Dubai. Once more, from Full Special Studio, we’re wishing you a peaceful and beautiful Ramadan 🌙✨

رمضان مبارك من ستوديو فل سبيشل Ramadan Mubarak from the Full Special Studio Family 🌙🚪 Another animation by our incredible friend @adelloutfi

Friends, we’ll be right back! ✨ We’re taking a short break and will be away for the next two weeks. All online orders will be processed starting March 1 📦🖨️ In the meantime, you can still find a selection of our products at Mina Creamery @minacreamery in Abu Dhabi 🍦 and at Hobb Bookstore @hobb.ae in Dubai 📚 Thank you for your patience and continued support 🤍 We’ll see you very soon! 🚗💨

New Printed Products 🖨️ Extending our collaboration with the amazing Abdullah Al Sheikh Khalil @3abouds_scrapyard , we’re excited to introduce smaller editions of his “شو في مافي؟” posters. Now available as greeting cards and postcards! Available variations: شو في مافي : HUH? (CARD) شو في مافي : EYES (POSTCARD) شو في مافي : SPARKS FLY (POSTCARD) Abdullah is a Palestinian-Jordanian multidisciplinary designer and artist based in the UAE. His practice moves between graphic design, printmaking, and material experimentation, with a strong focus on storytelling, Arabic typography, and process-driven work. Available now on our online shop and at our physical space in @m39.ae We deliver across all 7 Emirates 🚗💨

All we need is LOVE! 💌 This beautiful printed card by our designer friend @adelloutfi is a playful reminder to celebrate all the love in your life. ﻋﯾد ﺣب ﺳﻌﯾد!!! Available now on our online store and at our physical space in @m39.ae Adel Loutfi is a Dubai based graphic designer and illustrator specializing in product development and digital design. He helps brands tell meaningful stories through thoughtful design, bringing ideas from concept to launch with purpose and a subtle sense of humor.  Adel is drawn to purpose driven projects and strong storytelling. He believes that good design doesn’t have to take itself too seriously to make an impact.  
  We also happily deliver across all 7 Emirates ✨

Print Announcement / Anunsyo!! ✨ Last summer, we had the pleasure of hosting artist, designer, and educator Catherine Chiuco @chiucocfc or a short residency at our studio. We’re excited and proud to finally share some of the work produced during her time with us! Drawing inspiration from four Filipino folktales, Catherine created a series of illustrations that tap into her multilayered heritage while playfully exploring symbols with both national and deeply personal significance. Available at our online store and our studio in @m39.ae : - Bakit may Kaliskis ang Isda? - Why the Fish have Scales? 🐟 - Ang Alamat ng Piña - The Legend of the Pineapple 🍍 - Bakit Tumitilaok ang Manok? - Why the Cock Crows? 🐓 - Ang Pinagmulan ng Tagalog - The Origins of Tagalog ⚔️ Catherine Chiuco is a designer, artist, and educator whose work explores the intersections of culture, identity, and purpose. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Nottingham. Raised between the Philippines and Qatar, she draws from these perspectives to create work that connects people, memories, and places. Catherine approaches art and design as acts of storytelling, tools to reflect cultural values, preserve memory, and invite reflection. Her work is driven by a curiosity about how culture and personal histories shape an ever-evolving sense of identity, and how visual language can protect knowledge, honor everyday rituals, and foster empathy.