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200 responses to “Guestbook”

  1. KK Avatar
    KK

    I looked at your website and I think it is great. We certainly need more representation of Iranian art and culture, and more history lessons, both for non-Iranians, but specially for Iranians themselves. The more I read about our history, the more I realize how little I really know about Iranian history, and how uninformed most of my Iranian friends and family are about where we come from.

  2. Faranak Toma Avatar
    Faranak Toma

    Niccu jan,

    It’s my honor to know you in person. Everything about your artworks is just amazing! The details beautifully show the love in your heart to Iran. Thank you for sharing it with us and with the world. If I was born out of Iran, through your works I could imagine how my parents and grandparents had lived in Iran.

    God bless you
    Faranak

  3. Sanaz Avatar
    Sanaz

    خانم نيكو عزيز سلام
    دوست من فرانك سلطاني وبسايت و عكس كارهاي شما رو برام فرستاد
    ممنون كه با فرسنگ ها فاصله از ايران من و پرتاب كردين تو روزهاي خوب ، ايران ، كاشان، يزد ، و حس آرامش بينهايت كارتون زيباست و خيلي حس آرامشي داره ، ياد مامان بزرگ رو برامون
    زنده ميكنه ، ياد قديم وقتي همه چيز بهتر بود ، روزهاي آفتابي ، روزهاي سرد ولي پشت كرسي ، بينهايت از آشنايي شما خوشحال شدم و بهتون افتخار ميكنم ، ممنون كه ايران واقعي رو به فرهنگ هاي ديگه نشون ميدين و به نسل امروز …
    هميشه خوب و خوش و سلامت باشين
    با احترام
    ساناز

  4. Ann Koktan Avatar
    Ann Koktan

    Niccu: It was a pleasure meeting you and viewing your beautiful dioramas. It was very kind of you to show them to us and explain how and why you created them. I learned many interesting things about Persia (old and new). You are a remarkable woman who is very talented, creative, intelligent and a lovely person. I won’t ever forget your kindness. Each diorama is a masterpiece! I hope many more people will see your dioramas and learn about Persia’s culture and people both past and present. Thank you for teaching us about Persia.
    Best regards, Ann Koktan (mutual friend of Margaret)

  5. Margaret Bird Avatar
    Margaret Bird

    Niccu so enjoy seeing your beautiful dioramas. I love to travel and this was a small way to travel to Iran. I wish more people could experience your work.
    Thanks for the opportunity .
    Margaret

  6. Mary Ficks Avatar
    Mary Ficks

    Thank you so much for allowing us to see your beautiful gallery. It was also an educational display. I really enjoyed it!

  7. Nodusrug Avatar
    Nodusrug

    Thank you so much for giving as a details information about rugs. Nodusrugs really appreciate your efforts.

  8. Victoria Nouriani Avatar
    Victoria Nouriani

    Victoria Nourian
    Jul. 16

    Dear Niccu,
    I wanted to congratulate you on having such a beautiful art gallery , what an excellent way to introduce Iran and Iranian artist to American society.
    thank you for sharing it with us.
    Wish you all the best,
    Victoria

  9. soori Avatar
    soori

    great job!

    soorban

  10. soori Avatar
    soori

    bravo

    soorban

  11. Golnaz Avatar
    Golnaz

    I truly enjoyed your exhibition. It is so wonderful to see the level of detail you put into your artwork. I can see your sensitivity and emotion expressed in the lovely work! Thank you

  12. Parsa Avatar
    Parsa

    Very interesting art work. I love Persin art.

  13. Ange Hwang Avatar
    Ange Hwang

    Hi, Niccu:

    Greetings from Ange/Asian Media Access. We are working on an Arts and Technology Hackathon at 11/19, hope to also do more of arts craft tables or exhibition for young people. Would you be interested to join us to either hosting a workshop for dioramas making, or showcasing 4-5 dioramas pieces at our event, taking about how you use arts to heal. I have attached the flyer, see what you think, and let us know your compensation too. Thanks so much!!

    Ange

  14. Sahar Hakim-Hashemi Avatar
    Sahar Hakim-Hashemi

    Niccu Jaan!

    It was such a surprise to be introduced to you through my mother’s friend and find out that we had been living in the same neighborhood for more than 10 years now. I wish I had known about you and had seen your work earlier.

    Your art gallery was truly inspiring for me. To see someone similar to myself who still has love for her roots and past in Iran was very special. It seemed to me that you have physically re-made pieces of Iran inside your house. I myself have always been yearning for having a connection with Iran while in the USA as well. It is not satisfying enough for me to just search through the images of Iran in the internet to fill in the emptiness I feel. It seems that having a physical presence of Iran inside our houses is more fulfilling.

    The pieces of the gallery that I connected with the most was the transformation of Interior Design and Architecture of houses and rooms in the recent history of Iran — how Iranians have been adapting a Western style of living over time and how that has affected the way families relate to each other. The physical portrayal of that change was very powerful to see. It is like watching ourselves in the mirror and seeing what has happened to us.

    I hope that you will continue to expand the art gallery so we can see more of your art! It was truly a special experience for my family and I to see your art and get to know you more!

    Much love and energy to you!

    Sahar Hakim-Hashemi

  15. Fatima Avatar
    Fatima

    سلام نيكو خانم نازنين، سعى ميكنم ياد بگيرم و پيغام بگذارم شوهرم هم سلام مى رساند و عرض ادب حضور شما دارد انشالله دفعه بعد كه افراد ديگر را دعوت ميكنيد براى ديدن نمايشگاه تون به ما هم خبر بديد تا شوهرم هم بتونه بياد باز هم سپاسگزارم خدانگهدارتون باشد

  16. wParsa Avatar
    wParsa

    نیکو جان عزیزم

    !هنرمند به تمام معنای هنر

  17. Joyce Lyons Avatar
    Joyce Lyons

    Niccu — I see the harvest of you dedication and curiosity — the installation does good service to the work. I say curiosity because I think you worked with questions: how can I show people what I want them to know, how can I express — as an artist — what I know. As you worked, you found answers for yourself — and for us. I admire especially two aspects: the complete world you wanted to show and the love you demonstrate for the smallest details. Congratulations!

  18. Lili Habashi Avatar
    Lili Habashi

    Thanks you Miss Niccu for sharing such loving memories of Iran when things were calmer. (Maybe it was the calm before the storm) You have rekindled sweet tunes from another time zone to……

  19. Kung Ja Avatar
    Kung Ja

    Congratulations!!!!
    Thank you so much…
    Beautiful work. enjoy it very much

  20. Parsa Avatar
    Parsa

    Thank you for sharing your personal heritage with the world to see. I sincerely appreciate the jeurney through the eyes and love of the person. Everyone has their personal roots and life jeurney. Thank you for sharing with me and advansing my humble diversity of expsure to the world … and you.

  21. Parsa Avatar
    Parsa

    It is such a joy to have been a part of “your world” through this exceptional exhibition. May you have many more opportunities to share your wonderful talents. Thank you for inviting me.

  22. Tyni Avatar
    Tyni

    WOW! Not only exquisite artistry, but also a lesson on history and culture! Thanks you! I really enjoyed it!

  23. Gauya Janet Christenson Avatar
    Gauya Janet Christenson

    An amazing exhibit by a truly amazing person. Thank you fo showing your culture and life sstyle with us.

  24. حمید عضدانلو Avatar
    حمید عضدانلو

    شناخت شما برای همه ما افتخاراست و بخود میبالیم که بگوییم ماهما ن هویّتی را داریم که نیکو دارد

  25. Almacian + Azadeh Avatar
    Almacian + Azadeh

    از اندیشه، احساس و هنر شما بسیار لذّت بردیم. تصوّر این همه ظرافت و زیبائی که از روح هنرمند شما سرچشمه

    گرفته است حیرت انگیز است. من و آزلده بسیار لذّت بردیم. برای شما آرزوی سلامت و عمر طولانی داریم
    با حترام

    الماسیان و آزاده