About this episode

Daniela Godoy-Waheed is a professional Canadian Argentinian marbler and educator based in the United Arab Emirates, specialising in both Turkish Ebru and Japanese Suminagashi techniques. Through her platform @marblingme, she shares the beauty of traditional marbling as a meditative, healing, and creative art form. Daniela regularly teaches workshops in art centers, schools, and cultural festivals, introducing hundreds of participants to the flow and mindfulness of ink. Her classes emphasise personal expression, cultural heritage, and inner peace through art. A passionate advocate for cultural preservation, Daniela is deeply committed to reviving arts that are on the brink of extinction. Her work focuses on reawakening lost techniques from the 15th to 19th centuries, breathing new life into them and making them accessible to modern artists. Suminagashi and Ebru are two rich examples of the heritage she works to protect. She believes there is inherent beauty in preserving these traditions and passing them on to future generations. She also teaches Japanese Kintsugi, Cyanotypes ,Macrame and Neurographics. Daniela is also a qualified teacher with ten years of teaching experience and she serves as an Art History instructor at American University of Ras Al Khaimah, where she brings her passion for words into the academic space. She is currently completing a PhD. For the past five years, Daniela has had the privilege of sharing her art at notable events including the RAK Fine Arts Festival, Dubai Culture Calligraphy Biennale, Sikkha Art and Design Festival, and DIFC Art Nights. In 2024, she was selected as a Semi-Finalist for the Lucca Italy Biennale Cartasia Architecture and Design Festival. She is also an award-winning artist, having won the Dubai Co-Chocolat Ramadan Chocolate Box Design for 2024 and has recently graced the cover of Canadian magazine Blank Spaces.