My Friends & Me Category
new instagram project } the astrid~ghadah exchange
Posted on October 29, 2013 7 Comments
My new Instagram friend and collaborator Astrid Walsh and I have a little exchange thing going on. She’s adopted two of my girls, who now live in Cork, Ireland and I just welcomed her two ladies. We’re going to give them a bit of an adventure and hope we-the moms-learn more about each other this […]
the bumblebee spree } the el adly family
Posted on October 25, 2013 5 Comments
A few days ago I was watering my plants and made a nice little discovery. It wasn’t a global discovery, as glue had already been invented. But I found that with just water and tracing paper, I could easily create a physical bond between my girls and flesh-and-blood humans. I tested the first ‘prototype’ on […]
vinegar
Posted on August 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
As you know I get these surges of playfulness which grip me for a few hours and result in something that ultimately gets posted here. This time it was different, because my whimsy was a catalyst for something that would come after. It inspired my son, and consequently me, to play with some water and […]
kiss & cut } two pages today
Posted on February 7, 2013 4 Comments
Yesterday I got a call from Gallery Tilal. They urgently needed hi-res images of my works for the invitation. I immediately called my right-hand woman Jana and she came through for me. J, you’re a rock star! Here are the two images I sent (I am really so very happy with them!) and some behind-the-scenes […]
what is contemporary about contemporary art? by kate busby
Posted on January 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
Every now and then I like to include works by other artists, and sometimes writers too, on PrettyGreenBullet. This is a piece by Kate Busby who I met six weeks ago. It was originally sent to me via email as a casual rant, the version of which I am using in my latest work titled […]
the traveling tap
Posted on November 22, 2012 1 Comment
Last October I got an idea for an Instagram series: send my tapestries to different people around the world to be Instagrammed. Something about the idea of letting go of my work, eventually to total strangers four, five, six degrees separated from me, both enthralled me and terrified me. But I had to let go […]
Art Musings by Ayesha Kamal
Posted on November 9, 2012 3 Comments
After every pgb event, I enjoy getting feedback from my guests, whether verbal or photographic. This, however, is a first: a written documentation of the evening by a guest who emailed me a couple of days ago with her thoughts, feelings and a dream about a murderer lurking behind a wall of tapestries. Here is […]
a visit from faisal the f
Posted on October 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
I find superlatives pointless. They’re hyperbolic and highly arguable. But I’m going to say this with complete conviction: Faisal Al Fouzan, aka Faisal the F, is the best Instagrammer this country has to offer. I am, mind you, prepared to be convinced otherwise. I just don’t see it happening. This morning on a visit to […]
my friends & me } thuraya lynn
Posted on July 4, 2012 4 Comments
I have never met Thuraya Lynn. At least not in person. But through her works, I have fallen in love with this elfin artist. Thuraya Lynn is ‘Kuwaiti’ by name but she appears to be anything but. I follow her on Instagram and she seems to belong to a coterie of young, life-loving misfits (and […]
the liebster blog award
Posted on January 7, 2012 7 Comments
What a great way to spread the love! The Liebster Blog Award (‘favorite blog’ in German) is a token of appreciation awarded by bloggers to bloggers. It has been bestowed upon me, a little blogger (less than 200 followers-less than 50 in my case!) simply because a fellow blogger saw my blog and liked it. […]
a visit to deema al-ghunaim’s studio
Posted on December 18, 2011 4 Comments
Last night I paid a visit to my friend architect/photographer/designer (I can go on) Deema Al-Ghunaim’s studio space she’s rented at the Arabana warehouse in Shuwaikh. The space is still in its embryonic stages but to know this little gem exists amid the hustle and bustle of industrial Shuwaikh is soothing to the heart and […]
a really cool birthday gift so early in the morning
Posted on December 9, 2011 1 Comment
I woke up early today and dove straight into my staying-the-night-at-my-parents’ waking up ritual of laptop on lap and checking my various morning sites. So I found this birthday wish on my Facebook page, by a young man I just met at my exhibition, Mohammed Al Mohanna. This is what he wrote: Happy Birthday Ghadah […]
BirdTalk featuring Ghadah Alkandari: in other words, me and Bianca on a Sunday afternoon.
Posted on November 3, 2011 9 Comments
Thanks, Bianca, that was fun! And Mohammed Al-Saeed, brilliant photography (or is it cinematography?). I’m very impressed. Oh, and I followed Bianca’s advice and watched most of this on mute. I just can’t bear to hear myself talk. It’s physically impossible.
miti & me again
Posted on September 30, 2011 2 Comments
Mariateresa Aiello Ghadah. I am feeling restless and today I drew a woman with a long skirt like your eve and her laptop:) I am absorbing you by osmosis. Like · · See Friendship · September 19 at 10:05pm Ghadah Alkandari likes this. Ghadah Alkandari Show me the drawing, woman! September 19 at 10:06pm · Like […]
hats off to you
Posted on September 18, 2011 1 Comment
Queen Me I want to change the world! How about being more specific? How about starting small? How about taking teeny tiny steps instead of making gigantic proclamations? I hear it everyday. And that’s all I do. Hear it. I never see anything materializing whether I’m involved or not. The number of times I’ve been asked […]
august drawing|here’s the beginning
Posted on August 7, 2011 5 Comments
I love to get people involved in drawing, and I’m always interested in the infinite ways a line can be enhanced or re-interpreted. So I started a drawing and would like to invite you to finish it. All you need is a printer, scanner and the tools to make it yours. When you’re done, please […]
My Friends & Me|For Water by Leslie White
Posted on November 6, 2010 1 Comment
How lovely when I find treasures like this in my e-mailbox. This was partly inspired by my collage postcard series so I’m very, very flattered by it. Thank you, Leslie, for creating and sharing this with me. I love the nostalgic feel of this piece. It reminds me of the books I used to leaf […]
Your Friends and Neighbors|Jowhara Al Saud
Posted on October 20, 2010 2 Comments
It’s rare that I go to exhibitions here and really connect, or come out inspired. But last night I went to Jowhara Al Saud‘s show at the Sultan Gallery and immediately warmed up to her prints. Now, I’m not one to deface (or re-face in this instance) others’ works. I’m just trying to expand on […]
My Friends & Me|Go Fish
Posted on September 12, 2010 1 Comment
I started this blog a year ago for a few reasons. One of the main reasons was to share my work with others and garner immediate feedback. I never really hoped for more than a good discussion, which I must admit I rarely get. But throughout the year, I did manage to find a few […]
Babies on the Mind
Posted on September 8, 2010 3 Comments
Click here to see the slideshow and here to enter Yousef Alshaikh’s world.
Things That People Do With My Postcards: Amani Baqer
Posted on December 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
Weeks and weeks ago I got an itch to send off postcards to friends, acquaintances and would-be friends. Then I got this and was newly filled with excitement that not only does the Kuwaiti Post Office do its job, but that I know some pretty inspiring people. Above is the original postcard sent to (perhaps […]
Mitimara
Posted on October 23, 2009 4 Comments
A little over a month ago I decided that I wanted to create these postcards and send them out to my friends. I only got round to mailing them about a week ago. The first, to my blogsister Miti Aiello, arrived a few days ago. My mouth just dropped when I found this in my […]
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