a is for ants

my fabulously-proportioned notebook: 14cm x 33.5cm

I did it again, I bought a new notebook. But come on, who can resist a notebook of this size and proportions? And I love the cover! Only little glitch was when i opened it I discovered it was a telephone book so I placed it back on the stack. And then I picked it up again deciding to create my own book of ABCs.

a is for ants

a new storybook drawing } queens of refuse

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I’m drawing this for the next book in my series. The theme and title of the book is ‘Chores’. This time I wanted to include one of my storybook illustrations and this one will be it.

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in triplicate } the creation of unoriginal artwork #4

the original, but not completely

I sort of let myself run away with the whole triplicate thing this time. I was going back and forth, with carbon paper, without, trying every combination I could. I can’t help feeling that I went a little over the top. Soon the copies felt more original than the original and really screwed up my thinking. And I think that’s reflected in the next two pictures! Read More

a letter from raw epistle

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Every now and then I like a Raw Epistle letter so much I share it here. Did I say every now and then? I think I’ve done it just once before. This is a letter I ‘wrote’ to one of my best friends Maysaa Al-Mumin. Read More