faces faces
Posted on December 8, 2015 Leave a Comment
since nuqat and the palestinian embroidery exhibition straight after that ended, i’ve been on a drawing, painting and folding binge. it feels fantastic
my nuqat talk } the youtube video and what lead up to it
Posted on December 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
Here is the YouTube video of my talk.
new painting complete } sisters we
Posted on November 27, 2015 2 Comments
sisters we, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 122cm
I finished this one tonight. I really love it. I guess it comes from a renewed bond I have with my sister. I don’t know, maybe. In this post I’ve also included some Motion Portrait (new crazy app all over Instagram) videos. These things are wild and fun but I predict the app will go from ‘wow’ to ‘oh god not another one’ in a day or two. I already feel like I’ve seen one too many, including my own.
in triplicate } the creation of unoriginal artwork #79
Posted on November 19, 2015 3 Comments
flower cee flower vee } the original
watercolor sketchbook } war paint
Posted on November 18, 2015 5 Comments
watercolor sketchbook } war paint
nuqat creative conference kuwait 2015
Posted on November 16, 2015 2 Comments
disclaimer: i always make fun of men who pose like this for their social networking photos. i call it the ‘i own’ pose. like if he’s standing in front of the grand canyon doing this, i imagine he’s thinking: i own the grand canyon. or in front of a mcdonald’s: i own mcdonald’s. this is not what i’m doing here. this here is me caught in a moment of what seems to be a little ‘i’m so excited this is over’ dance that i did when i was done with my talk. photo by khaled al-baijan
What a weekend! I am so happy it’s over though. I’m sad to have said goodbye to two of my best friends, sarah and laura, and happy to have met so many new ones, but it’s time to move on with my life, which came to a near standstill in preparation for my talk. Luckily I was done with it the first night, so I was able to relax and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Read More
the beginning of a new painting on a sunny/rainy friday morning
Posted on November 6, 2015 2 Comments
i miss you and i think you miss me
I miss my son Khaled so much. And this has nothing to do with the painting. Or maybe it does. Read More
eve and ell vee
Posted on October 31, 2015 Leave a Comment
a dear friend of mine asked me to paint her purse so i did
UK days } part VI
Posted on October 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
waiting for 2 o’clock at hampstead heath
This part of my London trip starts October 3rd. On the advice of a friend, I visited Erno Goldfinger’s home on Willow Street in Hampstead. I didn’t take any photos there but I left the house with a sense of having been there before. It evoked feelings of life in Iran in the mid-70s, even though the home predates that era by four decades. Read More
until love } fifty-two
Posted on October 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
until love } fifty-two
Listen to On Again, Off Again by Lemolo }
My obsession with origami polyhedra began a few months ago. Now I have fifty-two of these structures lying on my floor and I won’t stop making them until I find love. Read More
UK days } part V
Posted on October 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
on my way to portobello road to meet my new friend graham day at his antiques stall, this window grabs my attention
This is the fifth part of my last trip to London (I’m posting a week’s worth of pics at a time) spanning September 26th to October 2nd. In terms of reuniting with old friends, meeting new ones and visiting family, this week was my busiest. Read More
watercolor sketchbook } her birthmark
Posted on October 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
watercolor sketchbook } her sketchbook
UK days } part IV
Posted on October 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
a day in peterborough with david and a whole bunch of land rovers
I’m posting the rest of my September/October ‘UK days’ retrospectively, as my laptop went wonky after only a week in London. I’m back in Kuwait now, recovering from my very long trip, getting back into the hang of things. Read More
watercolor sketchbook } her blahs
Posted on October 3, 2015 2 Comments
watercolor sketchbook } her blahs
We leave in nine days. We leave Anna’s place in two. My heart is breaking already, no matter how much I miss my children, home and family. Read More
thinking about tattoos
Posted on September 29, 2015 1 Comment
where the magic happened
I haven’t really told anyone because a. I was worried it was just a whim and b. I don’t really care for the larger public to know, but I’m seriously considering the art of tattoo as a career. Well, tandem to everything else I’m doing. I know I have my own aesthetic and my own mark. It’s just a matter of learning the skill and practicing the methods by which I can transfer my designs onto skin. Oh, and hours and hours of assistant work. None of it easy, but none as difficult as living in a country where the practice is illegal. So I’ll take it one little step at a time and cross my fingers for opportunity and luck. Read More
watercolor sketchbook } kitty, the rug-faced swinger
Posted on September 20, 2015 2 Comments
watercolor sketchbook } kitty, the rug-faced swinger
UK days } part III
Posted on September 19, 2015 Leave a Comment
september 14 } we’ve been rising nice and early. this morning i ask yasmine to pose with the tap. anna’s window has proved quite handy. it doesn’t hurt that this quaint alleyway is just outside, never mind the colorful walker-throughs at night…
It looks like we did a lot, but we didn’t. Read More
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