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my fourteen for 2013
Posted on December 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
So I didn’t celebrate Christmas and I think New Year’s is over-rated, but you know what? I’m not going to sit this one out. As self-important as it is, I shamelessly present my top fourteen posts for 2013. I chose these for different reasons; some because I love the work, others because they remind me […]
a clown, a crowded face and a woman about to take off
Posted on December 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
I like to play on Fridays.
niece
Posted on December 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
I had a lovely morning with my niece Yasmeen yesterday. We went to Jarir bookstore and each walked out with one bag, one canvas and a gift certificate. We went to mine where she drew and I painted. Does it get better than that on a Saturday morning?
creating worlds } the scenes and what we see when we take a few steps back
Posted on December 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
This is a bit of a random post. Well, the post itself focuses on the creation of a space and what happens when you step back and see that space in context. It’s about the transformation of everyday objects into something new, a re-definition of what an object’s conventional job is. And then there’s a […]
king of the mountain
Posted on December 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
Here’s a song for today: Kate Bush ‘King of the Mountain’. Because it’s windy outside.
the girl who lost her head } a play in six acts
Posted on December 8, 2013 6 Comments
I find housework so tiresome and boring. Sometimes I stay focused but other times I find it difficult not to be distracted. Maybe it’s a good thing. I hope you enjoy my story.
pop-up book resumes
Posted on December 5, 2013 7 Comments
Last October I was asked to work on a pop-up book. So I took on what I believed to be a challenge, not only because of the technical aspect of it but the subject matter itself: the migration of Palestinians to Kuwait in the early 50s, and its footprint on Kuwaiti society. I like to […]
the astrid~ghadah exchange } three weeks to one day ago
Posted on December 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Astrid’s Instagram video:
zeri crafts notebook } cinched around the waist
Posted on November 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
This and a little bit of vitamin C this morning.
Ghadah said, “I just sketched three drawings about quotations marks.”
Posted on November 29, 2013 6 Comments
I hate quotation marks. For years at school I struggled with the usage of these minute yet highly specific squiggles Do they come after or before a comma? Do I capitalize the word following one, or not? Where and when do I use a period? These tiny, little marks are so specific and rule-heavy I think […]
notes & doodles } waiting on a daughter and a horse
Posted on November 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
I forgot to take a book with me to my daughter’s horse-back riding lesson last night. And I didn’t have internet coverage so that I could at least catch up with emails (Mada sucks). So I drew in my what-to-do notebook.
new painting on friday } the five others
Posted on November 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
You can safely say that I spent last Friday painting like it was my last day on earth. My children had been home from school the previous week and I had the Palestinian Cultural Center exhibition set up the next day. For weeks I had been planning to paint a sister to this painting I did […]
the traveling tap four } current location } beirut, lebanon
Posted on November 22, 2013 3 Comments
So this is what happens when there are multiple custodians of the tapestry. I get a deluge of very similar posts. However. Each and every one is special because I know how much work goes into taking one of these shots. So I’d like to thank one mother, two aunties, and two cousins for taking […]
david comes to town } day two
Posted on November 21, 2013 3 Comments
I know I’m posting these so belatedly, but I want them to be on my PGB record. And what better way to capture the Spirit of David than these photos taken around Kuwait. So this is how the day went: Al-Hamra Shopping Mall at 10 where David nearly got a heart attack upon approaching the […]
looking for lost keys in the desert
Posted on November 19, 2013 1 Comment
Our original plan was to do one shoot with David, get that done with and explore Kuwait’s other treasures. We had so much fun on Saturday that we decided to come back. Also, we had some keys and sunglasses to find. We found the glasses but not the keys. It was very gusty this time […]
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