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uk days } the most wonderful trip
Posted on July 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
What a perfect little trip I took. All across the board, from finally visiting the Dennis Severs House, to successful shopping sprees, to a dear friend’s wedding. And even the pitfalls were to laugh about almost immediately. But alas with a most wonderful trip, comes a tremendous dip. I was feeling the anti-climax all day yesterday. […]
my new schoolbook from manifesto 13
Posted on June 18, 2015 2 Comments
This post is not about Manifesto 13. It’s about this red and black schoolbook that Dalal Al-Nafisi (founder of Manifesto 13) gave me when I visited the art center with Zainab this morning. I do want to go back and do some proper snooping around (unfortunately I’d forgotten my phone this morning. I couldn’t take photos […]
the ivy leaguers } short ivy tall ivy
Posted on June 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
Music is Sweet Harmony by The Beloved.
to revisit an old companion
Posted on June 11, 2015 3 Comments
It’s not that old, but it’s acquired that ancient crinkle: my NYT Sunday Crossword Puzzle book from 2008. I’ve decided to solve the unfinished puzzles and use it simultaneously as a sketchbook. It works for me and I hope it works for you too.
watercolor sketchbook } pouty pouty
Posted on June 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
I haven’t pouted for a while. I haven’t really needed to.
coral and yazoo
Posted on May 31, 2015 Leave a Comment
I must say that these girls are in demand! And that suits me fine because I’m enjoying my time spent creating them. Coral and Yazoo rock to Madness’s Baggy Trousers.
and finally, fernanda and z
Posted on May 24, 2015 2 Comments
The one on the left is Fernanda (thank you, Lubna) and the one on the right is Z. Z isn’t short for anything. It’s just Z.
meet amalie. and agnes
Posted on May 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
I named this woman Amalie after a friend’s daughter. I imagine the original Amalie will grow up to be this. As for Agnes, that was a friend’s suggestion for the subject of this portrait. But I’d already chosen Amalie, so I decided to introduce another subject. Woof woof!
the well-dressed, well-coifed bulgarian lady who occasionally cheated
Posted on May 21, 2015 2 Comments
Listen as you watch: When I started this picture earlier this evening, I was stuck. I knew I wanted to put something on this woman’s head, I just wasn’t sure what. A little ways in I posted my progress on Instagram. Minutes later, my friend Lubna Saif Abbas left a comment: I imagine her with a set of […]
video illustration } take two
Posted on May 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
Ok, here it is all fixed and 33 seconds in. I’ve moved it from PowerPoint to iMovie, which makes a ton more sense. Please keep in mind that I am using this song without permission, and that it is something I’m working on now.
video illustration } one week on
Posted on April 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
I want to cry. I started this video a week ago. This morning I had twenty seconds. I still have twenty seconds. But my PowerPoint crashed and I lost fifty frames. I want to cry. But I won’t.
stories of eves } fatima & eve } part two
Posted on April 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
This is part two of Eve’s adventures with my friend (and her friend now) Fatima Fayez. When Fatima sent me these, she included her own narrative. I loved reading Eve’s days unfold via Fatima’s Whatsapp messages! So I’m going to post them here along with the photos she took.
new video illustration
Posted on April 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
You know it’s rewarding when you spend six hours doing it and the result is six seconds long. I haven’t done a ‘video’ for ages and as I was driving the other morning, listening to Elbow’s Mirrorball, I started visualizing the song. Of course I have no idea where this will go but I think […]
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