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conversation around a napkin
Posted on June 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
As I was cleaning this morning I was listening to music from my iTunes library. After Alexi Murdoch’s Song For You ended, I heard my voice. I walked up to my computer to see what it was but the recording was untitled. Then I heard someone else’s voice: Simon’s. I had forgotten about these 14 minutes of our time […]
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.
chris johns comes to town
Posted on June 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
Yogi master guru wallah (just don’t know what to call him!) Chris Johns has come and gone. I love receiving friends in Kuwait. They tend to land like hurricanes and leave a trail of good memories in their wake. It’s so bittersweet, and I always look forward to more [desirable] visitors. Because I was busy enjoying my […]
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 […]
two women, two hopes
Posted on May 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Because this week I’ve been immersed in all things Mai (even this journal is named after her), I’m going to include last night’s ‘The Hidden Light of Objects’ reading photos in this post.
mai al-nakib’s ‘the hidden light of objects’ } reading and book signing
Posted on May 18, 2015 Leave a Comment
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the book of curtains } me and rui
Posted on May 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
It’s so rare that I’m inspired by contemporary art these days. And when I say ‘inspired’ I mean loving a body of work so much that I’m compelled to emulate it. I’ve been following Rui Tsunoda on Twitter and fell in love with his drawings. For the past two days I’ve been fiddling around with my pencils, markers, […]
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