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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.
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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a rainy november day in junieh with david and hussein
Posted on December 28, 2014 3 Comments
This is long overdue. I have been meaning to write a post about my visit to my new friends David Habchy and Hussein Nakhal’s Junieh studio since November. I ‘met’ David via Instagram (you must check out his gallery here) and flew to Beirut in October mainly to meet him. I wanted to explore his […]
ignoring equals neglecting equals i’m busy equals just leave me alone
Posted on December 22, 2013 4 Comments
One whore hand and one not. My song for today, just because: Doves ‘Kingdom of Rust’
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 […]
alphabet soup } j is for just
Posted on April 16, 2012 2 Comments
When I was in the seventh grade, my family was living in Damascus. One of our favorite treats returning to Kuwait for the holidays was the fast food restaurants. I think Hardees opened at around that time (old Salmiya) and I looked so forward to the Big Cookie. That Christmas I decided to buy ten […]
alphabet soup } i is for steve jobs
Posted on April 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
…after all, isn’t he the one who invented i?
a new storybook drawing } queens of refuse
Posted on February 8, 2012 2 Comments
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.
