What I do is what I am

Beirut was a madness of moving, packing, and sorting, but I successfully shipped ALL my framed art pieces and 2 boxes of possessions to London. Barely had time to collect them and I was off to Switzerland for the weekend with friends. It was 20ºC and a sunny summery day when we arrived; 2 days later we wake up and do a double-take. This in the space of one night?!





Still, it was quite fun. Now I'm back to work, having two large commissions to design, and looking for a studio space to get down to some serious painting! I finished and picked up my gesso boards when I got back, and started mixing and testing egg tempera on this new surface: amazing stuff! I can't wait to try an actual piece, it's so luminous and glossy and beautiful. I was talking to a fellow artist the other day and saying how I never want to go on holiday again, nothing could give me more pleasure than to be plunged in my work without interruption. Which is true! And I've never felt so respected for what I do.
Still, taking a train to Paris in a couple of weeks to finally visit family (I was waiting for France to thaw!), and then I'll have a long stretch with more exciting courses, an exhibit or two, and we'll see what else

Oh and I spent a day or two making a catalogue for my calligraphy with links to all printed products :sees double: It's not fully complete yet but can be found at majnouna.com/khatt/catalogue.h…