Goodness celebrated.

Happy Tuesday and Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim

brothers and sisters!

xo

 

My favorite part in the movie, Amelie.

***Lovely music by: Yann Tiersen***

A Seussilious tale.

The mischievous cat is back! 

An altered ending to the classic Dr. Seuss tale, 

The Cat in the Hat.

Ripple effect.

"Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair".

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, American preacher

What the fog?!!

Summer in San Francisco from Michael Winokur on Vimeo.

***Via SF Girl by the Bay***

An ode to Fantastic.

My latest Mono-Print.

P.S. I really can do this forever.

The Take Away Show.

The Take Away Shows are video podcasts by la Blogotheque, where bands/artists are asked to perform in the street, bar, park or even stairs. The video's aren't edited which makes them spontaneous and more beautiful. 

I want to share this beautiful piece by Beirut, Nantes, shot in the streets of Paris.

***Loving the trash can drums!!***

Muslim.

For those of you aren't familiar with who I am. 

Here's a brief intro to who Lama, aka Lema is.

Place of Birth: United Arab Emirates

Raised in: Jordan

Country of Origin: Palestine 

Current City of Residence: San Francisco

Favorite Season: Winter

Loves: Paper 

Hates: Liars

Religion: Islam

So here's why I'm telling you all this...

Since moving to the U.S. I have felt a lot of questioning, 

confusion and misunderstanding from some people, first 

was because I was raised in the Middle East, and second 

was because, to some, I belonged to a so-called terrorist 

religion, aka Islam.

This made me feel uncomfortable and at unease. 

So, instead of smiling and nodding, I'm doing something about it...

I'm currently working on my MFA thesis project, and it's 

an educational program, targeting the younger generation.

I'm working with a beautiful team of artists I hand-picked myself.

They, and the final project will be revealed later in May, 2011.

The title of my project is: 

Amal, A Muslim Tale of Hope.

(Amal is translation for Hope, and it's also my name, 
Lama, written backwards)

***Calligraphy done by my friend Wael Omari***

Concerned.

I've been contemplating a lot lately, mostly about where the world is at, 

and the way people have become.

It's depressing to see how materialism, consumption, and selfishness is 

taking over humanity, most people don't seem to care anymore.

Two incidents that have enforced this concern on me this week, first 

was arriving at the train station, delayed trains and upset faces, turns out 

a man had jumped in front of a train, passing immediately. No one seemed 

to be affected by this unfortunate setback, but instead huffing and 

puffing for their delayed plans.

The second happened today while I was on the school bus, a girl was 

describing her anger and frustration over the fact that, her wealthy 

grandfather - who she described as being in his late nineties / in perfect 

health - being still alive!!! She said it not once, not twice, but over five 

times, how much she wished her grandfather would pass, so that she can 

inherit "part" of his fortune, which she said can come around a billion dollars. 

I felt nauseous.

I can't describe how disgusted and repulsed I am from this girl.
She is an animal, worse, animals have feelings, she doesn't.

I know there's a lot of goodness in this world still, and this post might 

sound too pessimistic, but I feel sad for what some people have become.

This is a mourning of humanity.

Quote translation: Do not blame the times, for it is beautiful, your greed is what corrupted it.

Quote by Unknown

You and me.

A sweet song to end / start your day with, wherever in the world you are.

I hope you're having a good one!


xo