The Story Of Us

Today is the first day of Ramadan. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month where we practice self control, devote more time to prayer, reflect on the many blessings from Allah and give thanks. We do this by fasting for 30 consecutive days. We start by waking in the middle of the night before dawn to eat a meal called 'sehori' to help sustain us through the day and break our fast with preferably a date at dusk called 'iftaar' which in the long summer months is going to be somewhere around 8:25pm.. yikes! Back in Pakistan we would congregate at the masjid at this time, it was always a fun daily social gathering with the perfect balance of prayers, catching up with people and food :) But it is harder to replicate the atmosphere here.. our masjid is about an hour away and M works an hour away from home so with the commute it often becomes difficult to go to the masjid every night..  so we stay at home and make the most of it trying not to miss 'h

A few months ago I was contacted by an art consultant.. they asked me about six of my photographs.. and unlike before (where they ask for a quote and when they realize you aren't going to give your work away for free they disappear) they came back wanting the work enlarged and shipped out to them as soon as possible. So I got to work.   Chocolate and Lime Mirrored  Squared In Arches  There's me in my pj's in awe of my awesomeness.. Light Outside My Door M looks pretty awestruck too don't you think? Scribbled Art and then as if this wasn't already one of the most awesome things to happen to me (professionally) they said they wanted three more..! I was happy dancing all over the place.   Growth Man Halved Shroom Climbing  My photographs hanging in there new home.. the Regional Headquarters of PNC Bank, New Jersey. I am co founder of EARN Co-Op Gallery in NYC. We have an Indiegogo campaign and I need your

Good morning everyone. I'd like to start off by saying thank you everyone for your wonderful comments on Monday's post . You all were a big help, the votes are in, I hope to have Genevieve's gift ready to post by next week and I'll share with you the final result. I also want to share with you a project I am currently working on with some fellow New York artists. We co found a group this year called EARN and our IndieGoGo campaign just went live here  Our aim is to raise enough funds to rent a gallery space in Manhattan allowing us all to have a place to exhibit our work both as a group and as individuals. Pool together our resources and contacts and help each other grow. I would really appreciate it if you could help me spread the word and a contribution would be amazing. Thank you. Now getting to today's post.. remember how we went to Aruba back in December? I was so swamped with other projects.. mainly an ever energetic D that it wasn't till March that I

The travel posts have come to an end.. thank you all for joining us on the trip and leaving your lovely comments.. I love reading each and everyone one of them.. as for my more silent readers.. I would love to hear what you have to say.. Today I bring you some awesome news.. courtesy of the fabulous Artisan Group I have gotten the spectacular opportunity to gift none other than one of the darlings of HGTV Genevieve Gordor. I love her sense of style, she creates gorgeous spaces and has such heart. And I don't want to get my expectations to high but this gifting could have great potential. She is an interior decorator and don't they always need some fabulous art for their clients homes? But lets not get ahead of ourselves.. I still have the hardest job ahead of me and here I am asking for your advice yet again.. which photograph should I give her? It needs to be the essence of what I represent as an artist, intriguing enough to make her want to check out my website.. I am ge

We are at the end of the trip.. the trip we took at the end of May.. :) but I am enjoying the experience of reliving it through my posts. We are now back in New Jersey and stopped in none other than the Jersey Shore.. and saw our fair share of GTLers. Our hotel was in Somers Point just a few minutes and a bridge away from Ocean City. We spent all of our time on the boardwalk.. and spent some time in both Gillians Wonderland Pier and well as Playland's Castaway Cove.   D had his first ride..  we all sat on our first Ferris Wheel  and had our first funnel cake  We had breakfast at Uncle Bills Pancake House.. a nice breakfast but nothing out of this world.. why I bring it up is because of one of the reviews I read.. the reviewer called Uncles Bills 'the hoosters of high school girls' and she went on to say most people come to this particular pancake house to 'keep Dad happy - stare at the girls in their little dresses and think what he wants'

We left Virginia Beach early, we had a lot to do that day.. but even when in a hurry you still need breakfast. So we grabbed egg and cheese sandwiches on the go from Java Surf.. it looked like a fun hangout place.. books, instruments and board games lined the shelves and the menu was written on surf boards..  We grabbed our breakfast and hit the road. Destination: Chincoteague Island and how to get there? The Chesapeake Bay Bridge. It reminded me of the roads taken to get to Key West but so much better. It was early Friday morning so there was hardly anyone on it.. it was 23 miles of bridge and tunnel surrounded by the great blue sea. Pictures just do not do it justice.  Waiting for us on Chincoteague Island was a boat. Daisy's Cruises. I can not express just how perfect this trip was. The tour was of seven people including the captain and tour guide Tom. He does not take out large groups, he likes the two hour tours to be intimate and comfortable.