Sometimes, a few minutes of Cookie Monster is exactly what you need.  Yes, Cookie Monster. See, there’s a lot going on. My beloved father is in palliative care and we don’t know how much time he has left in this world but we do know it’s likely not a lot. We’re moving in less than two weeks and I am ridiculously behind. As I mentioned … Continue reading Sometimes you Just Need a Little Cookie Monster in Your Life

A note: I’ve been meaning to write about this installation at Museum London, that I am fortunate to have been a part of, for months but have always found it extremely difficult to do so. This week marks the painful start of the trial of the individual who committed a sickening act of violence and terrorism against #OurLondonFamily. And so, I’m finally sharing.  On June … Continue reading London Remembers: The Power of Art to Combat Hate & Islamophobia

This isn’t my best work but I made it on a day this week where I was far from my best emotionally or mentally. I’ve mentioned before that my dear father’s health is declining and the last few days have been a stark reminder of that. We don’t know how much time he has left in this world but I do know that the grief … Continue reading With Every Hardship Comes Ease

I have always loved word games. Yes, I’m a proud nerd. I have enjoyed Scrabble since childhood and would play with family [until we would all get tired of waiting for my uber competitive mom take over 20 minutes trying to maximize the points on the board]. I remember for my 9th birthday my Mamoon [mom’s brother] sent me a card from Pakistan that was … Continue reading My new [non-art] pastime that makes me feel like a Genius

Social media doesn’t show everything. Even when I try to be as authentic as possible and avoid any photos or posts of my marriage or my child’s face, I still feel like I may be contributing to the whole ‘perfect’ curated social media feed that is incredibly unhealthy. And so I’m sharing this photo. Because Alhumdulillah, by the grace and blessings of God, we were … Continue reading What you Don’t See on Social Media

As I shared last week, my art has been licensed by the awesome new Canadian puzzle company Villager Puzzles to be one of their first eight puzle designs! All artists are Canadian women and I’m so excited to share the packaging for my design, titled “Vibrant Floral” as well as a special offer: If you’d like to pre-order a puzzle, you can get it for $28, which is … Continue reading Puzzle Pre-Orders Now Open!

I don’t remember the exact moment I learned about art licensing but I do remember my reaction being somewhere along the lines of: [This post is a bit on the longer side so if you’d rather just watch/listen to a video I did sharing this news, here you go!] The idea that a company would pay me to put my artwork on stationery or home decor … Continue reading Some Dreams do Come True!

This is actually a post I shared on Instagram in November. I wanted to share it again here because I think it’s something many artists deal with. And it was, and still is embarassing to share that I could be so gullible and trusting [at least at first] but I also want to give a warning to other artists and small businesses out there. *** … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome: Part One

I just received my new business cards and am very happy with how they turned out. The artwork and logo were done by hand and scanned in, and the cards designed in Illustrator, Photoshop and Canva. Opening the box and taking them out reminded me of how, when I first started this business seriously in 2019, it felt weird going from making art solely for enjoyment to … Continue reading The Story of a Logo…[and a ‘Meet-Cute’]