White Drapes by Reem Al Ghaith

She lies down in the arms of her white drapes
as her days recall the folds around her muted skin
the scent, the smell all she remembers is as soft
as her brown fine hairlines crumple the Persian silk

She lies, she smiles as she set her timer
the alarm that awakens her from all things beautiful
her soft hands gather the drapes once and twice for warmth
as her mind sets between the feathers of reality

A breath, a melody that reveals
as the versus repeat
and the flashes race down
her veins, her existence
dreamingly it all begins once again

Her soul awakes as the drapes are carried away
and her silent figure forms
as the voices shatter
as figures dance to find an answer
and all she does is withstand,
cold and muted her eyes search for him

Her land, her beauty, her dreams
all of which he masters
him the tallest of them all
he raced with his arms to hold her
and yet he took so long
once and twice upon a time

She envisions beauty, faces, lives and mankind
all to amuse her and greet her as time flies
and of all she still waits
she awaits him
she awaits his volumes, his chapters, his words
but they are only empty to begin with

To begin her narrative
her story; her visions; her life
without him
she mustn’t

The drapes fall as a series of images
pleasant ones that pass through her mind with a sound
as her long fingers reach to store it away for the next day

Her windows open as the tender light hit her translucent features
her eyes glare as they behold the sequence of today in a reflection
a white ceiling; a tinted glass; a broken light bulb, her velvet curtains
of all she remembers
yet another dream of his existence.


"copyright© 2008 reem al ghaith
for the poem/ writting"

Jen Stark

I wish i was that patient to create such great work using paper cutouts and creating such great 3d sculpture work!!!

and the use of color, stunning!!!

http://www.jenstark.com/

businessssssssssssssssss card!!!!!

This business card for Canadian personal trainer Poul Nielsen is difficult to read until it is stretched!!

intrestinggggggggggggg!!! I love such materials!! its a great business card to hold when iam pissed offf... I'd just be stretching it like 100 times!! awesomeee!!

my work on t-shirt!

I was so excited today to go print one of my graphics on a t-shirt, and i really liked itttt!!!! I am planning to start printing my type work on t-shirtsss and see where it goes :)

what do guys think?

hehe funny picture i know!! i had to bend, for the shirt to stretch..

a sweet little treat!

id like to give you all those delicious gifts!
and the link is a secret :) so i will keepp posting more and more delicious looking cupcakessss

A KILLER i know
I wanttt :(

they are soo cuteeeee

harmen liemburg

harmen liemburg is a graphic designer/ printmaker based in Netherlands

he's style is very much inspired by japense graphics, and all the character designs on modern everyday consumergoods in Japan.. He uses alot screen printinggg! thats what i loveeeee and the layering he does is a killer!

"The physical elements (touch, smell, layering) of printed matter add a
disctinctive richness to the work. By doing most of the silkscreen prints
myself at Kees Maas' workshop/publishinghouse Interbellum, I'm free to experiment. " Harmen Liemburg

harmen gave lectures in Cal Arts, MCAD and other schooollsss

love his work, very experimental! I think american university of sharjah should invite Harmen! there are so many talented people out there, do something about it :)


http://www.harmenliemburg.nl

non format rules!!!!

i personally love non format, their type use oooooffff a killer!! one of the most intresting companiessss...u guys should check their work! apparently they published a book, so i thought u guys might be intrested.

Non-Format
Love Song

Authors: Kjell Ekhorn, Jon Forss / Non-Format
Language: English

Release: June 2007
Price: € 44,00 / $ 60,00 / £ 30,00
Format: 24 x 28 cm
Binding: 192 pages, full colour, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-89955-185-3

Non-Format is a London-based design studio that has built a formidable international reputation with exceptional graphic design and illustrations that are strikingly innovative and fresh yet have a timelessness that goes beyond fleeting style trends.

This monograph presents the full spectrum of their work, which ranges from delicate drawings for album covers to riveting advertisements for Coke and Nike, as well as pristine graphic design for publications such as Varoom or the UK music magazine The Wire.

WEBSITE www.non-format.com/

type workshop

awwwwwwwwwwww!!!! iam so jealous!!!!!!!!!!!
i so want to be part of such an exploration! this site is awesome, for type lovers!!

i love how they start creating type from almost everything around them, check check!!

www.typeworkshop.com

Nja Mahdaoui at Meem Gallery

Nja Mahdaoui is a Tunisian visual artist and a calligrapher

Well, in his lecture, he was talking about how his art of calligraphy is not based on traditional calligraphy; he works on his art to make it look more global. If you pay attention to the calligraphy text he writes, his words don’t say anything specific. He concentrate to make his work more global, so people out there are not missing any information, and they would look at it as an artistic piece.

" It is the world of signs which is disturbed: no signification- explanation, nor any designation to trivialize a memorized thought. With its distance from the world; the sign offers a new visual opportunity of a presence - material synthesis, signal - temporal - global graphics. Nja Mahdaoui

www.nja-mahdaoui.com/
http://www.meem.ae/

Blouzaat

Jordan rocks!!! its all happening in my home country jordan, Blouzaat is a store that opened in Amman, Jordan. Four guys are behind this great work Ahmad Sabbagh and Mohammad Assaf from jordan, Michael and Falk from Germany.... Its about Urban Art, very experimental, Great illustrations!!!! oooff... stunning! I cant wait to be in Jordan and go check out the store in an area in Amman called Jabal Amman " Rainbow street!!" :) the t-shirt prints, are expressing daily life issues and they would play around with the idea and make it look sarcastic.

oh and i love the little wooden boxes in the store, i think the interior is v.simple yet has a great character.

go talent in jordan!!! make a difference!

many thanks Linda for the photos :)
http://www.blouzaat.com/

reem al ghaith

Reem is an Emirate graphic designer and poet, based in Dubai. She is currently studying at the American University of Sharjah, BA in Visual Communication. She is submitting one of her Photography projects to ibda and i personally think this project, should be out there in museums in Dubai and other countries, go girl make it happen.

" its a series, a narritive of a girl trapped within a frame and is held back by her traditions... and is further jxtaposed by the new modern landscape to empahsize the struggle... " Reem Al Ghaith

the first image is my favourite, stunning!!!!!!!!! great work, full of words, anger, memory, might be happiness who knows.. just makes you wonder. love it!!

Well Ibda is a big event that gather great designers from all over the world in the Dubai. to know more about it
http://www.ibdaa-awards.ae/

Reem i would love to post some of your poems :) , hopefully soon.

Lets all support Reem and wish her best of luckk :)

you could contact reem at
ralghaith@gmail.com

Reham Ibrahim

A sister a friend a great fashion designer!! She started her fashion brand " Toksic" a year back and since then she has been successfully working on making it all happen. She has been selling her work since then at boutiques in Dubai ( Amzan, Cube, etc..) I just love how she combines different material together, the Bright fun colors adds great character to the style. Her personality is very much reflected in her designs, and I personally believe a designer always reflect his personality and style on his work. I would like to share little paragraph I copied from her website .. and Ofcourse without the support and help of her great mother she wouldn’t have made her dream happen.

"toksic is strictly high street fashion. it's about women expressing their individuality through the way they dress up, their behavior and their attitude. it’s about personality, character and self-expression. being unique, confident and courageous. dressing up in bold colors and loud prints. getting attention. getting the killer-look; the look that "kills". " Reham Ibrahim



check more of her pieces and desgins at
http://www.toksicdress.com

Salem Kamal Salem

Salem kamal studied with me at the American University of Sharjah, holding a BA in graphic design and currently works at creative intelligence, an international branding consultancy based in Dubai. Back in school, he always enjoyed involving characters with power, as you see in his work. I like his printmaking work, always bussy and there is always something going on in the background. He is so into japanese illustrationss...Well, c'mon salem you should keep working on ur character design, who knows maybe you could publish a book with all ur designs one day :)

oh and his water color work is awesome, he's really good at paying attention to details.

to see more of salem work, you could contact him at
salem_ks_ali@hotmail.com

Omar Al-Zo'bi

I thought i'd share Omar work with you guys, I love his illustrations!! very special style, a great artist from my home town Salt - jordan currently doing his BA in London. I would recommend you all check out his website!! i just love his layout, and the work he has, got a great sense of humor, and the influence of the arab culture on his art, great inspiration for me :)

will be great to meet you in jordan.

His website
www.omernos.com/

Nada Jaffal

my friend Omar Al Zoubi, showed me Nadas work, she designed this project for the end of her year show at the university of Jordan, which i suppose was three years bacck. I really enjoyed looking at her work, and the way she played around with the words of our country jordan. Very intresting Nada, keep it up, looking forward to meet you in jordan.

well Omar gave me the permission to post your work :) i was so much in love with it.

oh and i would love to wear one of ur earrings!! my jordanian talkative earrings:)

to see more of nadas work
http://krootco.vox.com/library/photos/