PROJECT MULSAQ

music: invigorated
mood: sticky

My winning design was exhibited at Traffic in the Project Mulsaq exhibit's opening night this passing Thursday. Fun stuff!! outoff 150 entries 18 were chosen including mine for mass production to be sold internationally by the hip Dubai based company Mosaiques in conjunction with the Khatt Network for arabic typography lovers such as yours truly... The Show was gorgeous everyones artwork looked fantabulous scattered around the galleries walls. All the stickers are currently on sale at Traffic and will soon be on sale in 50c and Dia Diwan starting December 2008. The Project Mulsaq exhibit will be running until December 5th so do pop in the ultra hip Traffic Art gallery for a real glance at the vinyl wall stickers... a preview of the artwork can be viewed on the Mulsaq e-catalog enjoy the show...

Massive thanxs to Huda for curating such a masterpiece, Pascale & Nathalie for inviting me to participate, Rami for hosting the show, Soura Magazine for sponsoring the show, Moose for being my cameraman, Rima/Pallav for their support and Yoos for being a rooooaaaaar.

traffic1 (17k image)
Traffic Gallery AlBarsha
traffic2 (17k image)
Ahlan Wa Sahlan by me
traffic3 (16k image)
Bang in the entrance
traffic4 (15k image)
l'il artists get creative with leftover vinyls
traffic5 (19k image)
Ru7 by Fara7
traffic6 (21k image)
cuz i like eye thingies
traffic7 (24k image)
ab fab sticker by Sheikha
traffic8 (54k image)
help yourself corner
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making headlines in Emirates Today
PinkSushi on 11.16.08 @ 11:14 PM GMT+4

Monday, October 13th

TEACAKES

music: duffy:mercy
mood: numb

I woke up this morning with the limbless feeling, Thanks to my personal trainer's over the top G.I.JANE inspired fitness programme! It's as if the whole pregnancy/labour she-bang isn't enough for a female species to deal with, then along comes societies dire n brutal demands to get back into tip top shape over nite ! Yup its a harsh harsh body conscious world out there and i am caught up in the race to go back to my uk size 8 form, i am almost there.. at the borderline.. i think... hopefully, 2 more months and i will be satisfied with all this wacked out workouts inshallah it all pays off .... goshhh...

Yesterday my twin sissies hit the Giant 3 0 ! Yup the dreaded 3 0 is not too far off the growth chart for me either ! garr makes me wonder would i truly feel like i'm 30 when i do turn 30 in a few years ? I am already past midway of my twenties but i don't feel it for some surprising reason! when i was younger i'd always envision 20 -30 something peeps as oldies but now that i am classified into that agegroup i am like hey it's not so bad life is still fun and i am still proactive with nonsensical activities lol so anyway to celebrate i spent all day baking pretty tea-cakes using the readymix pillsbury cocoa cake mix, vanilla frosting, red food colouring and pretty chocolate leaf lattice shapes for decoration! The end result was a delicious set of fuschia and bubblegum pink smothered frosting on dark chocolate tea cakes... V fattening eye candy but i did manage to swallow one down GUILTLESSLY! i still have a sugar rushh hehehehe!

Also, i attended the first screening of the New York METropolitan opera in the madinat Salome' captivated her audience but i've come to the conclusion that opera ain't my thing maybe when i hit my 40's and i actually feel 40 i shall appreciate this dying art lol...

teacake1 (27k image)
Chocolate Lattice Bits
teacake2 (27k image)
fuschia n bubblegum pink
teacake3 (25k image)
cake crumbs on top
teacake5 (13k image)
the big 3 0

metop (13k image)
Tickets 2 the metropolitan opera


PinkSushi on 10.13.08 @ 11:13 AM GMT+4


Wednesday, October 8th

I <3 MALDIVES

music: Mylo:emotion 98.6
mood: witty and whimsical

Its been forever since i've been craving to set foot on the sandy Maldivian shores but for some reason or the other plans change and it never happens.. But this time my dream came true and Gosh! how magical a dream it was more beautiful than i could ever have envisioned. The Island, The People, The food, the Music, The resort, The beach, The sun, the marine life, the speedboats! WOW WOW WOW! i've been blown away!!!

But the best of all was our magnifecent resort's witty and whimsical approach to everything the fantastic branding approach made the W RETREAT & SPA MALDIVES the most gorgeous hotel i've ever stayed in on any getaway! i mean the staff never greet you with the usual "how may i help you?" but instead its replaced with a "What do you WISH for?" oooh aaaaah how could we escape this miniscule fragment of paradise on earth sub7aan allah! I also went snorkelling for the first time in my life and managed to see a giant turtle, baby sharks, massive human size lobsters and fishies painted with all the colours of the rainbow!! Breathtaking under the surface and above the surface viewsss!

Nature's beauty surpasses all in these circuit of islands and considering its only a 4 hrs flight away i am gobsmacked by why i have overlooked this relaxing holiday destination for so long! The hubby and i are undergoing serious Maldives Syndrome we have mutually agreed that we need to replace this crazy stressful dubai city-life of ours with those azure skies, turquoise waters and tranquility minus the noise, traffic and pollution.

Take me bacccccck , i'll live the robinson crusoe lifestyle just like the LOST survivors and build meself a l'il house under a coconut palm tree .. just take me back to Male' Nowwwwwww.....

OOOh and a belated 3id mubaraaak to all of youu hope u gathered tons of 3idiya hehehehe!

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throttling off to our resort
wm1 (19k image)
w maldives
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ocean oasis villas
wm2 (16k image)
yup thats me
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sweet spot free cornetto stations
wm5 (20k image)
at the away spa
wm7 (31k image)
w beach flipflops
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sunbathing turtle
wm9 (21k image)
fesdue island
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our private sundeck
wm11 (16k image)
sunset at our private island
wm12 (25k image)
peace out lol
wm13 (25k image)
saving memories in my daily journal
wm14 (19k image)
tub ocean views
wm16 (31k image)
my flippers
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eternal horizon
PinkSushi on 10.08.08 @ 11:04 AM GMT+4


Saturday, September 27th

AT ATLANTIS

music: chill
mood: feeling fishy

Yesterday i planned out a fabby day out for Moose ! Huge Birthday wishes out to you may this year bring you joy, love and health awww....

First off Jammin' at the Jam Jar, to unleash the creativity and abundance of hidden talents ehhehehe !

jj1 (37k image)
jammin' at jam jar
jj2 (26k image)
oozy acrylics
jj3 (27k image)
Our Masterpieces

Next Up a gorgeous Dinner with gorgeous food, at the gorgeous Nobu with the gorgeous 2 of us ofcourse,,, lol .. WOW the food swept me off my feet have to try it out peeps...

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nobu dubai
nobu2 (22k image)
delelelcious nobu
nobu3 (20k image)
nobu dubai
nobu4 (9k image)
happy birthday moose

Finally a walk through The Lost Chambers with the most beautiful fishies ever, i even had the chance to hold a giant starfish in my palm, purrrrty too bad they didnt have signs describing the different fish or No flash photography signs how unfair was that to the fishies being flashed by hundreds of visitors sad .....

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baby jellyfish
lc2 (44k image)
dancing eels
lc3 (51k image)
funky fishy
lc4 (56k image)
school of fishies
lc5 (30k image)
jelly bellies
lc6 (31k image)
jelly fishies
lc7 (15k image)
Starfish in my palm


PinkSushi on 09.27.08 @ 11:06 AM GMT+4


Saturday, September 20th

AHDAAF

music: Music Buzz
mood: Hit the Buzzzer

Every once in a while my girl friends and I develop an obsession with a game... It gets us all competitive and excited so we tend to play it religiously until we burn it out and finally everyone gets so sick of it that we actually, get nauseous at the mere mention of the game. Some of the games that have expired out include Singstar, Ghamza, Qot bu sitta, Hands, Trix, Bluff, Spades but our ultimate recent obsession is the Buzz Quiz SHOW It involves alotta general knowledge questions and the fact that you have these odd looking buzzers for each player makes it feel like you're on a real on air tv game show !!! i liiiiike! hehehe i wonder what it must feel like for ppl who appear on live tv game shows its so nerve wrecking i think if i had to be on one i'd faint right then and there on air ! heheheheheh elmuhim i've come to the conclusion that my brain retains alotta nonsense facts such as the fact that the ace of base band members are siblings, and that a cobra snake is the most poisonous reptile ! errrmmmm ! i think another few weeks and buzz will buzz off too ! ehhehe trends are so brutal don't you all agreee....

Next Up Ahdaaf! my new freelance job for an indoor football facility with the best FIFA approved astro-turf fields situated in AlQouz.. yup the hubby n the boys are starting up their very own Emirati business.. yuppeee the ball is finally rolling...Aaand yours truly has been assigned with the branding development from A-Z. Considering i've resigned from my previous full time job as a graphic designer with Dubai eGovernment i am loving developing corporate identities for various different clients at present in the comfort of my design studio at home. I must admit that heading my own freelance graphic design company has its own perks such as, being able to work according to my creativity outbursts and not being forced to be productive between 7am-2pm on a daily basis! ehheheheh.. so yeah the Ahdaaf webbie is still under construction but below are some shots of the progress with the interiors of Ahdaaf and an illustration i created of how it will eventually turn out inshalla. For all football players and enthusiasts i assure you that this place will be THE place for Emirati soccer events and training programs wuhooow ! so do pass on the word ..... prettty please... thankyou....

Another, High note is that the Ahlan wa Sahlan wall sticker i created for my mini moroccan majlis has been selected as a winner in the project Mulsaq competition and will soon be mass produced for sale internationally wuhoow, look forward to more updates regarding the upcoming vinyl wall sticker exhibition to be held at traffic on the khtt network

and i can't believe that it's already 3ashr ilawakher mashallah so make the most of these special nights and use them wisely

all my love to all of you wu taqabal allah 6aa3atkum .....

ahdaaf1 (14k image)
Ahdaaf future offices
ahdaaf2 (14k image)
Ahdaaf the making
IMG_0338 (72k image)
At first.....
ahdaaf3 (15k image)
Strike a pose
ahdaaf4 (17k image)
football pitch areas
ahdaafimpression (31k image)
my illustration of the final interiors
PinkSushi on 09.20.08 @ 04:08 PM GMT+4


Tuesday, September 9th

FACELIFT

music: the ting tings::thats not my name
mood: rejigged

It's been ages since i've wanted to finalize the fine tuning around the house, including decorating l'il lily's nursery. Alas, a trip to Ikea a few days ago pumped interior design infused adrenaline throughout my system! it was a bit like when u shop for groceries in Ramadhan u just flip at everything in sight and end up with a trolley loaded with random unnecessary foodstuff lol but this time it happened to hit me while i was home shopping. Thankfully, the end result landed me a standing ovation from the hubs and a ton of compliments by my family n friends but most importantly i am loving l'ily's reaction to her new nursery and her squeals of delight awwwww +clap clap+

My guest bathroom also underwent a mini makeover with hip baroque inspired picture frames, i am all about these wall stickers i think i've kinda pushed it to the limits the only thing left for me to sticker up is our cat oogie +eeeek+ aite enough is enough i shall not create! purchase! or research! anymore wall art !! inshallah everyones fasting sessions is flowing smoothly have a brill day peeps and happy fasting...

nursery1 (66k image)
cuckoo
nursery2 (30k image)
curtains embellished w dangly cushioned hearts
nursery4 (31k image)
a fairytale universe
nursery6 (29k image)
une petite bebe chambre
nursery7 (31k image)
floral felt rug
nursey5 (34k image)
tartan princess
nursery8 (27k image)
vinyl frame set
nursery9 (20k image)
rug detail

and the new pumped up details in the guest loo !! i always have some weird infactuation with hip toilet designs, especially the ones i've come across in hotels and restaurants some of my fav's are the crazy bear in London, Burj Al Arab's restroom in Junsui, The Talise spa Loo's AlQasr, Sketch the gallery in London, Le Notre Kuwait, Hakkasan London, Almaz by Momo Dubai, The Chedi Bedroom Muscat and Desert Palms pool villa toilets are just beautiful eye candy... and no i am not the only person in the world with a bathroom design fetish check out this webbie Trend IR i am obsessing about the color changing waterfall shower..

bathroom1 (11k image)
light switches
bathroom2 (15k image)
cold water
bathroom3 (19k image)
towel hanger
bathroom4 (17k image)
love roll
bathroom5 (15k image)
clean shave

ps. kittywitty's new makeover is hoootttt finally now u've got me all worked up with my layout its already giving me the eeeew feeeling i just hafta hafta make time to redesign these pages !

xxx

PinkSushi on 09.09.08 @ 01:45 PM GMT+4