I went to build-a-bear for the first time today to adopt my son, Pochacco. The fit I picked out was so cute I was compelled to draw it

De dérive en dérive. Bargou , Mars 2022. #souadmani #dedériveendérive #herbierinsitu #herbiernordafrique #herbier #nuit #nature #naturephotography #northafricanartist #forestphotography #moonlight #middleasternart #menaart #dérive #landscapephotography (à Ain Bousaadia Jbal Bargou Siliana) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClN7-FJIf-p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thinking about all the things we settle for? Relationships? Jobs? Lives? ⠀ ⠀ Is it because we’re conditioned to think that we’ll never get it to begin with or we’re not worthy of our own hopes and dreams? ⠀ ⠀ I find that a lot of us tend to settle because we believe wanting more for ourselves is being ungrateful. And if you’ve grown up as a woman in brown/arab household you sure know what that feels like. Any sign of criticism can be seen as an act of defiance, an act of ingratitude. We don’t have to settle for crumbs of a life. ⠀ We should be able to have the whole cake and eat it tooooo☝️⠀ ⠀ #womenofillustration #womenwhodraw #justgirlproject #girlsmakingmagic #womenofcreation   #sadgirlsclub #gurlstalk feminismo #womenempowerment #women #womenempowerment #queerillustrator #intersectionalfeminism #girlgaze #feminineenergy #femaleillustrator #feminisme #feministasfuck #feministillustration #feministartist #menawomen #menaart #kuwaitiartist #kuwaitiillustrators (at Kuwait City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnysVzhnn4/?igshid=z3n94zd0wrz9

ArteEast call for submissions

As we celebrate the arrival of a new year, ArteEast is seeking submissions from talented and dynamic writers, arts professionals and commentators to join our ongoing discussion of the contemporary Middle East arts and creative communities across the world by contributing to ArteNews.

What have been the stand-out events of 2013? What new developments do we anticipate in 2014 for arts communities based both in the region and abroad?

We especially welcome conversations and interviews with artists, curators and experts, as well as engaging and unique insights into exhibitions and events.

We look forward to hearing from you, and to another year of celebrating the contemporary arts and culture of the Middle East and North Africa. Please send all inquiries and submission ideas to Clarissa Pharr at [email protected]. 

wake up babes new sona just dropped

My final for my figure drawing class! This inspiration for this piece came from Prehnite and Epidote crystals (look them up, they’re really cool!)

New year, new sona, new pfp

A horrific alien creature I designed for my concept art class

My first art of the year is me fucking around on my friend's ipad in the free version of flipaclip

Hehe, whoopsie

Drew a new icon for my little brother for Christmas, since he was still using the one I made for him... sometime before 2018? That's as far back as the files on my current laptop goes. Sheesh, that's too many years

I recently got an iPad and now I'm trying to figure out how to use Procreate, so I sketched some adopts I got from @g0dsp311. They are girlfriends

Drew something inspired by a makeup look I did today while I was bored

I did this instead of working on homework

I'm offering icon commissions now! Just five slots for the time being, since I'm still juggling work and college. https://ko-fi.com/menaathena/commissions

Drew another new icon, this time for my older brother. There isn't quite as big a gap between these, the old one being from 2020, but that's quite a difference in skill! I didn't realize just how much I've improved in three-ish years until this point.