I first met Patti Smith in La Guardia Airport in 2003 when she was on her way to Houston to install her Strange Messenger exhibition and perform in a special...
Read more19 Apr, 2010
18 Mar, 2010
searching for an image…
18 Mar, 2010
photo of buraq on wooden chest; photograph by Minal While I visit art collector Anj Rana, Minal walks around her house and documents truck art that’s scattered around Anj’s...
Read more20 Jan, 2010
Minal’s MLK Jr Drawing
20 Jan, 2010
Minal’s homework in honor of Martin Luther King Jr: “Write or draw 3 of your dreams.” Dream #1: a magic pot so I can get whatever I want. Dream...
Read more18 Oct, 2009
It's a cool night in Houston…
18 Oct, 2009
It’s a cool night in Houston, and we are driving toward home. When we stop on Westheimer at a light, Minal glances out. It’s dusk, and her gaze falls...
Read more10 Oct, 2009
I miss Nana…
10 Oct, 2009
Today while I serve dinner, I suddenly put my spoon down and say: “I miss my Ammi.” Minal, hiked up on her stool, chirps: “I miss my Nana.” What...
Read more14 May, 2009
On the personal front…
14 May, 2009
On the personal front (which is always somehow political), the formal closure of our daughter’s early education program was announced today. In the morning, Jeannette Doina, who has served...
Read more01 Mar, 2009
ammi / momma
01 Mar, 2009
minal: ammi, remember when i used to call you momma? me: i’m not a momma kind of woman. minal: yes, you’re not a mom kind of woman either.
Read more05 Jan, 2009
In one afternoon, we visit two markets…
05 Jan, 2009
In one afternoon, we visit two markets three miles from each other: Itwaar Bazaar, an outdoor Sunday market that sprawls over a large expanse, where one can purchase everything...
Read more30 Dec, 2008
Our expedition to Hala and Bhit Shah…
30 Dec, 2008
Our expedition to Hala and Bhit Shah is born spontaneously. But that’s how things happen around here. Sometimes, one can plan and organize, and even still nothing moves. But...
Read more22 Dec, 2008
a moment that's difficult to record…
22 Dec, 2008
I’m visiting Zainab Market with my friend and her cousin, a slender young woman, who guides us to a jeans store off the main road. Apparently the store, which...
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