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Beautiful…
excuse the indulgence, never really documented the process in one place from start to finish, until now.
Seeing Stars
The We Willy Winky Series
We
We
21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/seeing-stars/
Willy – The Bleeding Tit
Willy – The Bleeding Tit
21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Winky
Winky
21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Microsoft Paint.
Composed: 21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
The Bleeding Tit Detail
Willy – The Bleeding Tit
Willy – The Bleeding Tit
Composed: 21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/the-bleeding-tit-detail/
Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars
21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Drawn on Microsoft Paint
Composed: 21 September 2013
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Awakening the Avatar
Awakening the Avatar
4 September 2012
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/awakening-the-avatar/
Drawn during the later stages at the Ceylon Today Newspaper headquarters… at my desk, the Subs Desk, the Features Desk, Lunchroom dining table, under the gorgeous Benjamina tree at the rear courtyard and whilst seated on the ledge at the top of the road…
Pen, felt pen and marker.
PS: Ballpoint pens gifted by Risidra Mendis – thanks Risi! 😀
Composed:Â 4 September 2012
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Awakening the Avatar
4 September 2012
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
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Bismillah
In the Name of God
Bismillah – In the Name of God
Composed: 19 December 2001
Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/bismillah/
My attempt at calligraphy…
Pen and pencil.
Composed: 19 December 2001Â
Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Audio for visual:
Bismillah – In the Name of God
Composed: 19 December 2001
Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Halsey Street Dreamway Mural Update
I like…
Really excited to be a part of this community project! Enjoyed a great write up and some really nice pics of our work posted at the Arts in Bushwick blog. It’s been an amazing experience working on such a huge project. It’s not done yet, so I’ll start hoping for an early spring to finish it.
For the past three weeks I’ve been heading over to Bushwick, quite close to where I live actually, to contribute a little color and surrealism to a really long blank wall. The artist organizing the project, Moira Williams has a great vision for this space. It involves art, music, dance, storytelling, gardening and just about anything else she can come up with. The best part is that the neighborhood really seems to be excited about seeing all the artwork go up and they have been super supportive  and encouraging. It’s pretty humbling to be…
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Crying Over Felt Pens
Crying over felt pens
10 November 1999
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/crying-over-felt-pens/
Felt pen, tears and water.
Composed: 10 November 1999
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Crying Over Felt Pens
10 November 1999
©Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
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Banana Leaf
Banana Leaf
24 March 2003
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
https://sonabarnes.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/banana-leaf/
Whenever dad cooked, it was a ceremony. White rice, kiri hodhi (coconut milk gravy), raw red onions and a dynamite beef curry (with marrow bones for all) served steaming on banana leaves as plates. Desert was invariably a small bunch of sour plantains each.
More about dad and me here.
Felt pen, pen and pencil doodle, whilst thinking about pater-boy (dad) a decade after his death on his birth anniversary.
Composed: 24 March 2003
© Hajiani Sara Sona (Brock) Barnes
Audio for visual:
Toodle Oo Doodles 