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This is a side micro-project of Saheli Khastagir, who will make 26 portraits for 26 letters of the alphabet under different categories

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Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai

March 31, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

My I. 🙂 I love her!   Advertisements

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

March 14, 2017December 21, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

Hannah Arendt, the Jewish American political theorist, is my H in the Writerly Woman series. She was born in Hanover, Germany and died in New York City, and in between she thought and wrote on such pertinent issues as power and totalitarianism.  

Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

Letter G! I knew what I was going to make for some of the letters before I even started doing my A. This was one of them. And yeah yeah, you might say that she is really more of a journalist than a writer, but she has been writing words for decades, and those words have… Continue reading Gloria Steinem

Fadia Faqir

Fadia Faqir

February 6, 2017February 25, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

Letter #6 for the letter F. 🙂 I hit a wall with the F. I realized I couldn’t think of a single women author that I have read whose name starts with an F. Instead, I chose Fadia Faqir, whose books although I haven’t read yet, but is very much on my “to-read” list. 🙂… Continue reading Fadia Faqir

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

November 17, 2016February 25, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

Portrait 5 for Letter E had to be Emily Dickinson ofcourse!    

Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier

October 28, 2016February 25, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

Almost immediately after my Agatha Christie phase, I went into a Daphne du Maurier phase. Her “Rebecca” was gifted to me when I was in seventh or eight grade, and it continues to be one of my favourite books. Over the last many years, I have read it number of times, and gifted or lent… Continue reading Daphne du Maurier

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

October 25, 2016February 25, 2017 turnaamigmailcomImageLeave a comment

“Here she comes, running, out of prison and off the pedestal: chains off, crown off, halo off, just a live woman.” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman Portrait #3 for letter C! {If you want to purchase this, contact me at turna.ami@gmail.com. All portraits in this series will be priced at 200 to 250 USD (+shipping).}

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Purchasing the portraits:

All the portraits under the category of "Writerly Women" will be made on 16 by 20 inches 300 gsm watercolour paper. They will all be for sale, and priced at 160 to 210 USD (+shipping). If any of them catches your fancy, email me at turna.ami@gmail.com.

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