Print Title: Awakening (Original Intaglio Print)

Amidst mundane chores and expectations from a mortal self, nowadays my inner peace comes from printmaking.

Awakening; comes from my birthplace up in the hills of Murree, which I visited after 40 years. The house has not changed but now converted into a school. The headmaster was kind enough to let us in and see around. My memories of my birthplace are fleeting memories of brief visits in my childhood to my paternal grandfather’s home in the hills of Murree, which is an hour's drive from the capital Islamabad in Pakistan.

I felt a deep sense of connection to my birthplace, visiting it with my children and sharing with them few memories of the place that I have as a child brought a sense of nostalgia for the life my parents started in this house as a married couple 48 years ago...

This etching has been made on acetate as a mirror image by using Etching needles and printed by means of an etching press using a process that has changed little since 400 years ago. Every etching is inked by hand and is thus a unique and original artwork. A leaflet will also be enclosed explaining how the etching was made.

Print Title: Awakening (Original Intaglio Print)
Print Medium: Drypoint on Acetate
Print Year: 2020
Size: 7.5" x 8.5" inches

Amidst mundane chores and expectations from a mortal self, nowadays my inner peace comes from printmaking.

Awakening; comes from my birthplace up in the hills of Murree, which I visited after 40 years. The house has not changed but now converted into a school. The headmaster was kind enough to let us in and see around. My memories of my birthplace are fleeting memories of brief visits in my childhood to my paternal grandfather’s home in the hills of Murree, which is an hour's drive from the capital Islamabad in Pakistan.

I felt a deep sense of connection to my birthplace, visiting it with my children and sharing with them few memories of the place that I have as a child brought a sense of nostalgia for the life my parents started in this house as a married couple 48 years ago...

This etching has been made on acetate as a mirror image by using Etching needles and printed by means of an etching press using a process that has changed little since 400 years ago. Every etching is inked by hand and is thus a unique and original artwork. A leaflet will also be enclosed explaining how the etching was made.