Kulsum — notes & picturesA journal of design, drawing, and the in-between.https://kulsum.me/Testhttps://kulsum.me/journal/tes/https://kulsum.me/journal/tes/TestingMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe colour of late afternoonshttps://kulsum.me/journal/late-afternoons/https://kulsum.me/journal/late-afternoons/There is about eleven minutes each evening where the light in the studio turns the colour of weak tea, and everything I own looks better than it is. I tried to paint it again today. Failed again, happily.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy I draw the same flower forty timeshttps://kulsum.me/journal/same-flower-forty-times/https://kulsum.me/journal/same-flower-forty-times/Repetition gets a bad name. People assume the thirty-eighth marigold is a failure of imagination, when really it is the first time I have actually seen the flower.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTInks from the office drawerhttps://kulsum.me/journal/office-drawer-inks/https://kulsum.me/journal/office-drawer-inks/Constraints are underrated. One stolen pen, one lunch break, and the small discipline of not being able to erase anything.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT