Cover story postcard panel.

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Barry McGee, book covers, ceiling assortment, composition, Mural, painters tape, pengiun, Pixel postcards, postcards, Postcards from Penguin, random

My husband, a writer, returned from a recent trip with this beautiful collection of book cover postcards. Fresh from the experience of an exhibit by Barry McGee at a museum nearby, I decided to try my hand at decorating our bedroom and workspace with these beautifully illustrated covers rich with storytelling. The postcards have been stuck with removable painters tape in a random assortment extending from the ceiling to the vertical wall. Painter’s tape was a cost-effective (and easier) alternative to frames for putting up so many different images and the pop of blue color that holds it all together does provide some edginess. The imperfect pixel postcard composition with colorful covers instantly converted our routine space into something dynamic and fun!
“It’s pure chaos, claiming a territory that doesn’t belong to you to state your own identity. It’s like saying, ‘I’ve got no other way to say I exist.” Barry McGee

Below are images clicked from the extremely memorable and inspirational Barry McGee Exhibit at ICA in Boston a few weeks ago. Enjoy!:)

Kaleidoscope

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bursts, colours, fleeting, forms, kaleidoscope, life, nature, riveting

The series below are tessellations that play with basic optical grids and were created as I was reminiscing about my childhood obsession with Kaleidoscopes. There is something so absolutely riveting about the transient nature of the bursts of color and the fleeting forms encased within the hollow of a kaleidoscope akin to life itself!:)

Selfless Portraits

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drawing, facebook profile picture, Illustration, portraits, selfless, stranger

“Selfless Portraits is a collaborative art project aiming to bridge the gap between technology and humanity by encouraging small, creative gestures between strangers across the globe”

Below is my humble attempt to participate by illustrating a random facebook profile picture assigned to me of a boy who lives in Singapore. Do check out the link for yourself & enjoy variety of individual drawing efforts. www.selflessportraits.com

 

Conversing with clouds.

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cloud, color, conversation, fun, guitar picks, happy space. re-use, marimekko, marimekko newsletter, rain, raindrops, re-cycle, re-purpose, space mural

As a student in Sweden, one brand that really left an indelible impact on me was the Finnish brand Marimekko which stood out in startling happy hues against the severe winter backdrop. The mural detailed below with pictures of the process has been created by re-purposing a Marimekko newsletter filled with their characteristic vibrant patterns & palette. These repositionable cut-out patterns have been commissioned by a client to be hung above a baby’s crib. I can’t wait to see what they look like in their final home!

Color & contrast mural mosaic.

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color, contrast, guitar pick, inspiration, marimekko, mosaic, Mural, project, space, start

As I begin a new project with a rather vague idea and a plan to go with the flow, I’m reminded of this quote by Nancy Willard ““I dont have a clue how my story will end, but that’s all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, that’s when you discover the stars.”

Stay tuned to see how this story unfolds.

Weekend crafts.

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bunnies, Collage, elephant, frame, photos, stamps

“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”
-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker

Below are images of art n craft projects created over this sunny weekend with my favorite 5-year-old!:) Some old magazines, a little glue and a whole lotta love = hours of color-filled play. After all, Life is about using the whole box of crayons.

Swimming with the fish

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Fish, fish quilt, fun, sheets, swim

After a childhood scare involving water, I never quite learnt to swim. Now, it’s a life skill that I hope to conquer my fears and acquire over the summer. In the meantime I shall envy these fish who make it all appear so effortless:)

The perpetual garden.

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Eero Saarinen, Illustration, over sized plants, trees. ink, Womb chair

Lately, my husband and I have been obsessed with iconic mid-century furniture and embrace every excuse to go window-shopping for the same. Eero Saarinen’s womb chair has been my inspiration to explore a backdrop of wall murals. The perfect chair to simply curl up in with a good book and over-sized plants that never need watering providing for a happy shade cover.

Project Print Finale

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black and white, car, fabrics, illustrations, ink, spoonflower, unicycle, wall decal, wallpaper, wheels of time. travel, yellow

Fabric swatches printed on linen-cotton canvas that I just received from Spoonflower which can be seen on http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1900736 

True to their reputation, spoonflower delivered in quality and speed and the print is now available as wallpaper, fabrics or wall decals.

Printed time travel.

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cars, custom print, doodle, ink, modes of transportation, print, repeat, sketch, spoonflower, time, transport, travel

It’s been an eventful few weeks and I apologize for ignoring WordPress as days turned swiftly into weeks of no uploads. Here’s a glimpse into a rather exciting project to make up for it. Converting doodles from my earlier post into a fabric repeat, I’ve been busy experimenting with swatches on www.spoonflower.com. It’s an awesome site where you can print, buy or sell a wide array of custom fabrics, wallpapers and wall decals. My entire experience with them has been extremely positive so far. Will be sure to share the fabric swatches on a post soon as I receive them. Count down begins!:)

Wheels of time.

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detail, ink, locomotive, pen, stagecoach, texture, transport, transportation, unicycle, wheels

It isn’t easy to imagine a world without the high-speed automobiles and airplanes we now take for granted. It’s fascinating to think of how what constitutes “fast” has been constantly redefined through the ages and continues to be with every passing day. In the 1800′s a stagecoach which could travel at 8 or 9 mph, and a small locomotive which could move twice as fast were amongst the most speedy forms of available transport, accessible only to the affluent.

Today’s post is a series of notebook sketches tracing the evolution of transport.

Of historic blizzards and hibernation…

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A snow burial, blizzard, Florence peacock, hibernation, historic, ice, snow, white world

An excerpt from

A Snow Burial
by Florence Peacock.

“Dream not of spring-tide’s blossoms,
They perished long ago,
And all dead summer’s roses
Are past; the autumn’s glow
Has faded from the woodland;
The world is white with snow.”

Apartment Therapy!

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apartment therapy, blackboard, creative, interactive, magnetic paint, Mural, thank you, wall painting

Many thanks to Apartment Therapy for featuring my work on their popular blog. Click here to visit the link. Nothing quite compares to an unexpected happy surprise!:)

Snail Mail!

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blog, hand illustration, hand written, ink on paper, letter writing, lost art of letter, physical letter, snail mail, Ziggyshortcrust

“What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp.” Author Unknown

Do you remember the last time you received a handwritten mail delivered by the Postman? Paper that someone had taken the time to choose, the texture of blotted ink and the smell of something special. Thanks to Ziggy shortcrust’s marvelous blog, I do! In this age of instant gratification, it is indeed a great joy to receive an envelope of happiness (which arrived earlier today:)) that I would love to share with you.

This link details a wonderful journey of attempting to revive the lost art of letter writing (as well as quirky n beautiful elf doodles:) Thank you Ziggy! Keep up the admirable endeavor.:)

The human body.

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batik, human body, inspired by human body, neurons, red blood corpuscles, rib cage, stitch resist, swatches, tactile, texture, tritrik, wax resist

“The body is a sacred garment- Martha Graham”

Today’s post is a series of tactile swatches I created several years ago. As a student of textile design in India, it struck me that most of our traditional patterns and prints revolve around floral motifs, paisleys and the occasional geometric surface. This was an attempt to look beyond the obvious.

Inspiration lies within all of us. The Human Body is a rich source of inspiration full of life, energy and love. The following patterns have been derived from red blood corpuscles as well as the thoracic ribs and neural networks.Inspired from the Red Blood Corpuscles and articulated through an Indian craft technique known as “Tritik” or “Stitch Resist.”Patterns inspired by the Thoracic or Rib Cage derived from “Batik” or “Wax Resist.”Block Print yardage created from nerve endings and neurons.

Dangers of the deep.

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competition, creatures, dangers of the deep, deep sea, human danger, sea pollution, submissions, threadless, underwater, waste disposal, water waste, whale

Some months back, I had designed these collections for a Threadless online competition (threadless.com) titled “Dangers of the Deep.” I worked on the idea that the real danger of the deep is humans and all the garbage we mindlessly throw into our deep and beautiful oceans. Textures were created through handmade rubber cut stamps.

The sublime deep-sea creatures swim the dangerous oceans, eating anything and everything in their path including the sea waste we create.
If you are what you eat, what then is a whale?

Cubee Craft!

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cubee, cubee craft, fun, playful, tv characters

Made some paper cubee friends for my husband’s workspace this holiday. Here’s hoping they make for some fun company. How many of these popular tv characters can you recognize?

Winter Cheer!

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cheer, notebook, ski lift, skiing, winter

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.”- Albert Camus

Of feather and folly..

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Birds, colorful, distracted doodles, doodles, postcard, print

Below are some flighty postcards and prints that evolved from terribly distracted doodles.

Ganjifa Playing cards!

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circular cards, contemporary take, festive packaging, ganjifa, original copy, playing cards, therefore design, traditional

I’m pretty excited to share this project with you guys! A collaborative effort with a group of dear old friends, I created the back illustration inspired by Mughal marble inlay as seen in the Taj Mahal- Arguably, India’s most iconic monument. The wonderfully festive packaging effort as well as the pictures are courtesy the company Original Copy.

The idea for these circular playing cards was sparked by the craft of ‘GANJIFA’ or traditional playing cards introduced to India by the Mughals.

Please check them out at the newly launched store https://www.facebook.com/originalcopybytd