Ozden Gulen - Meet An Artist
The last Meet An Artist of this year is one who introduced the world of Decoupage to me way back sometime in 2009-2010 and who has been inspiring me all the way since then. I got to know about this...
View ArticleNew Hopes, New Beginning
New year brings so much hopes for a better year than the previous one. How much ever it was bad, chaotic, disheveled it be...we always long for things to change with the arrival of a new year...I am an...
View ArticleBack to Haiku and IF
"Lonely, lovely songsThat nature sings rise from depthsHer bosom holds holy."Madhubani  in A5 sketch book (Winsor & Newton)This is the 26th Haiku from my Haiku collection  (posted only two or three...
View Article"My death needs to mean something..."
Recently there was a news in our regional newspaper about Leelah (Josh) Alcorn (17), a transgender teen who committed suicide on Dec 28, 2014 in Ohio. 'She' walked 4 miles to Interstate 71 in the...
View ArticleDevan Madangarly - Meet An Artist
To think of Ahalia Heritage Village and not associate it with Varma Sir or Devan Sir is impossible. This week, Devan Sir is joining us to share his thoughts and experiences and above all his art which...
View ArticleLove is in the Box!
People through generations have spoken, sang, discussed, debated, argued and even killed for (and about) love. Each one of us have a view/opinion on the subject. If it's an occasion such as Valentine's...
View ArticleFollow Your Heart
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a...
View ArticleMeet An Artist - Fahima Fattah
The artist for this month is a known name particularly in U.A.E art scenario with respect to colourfully attired working women, showcasing an entire clan of them who she says are the "backbone" of the...
View ArticleWhorled Explorations
It's been a few days since I visited Kochi Muziris Biennale - Whorled Explorations and the effects of it are worth the travel. It was one enjoyable visit and it was peppered up with the companionship...
View ArticleSmall Town Paradise
Long nature walks is the best remedy to get rejuvenated...at the least one could take one's 'La Ponderosa II' for it :)... Since the last couple of months I have enjoyed a few short trips in my home...
View ArticleLife Loves Me!
It's Paint Party Friday's fourth Anniversary and I am extremely glad that I am part of it. I have found some amazing friends through PPF and What Fantabulous treasure trove of talent it has been!!! I...
View ArticleWhorled Explorations 2
Kochi Muziris Biennale is around the corner of it's closing date and yet there's lot more to explore...lot to unearth and treasures lay hidden perhaps in each and every corner of Kochi, particularly...
View ArticleWomen of the Desert
Sometimes one is at a loss to begin...from where should I begin! I have been unable to religiously visit my friends' blogs as I have been busy...with a show starting tomorrow, a commission work that I...
View ArticleMeet An Artist - Ajanta Guhathakurta
Ajanta Guhathakurta Das is a major contemporary children’s book illustrator. As her name implies she is an Art in herself! An apt name for an apt personality! J Her works like Golu, the Goldfish, Tiger...
View ArticleWomen Of The Desert - The Show
Women of the Desert came to a close and I reached Dubai on the concluding day so couldn't enjoy it the way I wanted and missed to meet most of the artists...blame it all on the air traffic and the...
View ArticleSketches, Scribbles and Drawings by K.G.Subramanyan
K G Subramanyan is a name to be reckoned with versatility, wit, satire and innovation in art. He is a painter, sculptor, muralist, print-maker and a designer. He is also a well-defined poet whose...
View ArticleMandakini
This week has been an interesting one for me personally! I got to meet and be in the presence of an extremely talented Mohiniyattam danseuse, a non-Malayalee at that but I found myself really...
View ArticleArt Is In The Air
Art was definitely in the air at DUCTAC (Mall of the Emirates in Dubai) last weekend when The Gallery of Light was filled with colourful and ambitious works of some amazing talents. It was a fabulous...
View ArticleA Prayer to the Inner Self
Pathetic Fallacy!Human emotions we attribute to different aspects of nature...It's a literary term and an extremely poetic one!I find myself doing just that every now and then! Rather, almost always!!!...
View ArticleA Big Move & Full Bloom!
It's been one 'Heaven' (don't wish to use any negatives here!!! :) ) of a Month!!!Our family moved to Ernakulam - one of the cities of Dreams I must say! Hopes, Dreams and Aspirations...Wish it turns...
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