“Every artist was first an amateur.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. Encouraging words from learned minds like his are a huge motivation for budding artists everywhere, aren’t they? We often deal with self-doubt and are hesitant to share our work with the world for fear of negative criticism. However, the beauty of art lies in the… Read More DIY Bookmarks to spruce up your reading time (Part 2)
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso. As a child, whenever we visited the famous Kailash Temple of Ellora, I felt awestruck with its beauty and precision. Apart from the obvious ‘how did they do it’ question, what made me wonder most was its unaltered connection with us,… Read More What art means to me
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. However, when you’re a mother, your creativity and innovative spirit inevitably increase by leaps and bounds. Whether it is picking up a paintbrush to accompany my girl’s painting endeavours or replicating complicated science drawings for my son, I have my hands full. Some things are… Read More DIY Bookmarks to spruce up your reading time (Part 1)
Dear Angel, It often happens that I sit to write something for you with an amazing string of thoughts in my mind but no amount of words ever do any justice to them. I write and rewrite, over and over, feeling that I haven’t conveyed even a minuscule percentage of what I intended to. Motherhood… Read More Mommy to a 4yo Angel 🙂
Ever since I discovered the amazing experience that the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is few years ago I’ve followed the ritual of attending it every year. Although squeezing out time for a variety of great workshops that are conducted there has remained a distant and challenging dream till now, I’m pleased that I’ve witnessed the… Read More Family, food, festival, fun and sel’f’ies
Remember those science diagrams we had to make way back in school? Anyone who could get them to look even remotely close to the picture in the book felt like he deserved to be placed on a pedestal and demanded respect from other non-talented subjects. Not brag-worthy, but I was always good at drawing. I… Read More My Talented Baby ☺