A hundred little stitches
Sashiko (刺し子, literally “little stabs”) is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery) from Japan. … The white cotton thread on the traditional indigo blue cloth gives sashiko…
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Learnings – The Fusion Projects
August 2017. It’s exactly one year since we launched The Fusion Projects. It seemed a good time to write this post. To commemorate, to celebrate and to share a few…
No camping. No tomatoes!
For the last few months I have had this image as my desktop wallpaper. And trust me when I say it gives me clarity and resolve every time I look…
My friend – Jaytirth Ahya
Jaytirth Ahya. Charming smile. Smart brain. An affable young man. He is the founder of The Experience Company – parent to The Road Trip Experience and The Beach House project.…
My friend – Tanya Gupta
Tanya Gupta. Young. Carefree and very opinionated. In a good way. Knows her mind and is not afraid to speak it. I met Tanya at the Beach House Project in…
Theyyam #4
I started painting large faces on canvas a few years ago. They were borne as a response to a painting of a Theyyam dancer I had done as a gift…
My friend – Shreyans Jain
Shreyans Jain. Super achiever. Warm hearted. And really nice. I met Shreyans briefly in Kochi but that conversation over lunch at Pepper House was enough to show me insight into…
Kathakali as Krishna
Many years ago I got a request from a fellow blogger asking permission to use an image of my first Kathakali painting on his blog with due credit to be…
Dysco – May 2017
Vanshaj Kapur of The Bold Creative is a dear friend and one of the most driven people I know. When he decided to do ‘The Bold Exhibits’ and asked of…
Sadhu #7
I love painting faces. In the last few years I have painted portraits of my four legged friends as well as faces of the people that inhabit the dark recesses…
My friend – Amit Bhardwaj
Amit Bhardwaj. Tenacious. Focused. In for the long haul. 6Degree. At one of our first conversations Amit and I got into a long drawn out argument on how to grow…
My friend – Manas Kunder
Manas Kunder. Artist. Illustrator. Unassuming. Mad. On a Madtrip. Manas is that guy who I would be happy to spend hours discussing art and life with. Somehow everything about him…