On Yahoo – Beautiful Homes – Mar 2014
You finally get to see a glimpse of the eyes/men I have been painting. I am excited!! My home has been in magazines before though this was the first of its kind. On the 19th of Feb I had a…
Category Acrylics
‘Swishing’ Skirts
I have learnt much from my maternal grandmother (nani). A large part of who I am is because of her. What she taught me about drive and commitment at age 8 is something that makes me – me! I grew…
The BIG Box
My work is about building on memories, not losing them. And this wooden trunk is loaded with memories. It belonged to my brother who was a pilot in the Indian Air Force. He has recently retired. My father too is…
Suzani – Now in my colours
These two chairs are a pair that were passed down from some distant relative at some time or the other. One of those temporary furniture options for a temporary house kind of thing. Except the chairs just stayed on. They…
Suzani Chairs
Suzani is everywhere. The ‘it’ graphic and pattern for the season it would seem. I had the same idea six months ago when these 30 year old chairs were given a new lease of life. As I mentioned in my…
Newspaper and holidays
I am really late in posting these pictures. The kids are back in school after their winter break. Thick in the midst of school madness. The germ of this idea actually started six months ago during their summer vacations! Yes,…
GroupShow 2013 – Mahua Art Gallery
I am thrilled to be part of a show at one of the oldest and most prestigious galleries in Bangalore. Please join me for the Group Show titled ‘Faces’ at the Mahua Art Gallery. ” ‘Faces’ is an exploration of…
Of coasters and cushions
Over the years I have had a million ideas for collections and merchandize each with a distinct flavor of ArtByAarohi. But somehow it never really panned out, between kids/home/ husband traveling and of course external dependencies. They did however all…
Many faces on a kettle
As time went by I found myself slowly getting more comfortable and confident with the task at hand. Both in terms of house/home work and my chosen support surface of a kettle. Then came a whole series of kettles that…
Bengaluru- my muse for a while
The Bangalore kettle was a result of inspiration drawn from a Bangalore based ‘Khiladi Table’ that I had done on commission for some one. The table had the usual Carrom, Snakes & Ladders and Chess It also had a Bangalore…