Sachin’s box
My work is about building on memories, not losing them. And this trunk is loaded with memories for my friend Sachin and his family. It belonged to his father who has since retired from the Indian Army. Sachin and I…
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Varanasi Kettle
Ritu a longtime client and friend messaged to say she wanted a kettle that depicts the spiritual side of Varanasi. This one was right up my alley as they say. I had done a post on my trip to Kashi…
Kavita ki Balti – 2
Kavita ki Balti – 2 Acrylics on Aluminum Flowers make everything alright! . It’s been about a decade since I painted my last balti. So it was a pleasant surprise to have the sister of an old friend and client…
Kavita ki Balti – 1
Kavita ki Balti – 1 Acrylics on Aluminum Flowers make everything alright! . It’s been about a decade since I painted my last balti. So it was a pleasant surprise to have the sister of an old friend and client…
Truck art + Rimowa
I love my job!! I really mean that. I get to paint all kinds of things and on all kinds of surfaces. I have painted truck art-based inspiration on kettles, helmets, bikes, and trunks, even on dupattas, skirts, and sarees.…
Helmet for Dilip Lalwani
Helmet custom painted for @DilipLalwani . I got used to working on a bare shell as I used to for @royalenfield. It is way easier than first sanding and scraping the paint off a new helmet. But then I think…
I love Chandigarh – Kettle
It’s been many years since I have painted a kettle or been asked to paint one. So I was reluctant at first to take up this commission but it was a request from a very old client. I painted a…
Table for Carol
Carol has been a long standing client and now a friend. She had an old teak wood table that had been lying around at home. Not really being given the place it should have for its history and long standing…
A box for Sanjana
Some commissions take you out of your comfort zone. This box for Sanjana, was a little like that. Now I have painted Memory boxes before, but this one was done after quite a long break from that style so it…
Apparently I’ve got to be Dead!
Buy from living artists. The dead ones don’t need the money. About 14 years ago on a trip abroad with my husband, we found ourselves at the lounge at Brussels airport. The place was packed but we managed to find…