On this day, we acknowledge youThe bright all-pervading presence in the skyWarming all living beings with your rays of lightLending us energy, strength and sustenance We thank you for a bountiful harvestFor watching over us …
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Straight From My Art – Feather Zentangle
My fascination for zentangling continues with this Pinterest-inspired feather in Zentangle form. I used my neon set of gel pens for this to get a super bright vibrant feather. The end result reminded me of …
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Memories of an Unborn Sibling
Siblings like me who turned up nineteen years after their eldest sibling was born might identify with this. The youngest of five sisters, even my fourth sister is eight years elder than me. As a …
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Straight From My Art – Mandala on Black Paper
I’m back with yet another installment of my humble attempts at keeping my love for artwork and creativity alive. I had mentioned my gel pen set last week. I used the rest of the gel …
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The Year that Wasn’t
It’s been a strange year for sure. Nothing to write home about, to put it mildly. I have started a few times since yesterday to attempt to write a blog to commemorate this rite of …
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Straight from my Art – Gel Pen Mandala
Here I go again… I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of drawing these so I hope you never get tired of seeing them pop up in your social feeds! During the lockdown, I picked …
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When Amma and Appa Cooked Sodhi
Like the scrumptious cheese toast I wrote about some time back that still takes me back to a simpler time in life, Sodhi is another preparation that had quite slipped my mind until a few …
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Straight From my Art – Dot Painting Experiments
Last week I finally found time to take out my dot painting kit which I picked up online during the lockdown period. While looking online for inspiration on mandala ideas, I found several done using …
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Choose One of Us!
I sat down with a sigh, savoring my hot cup of masala tea, quietly saying a prayer of thanks for Shanti, my cleaning lady who knew how to brew tea just the way I liked …
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Straight from My Art – Multicoloured Mandala
Hi everyone! It’s me again with yet another piece of work straight from my Art! If memory serves right, this was the second mandala I attempted. I wanted to make it super colourful and bright …
