Our workshops are part of a weekly family call that involves speaking to my mom and praying with her. This is usually followed by general chitchat on any topic that catches our fancy while I …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 8 – The Goddess Durga
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 7 – Madhubani Birds
After the beautiful Madhubani we attempted of the decoratd elephant, I found a beautiful artwork in the same Madhubani style of two birds gazing adoringly at each other, surrounded by the foliage from a tree …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 6 – Elephant in Madhubani Style
My sisters are getting better and better at the artworks they attempt along with me every week. And that in turn keeps me motivated and enthusiastic to give them more artistic and creative challenges. We …
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Straight From My Art – Mandala Patterns on Wood
This one was a complete and total labour of love. As part of furnishing our home, I was looking around for designs and inspiration. I wanted a shoe rack that was a comfortable bench with …
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Straight From My Art – My Attempts at Rock Paintings
In our travels over the years I have developed an annoying habit. Annoying for my husband, not me. Everywhere we went, I would collect small rocks at the beach or during long drives. It was …
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Straight From My Art – When One Sun Meets Another
Sun zentangles have been a personal fascination for me and I’ve always wanted to attempt one that is themed on either the sun or the sunflower. To my delight, I found an amazing idea on …
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Straight from My Art – Half and Half Mandala
I first came across this design when I wrote a poem a couple of years back titled “The Volcano on the Inside”. My neice who has her own art blog lol was working on this …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 5 – Delft Square Zentangle
With my sisters getting more and more comfortable with zentangling and art, I knew I had to up the ante and find something that would be challenging as well as different from the kind of …
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Straight From My Art – Bride Zentangle
A few months back there was a trend of bridal zentangles on Pinterest. With the intricate jewellery that an Indian bride wears, it is the perfect medium to get into a detailed design of repetitive …
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Straight From My Art – Workshop 4 – Peacock Zentangle
Soon after our butterfly zentangle, my sister Bala came across this video on YouTube and wanted to attempt the peacock zentangle. It was intricate and had a lot of detail and we all welcomed the …