21 Dec '10- The Family Portrait

I was up early morning and thought I'd shoot something as the light was nice. I began shooting some cloth turbans and then i just wanted to make faces out of them. So i stuck on some bindis and laid them out and they looked so cute. Want to fill one entire wall with these turban figures! Would be so much fun heheh and mental. Aren't they cute?

20 Dec '10- Reddish

Since it's wedding season and I'm designing a pre invite I did some drawings on paper and filled it with red and then while i was working on the computer just made some quick patterns. These days a lot of my digital art is looking textilish and not metallics! Its a welcome change, a lil difference is a good breather. :)

17,19th Dec '10- My Red Lips Tell A Story

Why The women? Why the red lips, Why the bindis? All these questions I have to constantly figure and answer. When people see some of my work they see this feeling of shyness, timidity, self-consciousness that comes through but at the same time there is a hint of boldness, some sort of provocation, something that wants to breakthrough. And I see it too. Gauze, masking tape, lace all white pure, fragile, easily contaminated are the materials I’m interested in. When I work with these materials there is always a need to break out, to push over with red or a colour or be bold but in one streak. Not completely aggressive but you can see there is provocation and rebellion and non conformity. With this particular series of works I’m going to explore the relationship of mine with this contradiction between shyness and provocation that plays out in my work.

Ive been thinking about doing this shoot for awhile. But couldn't think of who to shoot and was slightly afraid it would look too scary. Well, this weekend i was out of town with friends and I had my camera, and some fabulous, amazing willing friends who were game for a 20 minute photo shoot. It all came together and I'm pleased with the results.

As this was an impromptu, flash shoot I dint get to explore too much but I know I want to continue this path. I have some more ideas and I will soon implement it and put it up.

15,16th Dec- Folds

Beauty in Simplicity. Sometimes what I am feeling in at that time, the colours, the mood comes out more in the work and I can actually see the thread. This time, I decided I didn't want to overdo it. Just 1 or 2 pieces, no shoo sha, just plain what it is, what comes naturally and that is it. Its pure, easy and satisfying.

14th Dec '10- Meaty

This week I have quite a bit of design work so wont be able to work so much for the blog! But too my surprise while working on my design project i just felt like working on something quickly! And I had super fun so I made work for today and tom together! So tomorrow i can concentrate on my design work. Anyway I'm happy with this!

13th Dec '10- Almost Self Portrait

So much fun making this!!

11th Dec '10- Open your eyes sweetiepie

I'm not the strongest painter, i feel painting with paint is one of my insecurities, so trying to improve, to understand paint and my relationship with it. So, obviously it will start with a very basic level and this is it. So these are just feelings and expressions on paper- not skill.

10th Dec '10- Cannot feel the Ground

9th Dec '10- Something Else

I love grays and silvers and I see that I use these hues more. I like the metallic effect. Will continue working on these lines.

8th Dec '10- Plating

The photographs I used for these pieces were anyway visually interesting so it dint take much time using it. So when something is already good it is very hard to make something better. You always compare it to the original. but, I liked the first two!

7th Dec '10- Stealing Mugs

I started working with some photographs i recently clicked. Not completely satisfied with this batch of pieces. It happened quickly but not to the level i wanted.

6th Dec '10- Legg-ings!

So, today I had about an hour only to work, and since it was monday i wanted to start on something! This was a very quick and rushed job so it hasn't reached its potential yet. Anyway, did 10 images, put up about 7! I'm glad Im back and working and plan on churning lots of work this week!