This doesn't happen often. When you are hit by a wave of inspiration that knocks you off your feet, drenches you to the skin & you are left laughing in sheer gratitude. Marian Bantjes' work does that to me each time. Respect, worship, awe become words that are beggared by what I feel when I see her work. So no more words, just...
I've been a fan of Shilo Shiv Suleman since the time I 1st set eyes on her work (I've blogged about her here). So I was really happy to get an email from her inviting me for her book launch. 'Pampasutra' is the story of a river written by Arshia Sattarand illustrated by the very talented Shilo. And going by the spreads that...
It was a happy surprise to hear from Indibloggies of my nomination to the Indibloggies 2008. What fun! I've always detested competitions from the time I remember. I feel everyone does whatever they can in their own style & who is to judge who is better or worse. But all said & done, here are the nominations and I'm one of the the...
When we were was planning our Rajasthan trip last year, what really struck us was the dearth of decent and realistic representation in pictures of the hotels were booking online. These pictures are from my archives and from the pictures I shot when i was there last year. We were staying at the Ranbanka Palace at Jodhpur and we were in the mood...
Shelly Kommers' art is just the kind I love. Graceful collages with the power of handpainted, and my favourite elements - butterflies, birds and typography all bound together with a bit of whimsy and sometimes with a bit of thread. But it was her blog that really got me, this woman has so much personality and good energy. And then I read an...