In October, during the festival of Navaratri, I launched Bommalu collection of jewellery on Instagram. There were three necklaces and one brooch, with a promise of more to follow. However, in the weeks that followed, there were 30+ hours of classes per week, a big event, a presentation and two deaths in my extended family.…
How were you as a teenager? I was moody, rebellious, inquisitive, over-zealous and hyper loving. It makes me wonder how Sayuri will be as a teenager? It is after all, her 13th Birthday today. Will she be the ever gracious, ever patient companion who understands that I always do not have time for her? Or…
Self-care and adornment for self-pleasure are the buzz words of 2021. After being cooped up in their homes for long, people have realised that adornment need not be for someone else’s viewing pleasure. The need for beauty and the appreciation of it is universal. If 2020-2021 has taught us anything then it is that beautification…
It has been years since I wrote the Let’s Meet column and thought that it would be fun to bring it back. I begin this edition with an interview with Narrative Art Jewellery Maker Asagi Maeda a.k.a Morning yellow. One of my favourite everyday things to do on Instagram is to scroll through my feed…
While working on the Marabu collection, I wanted to touch on several folk dance and theatre performances of Tamil Nadu. Karagattam, Poikaal Kudirai and mayilaatam (peacock dance) were at the top of my list. I used the karagattam illustration extensively in the labelling and promotional collaterals. however, I could not make jewellery out of it…