Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Ready Mould Mural

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This mural is quiet easy to make since a ready mould is used to create it. I have joined two pieces of wood and created this mural. Some texturing and bordering as been done using certain materials. The ready mould of Goddess Durga is placed in the center I have decorated...

Thursday, November 20, 2014

3D handcarved mural

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This is my first solo attempt at creating a clay mural. The base is plywood. And shilpkar is used to carve the design  Later i used oilpaints to colour it finished it off with sealer. ...

Monday, November 17, 2014

3D Mixed Media Mural Art

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This is a 3D mixed media mural art which i learnt in a workshop. The mural is made on MDF board using Resin Clay  The clay is pasted on board and then decorated. The buddha with lotus is a Siporex carving. There is glass and copper also attached. ...

Pipal Leaf art

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This is a pipal leaf which i dried and removed veins. and then decorated with design and paint. ...

Monday, October 20, 2014

Diwali Painting on OHP sheet

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Diwali is round the corner whats better then to paint on OHP sheets using glass colours and some 3D glitter. ...

MDF decoration for Diwali

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These are MDF cutouts which i have decorated with shilpkar and embossed with rhinestones then painted them with pearl colours Diwali Diyas, swastik and kalash. ...

Handmade Diwali Lantern

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This is a best out of waste or recycling project old broken bin is decorated with velvet sheets, lace, pearls, mirrors, danglers. Its a pretty diwali lantern no need to buy expensive lanterns just recycle. And after diwali is over this can be hanged inside the house as a decorative...

Friday, October 3, 2014

Floating candles

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These are floating candles created by me. I have used foam base then added rhinestones for decoration. Placed a plastic shaped diya in between. And kept a candle inside the diya....

Best out of waste-Price tag now bookmarks

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Beautiful price tag with thick cardboard gave me idea to create bookmark.  I had some huge books which i am reading daily but i just fold the page to return to the last read article. I thought why not utilise this unwanted price tag and create a bookmark. So I gathered some...

Oct 2014 challenge

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An old soap cardboard being converted into an attractive decorative box for storing stationery items. I decorated it with digi's, lace, pearls, pattern papers  The theme for the box is "Autumn"  And entered into following challenges http://crafting...

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Decorated Jharoka

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This is a beautiful jharokha made from sagwood. I have decorated it with shilpkar and then painted it with acrylic pearl colours. On the shilpkar i have added rhinestones to enhance the look. Some of the MDF cutouts are painted with beautiful Indian women and shilpkar is added...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

My Interview in Smart Indian Women magazine

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I have been interviewed by a online E-magazine relating to my blog and crafts. The interview is pasted here Interview Thanks for taking the time to chat with SIW. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your blog.      Pragathi : Hello Readers of SIW, I am a trained  teacher and was into teaching profession. Since  teaching also involves creative pursuits...

Paintings Exhibited in Bramwell, West Virginia

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On Sept 19th, 2014, some of my paintings were exhibited in Bramwell, West Virginia Healing through Creativity Event. The Mayor attended the event and he loved my entries and appreciated it. Sharing some of the images of the event ...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Name Plates

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Ok i have redone my name plate. Added some bling to it. Used shilpkar to decorate it and then sparkled it with pearl colours   Rhinestones to enhance it.  ...