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Stitch Journal: June 2015
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Knots, a Long Way. All who know, those who've attempted those tricky stunts, have all said we shouldn't keep the thread too long. But I was in a hurry. I had so much I needed to do. I thought the longer thread would sew faster. All I could think of was that the time it took, it wasn't worth it. I was self-critical, judgemental and grouchy.
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artviews: A Misplaced Universe [ Review - Jayashree Burman, Gallery Art Alive]
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Thursday, 11 April 2013. A Misplaced Universe [ Review - Jayashree Burman, Gallery Art Alive]. 8217;s metropolises may consider themselves emancipated for their assertion in breaking the glass ceiling in the corporate world, but is the Indian woman really freed from the rituals and tradition that are deeply etched in our psyche? Does she even want to be, is the question Jayshree’s water colours present. A reminder that those centuries of ritual are not that easy to erase. 30 July 2013 at 15:13. Savouring...
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artviews: September 2006
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006. The Raku Mistress - A Portrait of Manisha Bhattacharya in Clay. He supplied the entire village community, as well as the traveller, with pitcher, cooking pans and jars for storing grains, spices and salt. In addition he also made bricks and tiles. At one level, a potter is a potter so what sets apart a potter like Manisha Bhattacharya from the local kumhar? Is it her education? Is it her world exposure? Is it the challenge of our times? Links to this post. A Mythical Universe,...
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artviews: July 2009
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Friday, 31 July 2009. Innovative.But is it Art? Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. 65279;. Since art mirrors life, it will reflect the confusion that is part and parcel of contemporary living, but is that good enough? Is a chaotic existence reason to produce confused art? 65279;. 65279;. 65279;. 65279;. 65279; To see a good marriage of art and design, one should look at the work of fashion designers show-...Fashion weeks. These designers are veterans of th...
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artviews: October 2009
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Monday, 26 October 2009. Embracing The Unavoidable - A Profile of Ruby Chishti. Looking at the stitched, doll-like figures crafted by Ruby Chisthi, you may imagine as I did, that she would be as ample-bodied as her textile sculptures. Consider then my surprise, when she emails her photograph and I find myself glancing at this slightly built, almost waif-like woman. Location: Gurgaon, Delhi, India. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Journey Into Personal Engagement - Samar Jodha Review [Phaneng]. Book Title : ...
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Stitch Journal: May 2015
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Sunday, 24 May 2015. Like the surface of the moon. Marked with its shadows. The hollow of the empty cup. Gleamed through rings of debris. Of a flavourful brew. Like the women of Bengal. I sewed stitch by stitch. Under the shadow of this light,. Ruching, puckering, quilting. That canvas of emotions. There is no meaning for some things. But without this anchor. Maggie Ba...
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Stitch Journal: How Selfish Can You Be!
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Monday, 25 August 2014. How Selfish Can You Be! Taking off from my embroidered work on the word ‘Liar’ – the mental stain that emerges on being called a Liar, or is left in the mind when judging someone a Liar -. Http:/ gopikanathstitchjournal.blogspot.in/2014/04/liar-liar-liar.html. I have moved onto working with ‘SELFISH’. Many years ago an astrologer advised me that...
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Stitch Journal: March 2014
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Friday, 14 March 2014. Can We Celebrate The Stains of Being? I have started looking at these as the marks of experience that are proof of having lived. And the larger the gamut of emotions, the more full one’s life has been. They were the marks of winning and losing and of falling and failing. Much like watching one’s thoughts through the process of meditation, t...
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artviews: Accidental Perfection - Mrinalini Mukherjee [Conversation/ Review - Nature Morte]
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Wednesday, 8 July 2015. Accidental Perfection - Mrinalini Mukherjee [Conversation/ Review - Nature Morte]. Surrendering the knowing of the intellect in deference to the inner voice, which paves the path for perfection, is ancient wisdom. Often referred to as happenstance, it is not coincidence, but humility allowing perfection to manifest. But, rarely do artists say it just happened, in quite the way Mukherjee concedes. Mrinalini Mukherjee is well-known for her elaborate, knotted and. Mukherjee doesnR...
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Stitch Journal: Are You A Failure......Is Anyone......?
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Sunday, 4 January 2015. Are You A Failure.Is Anyone? Failing doesn’t make someone a failure, quitting does. 8211; Bob Proctor. Are there also not limits set as to the kind of time one should technically take to achieve something? Aren’t these the parameters that have been dinned into our heads? So, does anyone ever really feel like a winner, all the time? Hand-work whi...
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