January 14, 2012
EXHIBITION AT THE RAINTREE, BANGALORE
Hey everyone, on the 26th and 27th of November I recently held an exhibition of my work along with 3 other amazing designers at The Raintree. Below is our poster and some pictures of the space, Big thanks to all who could make it !!!
January 14, 2012
JAPANESE KNOT BAG
I recently got this idea to try out bags using the Shibori Cloth that i dye. I searched the internet for pics of the bag and how to make it. Finally this is what i came up with and im glad to say so far they have been quite a hit !! Small, convenient and trendy, They are perfect for carrying your phone, car keys anf other small knick knacks.
November 23, 2010
Sambar deer
Another piece from the Bamboo collection, Personally i love this piece. There are times when after i finish a piece and look back at it, i find it hard to believe i had something to do with creating it. The finished piece always looks far better than i ever imagined it could be, which is why im so afraid everytime a client wants me to reproduce a piece. When i work its not just me creating the work of art but so many forces and elements that i cannot beghin to explain. its like im not thinking, just feeling, feeding off. The owner of this piece is truly a lucky person because i could never make another.
Technique
Shibori is a cloth resist-dyeing technique that includes binding, stitching, folding, twisting, or clamping to give the cloth a 3 dimensional effect. This labour intensive method originated in Japan. There is no paint used and each piece of fabric is hand dyed to achieve the desired play of texture and colour
SOLD
September 8, 2010
Hi everyone ! recently i had a one day sale cum exhibition in Bangalore , Umoya finally got a taste of life outside Kerala ! All in all a brilliant experiance, good sales, exceptional people, lots of fun and all in all an experiance i wouldn’t mind reliving again and again !
Thank you everyone who managed to come and support me, it meant the world to see your faces there.
me wares
Umoya stall - left hand side
right side
stall inside
whole stall
July 8, 2010
elephant trio
Detail snaps
July 7, 2010
Thirsty Tiger
detail1 and Detail2
Hey everyone !! things have been pretty busy here at Umoya, i things go well hopefully ill be abe to tell you all about it sometime soon! Until then i will continue to share with you what ever order based work i’ve been doing 
I got an order to make a huge shibori art piece recently, the client wanted something to put in an up coming jungle resort in Masanagudi. Out of the many animals they find around theirestablishment we finally decided to do one elephant piece and one tiger piece. For those of you who dont know i use the shibori Technique to dye white silk cloth and then, according to the pattern and textured i get, make the above composition. Its a relativly time consuming process but the end product is always rewarding 
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This piece is approx 22inches by 33 inches …. for more details and info you can either visit www.msarahthomas.com or contact me
thank you !
June 23, 2010
Good Morning people !!! . With all the Sarongs and stoles orders it was nice to recently get an order for cushions recently . The order was for 5 covers, all different colours and designs using Shibori. So my mind immediatly went to primary colours and green!!
Lush green
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Mustard
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raging red
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Bleu !!
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cobbled Stones
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Thank you for visiting !!! Stay tuned , more coming soon !!
June 12, 2010
I’ve been meaning to start dyeing fabric to make small tops or even skirts. Once i began dyeing i realized that its pretty difficult to get small patterns when using Itajime shibori( Clamping methord) and 2.5 meters of cloth !! So for those of your who are bold enough, perhaps you can use this to make an outfit, for the rest of you…. curtians anyone???
material
Please visit www.msarahthomas.com for more pics
June 7, 2010
Aloo Alooo !! recently i got an order for a batik lungi/sarong and all the client said was ‘make something you know ill like’. So, since i was pretty much given free rein to do what i wanted, i decided to do something connected to his undying love for his Royal Enfield( whose name i will not be mentioning here as this is family blog 
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The main focus of the design is the bike , the border running accross is suppose t resemble tire tracks
Thats it for now folks !!!! till next time, have a great day !!!
June 3, 2010
Aloha one and all !!! i know it seems like im doing a whole lot of work all of a sudden, truth is i recently convinced appa to bring home the camera, so basically all this is work done over the last one month of silence
I’ve been trying so many new items of late its always nice to get back to something your used to doing , something your 80% sure you wont screw up!!
For those of you who are new here, i recently got some new blocks made and have been going nuts with my stoles/scarves ever since !!!! Keep in mind all of the stoles here are available, except for maybe 2 or three … so if anything interests you dooo please let me know, it could easily be yours !!
enjoy !!
Leah my beautiful model and bride to be !!!
Earthy colour tones !!! Shibori !!!
black and goldish brown - quite classy
Detailed View - Personally i love this stole , mostly because the colours are bound to match most outfits !!
Pretty in pink !!! beautifully subtle
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This stole seems to be quite the Favorite piece , bright and vibrant.... its popping !!
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Personally my favorite piece by far, the colours came out far better than i ever expected !!
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When i made this i wasn't sure what i was hopeing to achive, it was pretty much just an idea but by the end of it i think i managed to get something quite subtly beautiful....
The Greyish pink looks quite nice against the white.... definitly a winner wooohooo !!!!
shades of Bleeeeeeeew !
semi circles and circles !!! seems loud but is actually quite nice when all scrunched up
windows - a simple yet elegant piece ... easy to match
now you see why i said windows?
Leah looking highly confused about something ....
Emerald Green
Purple Pattern
Detailed View - Diamonds !!!
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