Utsav 2009 !! ( exhibition in Kottayam and Cochin)

i know its been ages since i posted last. Thing have been Super busy and there has been a lot of neaw work but no time to photograph any of it !!!!

Firstly, i had another exhibition in November !! I was one of the many stall owners at Utsav 2009 and it was a great privilage to be among such veterain designers. This was not an art exhibiton like the last show i had in 2008. I showcased my work in both Kottyam and Cochin, mostly stoles,cushion covers,napkin box covers, shawls etc. It was brilliant !!

Hand printing the Bags

Spice rings !

Cushions and stoles for sale

The stall !!!!!

Napkin box cover

Me helpers !!!

 

Shibori Bedspread – working big!!

I recently got an order to make a 200 cm by 200 cm shibori piece for a dubay cover. it was the first time i was working with so much cloth and it nearly drove me insane ! The colour, size, design ..everything was a challenge at that size. But the outcome at the end of it all was not too bad so there might be hope for shibori sarees and bed spreads in the future yet !

Purple swirls

Detailed view

 

Old design, new look!

hey everyone, for those of you who dont know, i just came back from the most brilliant trip to the foot hills of the Himalayas !!! i wish i could post some snaps here but i promised myself this would be a work blog so, lets see… might bend the rules this once

otherwise ive been busy with orders as usual, most of the work im doing look similar to the work i have already posted so to avoid repeats im not going to put up snaps of those. although yesterday i did make two stoles which i really really liked, so even though the snaps were taken in a rush, here they are !

Miriam, my most brilliant model has returned to the UK, so heres our friendly driftwood piece again. Anyone willing to model my stoles for me? anyone?

 

Shibori Art – The Kerala Collection ‘09

And Im back with more work !

As you know i recently had an odrder to do a collection on Kerala which included stoles cushions and art. you’ve seen the stoles and cushion cover, here is what i came up with in terms of Shibori art ! as you know all the cloth is hand dyed by me using Shobori, the Japanese technique of dyeing silk.

2 Elephants during Onam

Kathakali

Karimeen 1

Karimeen 2

Karimeen 3

Kathakali 2

Spices of Kerala

Elephant among the bamboo shoots

Monsoon

 

The Kerala collection – Cushion( july ‘09)

And now i present to you the kerala collection cushions! The photo’s aren’t great because, true to Kerala weather its been raining ( monsoons you see) so all in all its pretty dull outside…. So most of the snaps you see were taken indoors using a yellow light.

and as before these cushions were made for an order but if your interested in any particular kind do let me knwo and we can discuss me making you a set

Monsoon (16 inches/16 inches and 12 inches/12 inches)

Pookalam ( 16 inches/16 inches and 12 inches/12 inches)

Banana Leaves ( 14 inches/14 inches and 12 inches/12 inches)

Banana Flower ( 19 inches/9inches and 19inches/14inches)

Elephants ( 12 inches /12 inches)

leafy splendor                                                (16 inches/16inches and 12inches/12inches)

Onam ( 19inches/9inches and 19inches/14inches)

Pookalam 2 ( 16inches/16inches and 12inches/12inches)

Temple ( 14 inches/14inches)

Crotons ( 16 inches/16inches and 12inches/12inches)

 

The Kerala Collection – Silk Stoles ( part 3)

Textured Crimson

truly kerala

Backwaters

Foliage

Indian beauty

Sun Kissed

 

(conti..) The Kerala Collection – Silk Stoles (july ‘09)

Coconut woman !

sun dried leaves

Rustic Contrast

shades of green

pink blossoms

more later !!!! do let me know what you think ! leave a comment or two !!!

 

Silk Shibori Stoles/Scarfs 2meters by 21 inches – FOR SALE

Im sure most of you have noticed i have been slapping my ‘for sale’ sign on practically everything off late… thats mostly because i recently realized no one knew they were for sale! so heres me announcing… ahem …

Everything you see here is for sale(stoles, cushion covers and art) , If an item is already sold, i do take orders and can make you one that closely resembles the one that you liked in which ever colour combination  you like. Also i can send your item to you . So, if interested please feel free to contact me

Royal Reflections

Cool Blue

Wood grains

 

Silk Shibori 12 by 12 inch Cushions – For sale ( in case your wondering :) )

I’ve come to the conclusion that i love small cushions. they’re just so nice to hold and throw about. the big fellows tend to take up space, almost act like pillows but the smaller fellows are just right, fitting into all the right  nooks and cranny’s . Actually i like really small cushions or really really big ones !! like floor pillows !!! now theres a plan !

anyway back to the here and now….. i present to you…. 12 by 12 inch cushions !!!!!

Cool blue

Half n half

Forest green

rust

deep maroon

 

Spirit Stoles

Finally here are few of the stoles we made during naf ’s visit home!! As you can see we pretty much tried a range of techniques, tried a few new, explored a few old, it was a fun experiance, im certainly doing things a bit differently. i love it when people come and ideas are churned about all the stoles are made form pure silk, about 2 meters in length.

Tropical waters

Indigo blossoms

Flame of the forest

Of earth and elephants

Celestial Crop Cirles

ALL STOLES ARE FOR SALE .CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS.