A book shelf made out of teakwood.

water fall

Backgound is emboidered & painted...startched silk leaves strewn across the foot of the water fall..water faal is a silk plait combed to get an effect of a water fall..unfortunately the pic lacks clarity!

Down the memory path...!

I had made this picture frame, almost 10 years ago, using many scraps, yarns, bits & pieces of various textured, left over materials...you name it & its there..!
The tarred road is painted..the sides of the road are made from "khadi" fabric, from Indian cottage industries...it was a torn, worn out left over of my son's pajama..!
The gray skies,were also stained with a bit of water..cord used as creeper, leaves are made from tiny bits of starched silk....& a variety of stitches along the path, to hold the appliqued fabric, as well as, to depict wild flowers...
This picture frame was bought by my frame maker himself !Much later, when I wrote a book of memoirs ,in one of the Indian regional languages, this picture was used for the front page...!

A blouse.!

The blue colored blouse that I am wearing in the picture, is stitched out of one such piece of fabric, picked up by my daughter!

A very traditional fabric used, for blouses, particularly in the rural areas, where I live in India॥Maharashtra( the state where Mumbaee...Bombay..is)।
The nose ornament,that I am wearing is also very traditional in this region, except, for the size thats seen in the .....what I am wearing is smaller than the traditionally worn piece of jewelery !

My daughter the compulsive scrap collector.

My daughter, who has been a partner in crime as far as stashing & collecting fabric goes, is now selling the stunning & gargantuan fabric collection which she amassed over the past 1 year while in India.
So far, my Indian friends & I have been the lucky recipients of her finds.
She will be putting up the collection for sale after the 20th of March, once she has returned to the UK (Cambridge). However, she's put up pictures of her collection on her blog.
As a weaver & fiber artist, she has extensive knowledge of textiles & their availability, especially in India. Feel free to ask her for special requests or orders before the 27th of Feb 2009.

Hens are always laying eggs on chairs at my mother's place!

Decorated hanging cane lamps.

A table top made out of a slice of old tree trunk(from a saw mill).

A multi purpose wall shelf

A book shelf made out of teakwood.

Old styled ornate mirror made out of teak wood.

Sofa, chairas & plant plus magazine holder,small side table made out of tea roots.

Fruit & napkin holder/plant & magazine holder.

Some furniture pieces designed by me.

Applique,embroidery & paint for a floor cushion cover

Emboidered cup saucer & kettle

Waterscape

Yet another bonsai of Ashoka family on the same stand.

Another ficus bonsai placed on the same stand.

A ficus bonsai( which has arial root) placed on an old ceramic plant stand.

Same plant on the tree trunk against the background of orrange/rust curtains.

A hollowed tree trunk with a bonsai on it.

Same sculpture from another angle.

Tribal art.Faces of two women carved from a single tree trunk.

An old peice of dritfwood shaped like an animal!

Same brass vessel clicked from another angle.

150 yrs old brass vessel used for carrying milk/water while travelling by foot.

A wooden jar used for pounding dry red chillies in olden days..from Rajasthan.

Yet another angle of the living area.

Living room from a diagnal angle.

Faraway is dining area. A few from the living area.

Living room captured from the dining area.

Part of my living room.

Misty hills in rains!!

A spring morning...yet to be finished.

landscape

Another collage using old weaves,embroideries & laces.

Collages of laces & embroideries

A collage made out of extinct old/and some new embroideries,laces

Something more to view

I am loading a few pics of my home, artifacts & embroideries. Will be writing more details about the same, in a day or two! Hope my friends like them!!