
Artist’s Inspiration
I was born in the foothill of Himalayas in India. I grew-up exploring nature trails and being shy and reserved, often interacting with the nature as my dear companions. Artwork derives inspiration from my love for nature by highlighting its beauty, honesty and perseverance. As a fiber artist and a textile designer, my work continues to blur the line between art, craft and fashion.
Rooted in culture of ayurveda, yoga and handicraft, with a meditative approach to art-making, my practice engages mindful use of material and processes. Turmeric, Indigo and Madder as key ingredients, textile works are intimately linked to country’s history and dedicated to conservation, revival of traditional processes, care and healing. As a sustainable textile practitioner, it is my responsibility to be aware how my work interact, relates and impact environment it exists in! Since each of Soil-Seed-Plant-Fiber/Farmer-Dyer-Weaver-Consumer chain play an equal role to maintain a healthy ecosystem, it is important to create and integrate self-sustaining systems. Thus, over the years I have worked from ground up to revive traditional methods through art and community work.
Recent Exhibitions
Sacred Whispers, Design Democracy, Hyderabad, India
Exhibition Dates: October 4th - 6th October, 2024
Exhibition displays my very first collaborative project with ‘Takshni’, an interior design brand, working with traditional crafts of India, Metal/Brass as their material in focus. Takshni aims to bring traditional processes into mainstream contemporary art places. This collaboration was one of its kind, which explored two contrast mediums combined together–Fiber with brass keeping the sustainability aspect of producing artwork very much intact.
Letter From the Network, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Exhibition Dates: May 25th - July 6, 2024
Curated by Juan Omar, assistant curator at San Jose Museum of Art, and P J Policarpio, curator, educator, organizer and co-founder pf Pilipinx American Library. “Curator describes “Holding the loops that binds us across spaces and time in mind, where artists collectively maps out the contours of our increasingly complex world”
Title: Healing Pebbles Size: 28”x24” each
Natural Linen, Turmeric, madder root, Osage orange, screen print, hand painting, hand stitches.
Title: NURTURING BLANKET I, II Size: 20”x40” each
Soy Milk, Madder, Indigo, Earth Pigments, Screen Printed on Handwoven Linen Fabric