I’ve always loved reading. Books enrich our lives in many ways. They can help us unwind and recharge, provide strength and encouragement during difficult times, and provoke feelings of empathy, anger, delight, and sadness. As I’ve grown older, I lean towards reading more non-fiction, biographies and memoirs. But there’s always room for some good fiction. […]
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5 Nuggets Of Ganesha Wisdom
Ganesh Chaturthi is just around the corner, and after reading Marie Kondo’s ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing’, I’ve also come to view Hindu festivals as a reason to clean the house, declutter, donate, clear up my mind and press the restart button. I hope these little nuggets […]
13 Ways To Keep The Child Inside You Alive
You and I both know what it is like to be a child. After all, we’ve been there once! But do you ever wish you could go back to being a child? I do. Who wouldn’t want to be carefree and optimistic right? As grown ups, we burden ourselves with jobs, EMIs, paying bills, worrying […]
How To Write A Winning Artist Grant Proposal in 7 Easy Steps
When you are a passionate artist, your career is all about the process and development of your chosen craft. Whether it’s writing, composing, painting, installation art, movie making or photography it goes without saying that all artists need a patron in order to create an impactful body of work. In the good old days in […]
What’s Your Idea Of Hell
1. Remove any stimuli (all books, reading material, writing material, art supplies, all apps on my phone, any computer with or without an internet connection) 2. Force me to go hangout with a bunch of people who are only capable of procrastination, only talk about how bad their jobs are, how their life revolves around […]
6 Reasons I Love the iPad Pro as an Artist
I’ve used a lot of iPads and iPhones in the last ten years but never used one to draw or sketch, until now that is. I got an iPad Pro 12.9 inch along with the Apple Pencil and Apple Smart Keyboard as a gift for my birthday this year. Its been a busy month so it […]
4 Big Reasons To Attend Student Art Shows
When I went to art school, I was just having fun. I realised that was the last chance I had, and then I would have to get a job. – John Baldessari I don’t want to sound as bleak as Baldessari so I’m going to focus on the fun parts. 1. One of my biggest […]