Art / DIY / Handicraft
Since the existence of human civilisation, the ability to handcraft sculptures and art pieces has remained with us. One of the ancient forms of craft is doll making. Skilled in this art form, Vijitha Retheesh, a native of Palluruthy in Kochi, creates pretty dolls by recycling paper. Not just one or two, but she has a full army of neatly packed paper dolls that appears...
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DIY / Photography
Last month, we featured dreamy photographs by Indian still life photographer Vatsal Kataria, showing some of the unique places from his dreams. Now, the brilliant photographer is back with another innovative photograph series of two universes/times/views. Basically, his new DIY a project is all about recreating miniature scenes and showing the same scenes in two different perspectives.
Art / Design / DIY
Most photographers combine their creative impulses with technical accuracy to capture dreamy photos. But Indian still life photographer Vatsal Kataria brings his dreams into reality in form of miniature life-like models. His DIY project is all about recreating miniature versions of vivid places from his imagination or dreams.
Art / DIY / Interview
In today’s highly globalised and urbanised world, we are slowly disconnecting with nature. The increasing urbanisation is even shattering the scenic beauty of India’s beautiful hilly regions like Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. While it’s becoming difficult to nurture the joy of gardening in fast-paced concrete jungles, creative miniaturist Shilpa Chauhan from Shimla is trying her best to incorporate nature back into our lives with her...
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DIY / Inspirational
Bengaluru-based Sadhan Radhakrishnan, an employee of an e-commerce company, is an avid gardener. When he moved to the Garden City five years ago, he started missing the greenery around his new home – as his house in Mumbai has four balconies, each with their own mini garden. Bring the same green feel to his house in Bengaluru, he started vertical gardening using plastic bottles, coconut...
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Artists / DIY
“Every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat,” but you surely can own a house for your adorable kitty. Ukraine-based artist Yuliya Kosata creates handmade felt fairy tale houses for cats. Felt is a textile which is produced by matting, condensing and pressing wool and other desired fibers together. It is recognized as one of the oldest known textiles used for making clothes, rugs, tents,...
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