The Royal "R"

After a long time tried my hand with my best favorite "Paper Quillography", writing with Paper quilling :)

Here come the majestic font with an "R" monogram .....go Green.....

Size: A4
Patterned glossy paper as base
Fluorescent green and bottle green used for the swirls and the beehive patterns
The outline is done by 4 mm wide text-quilling strips from Art'zire :)

Express your feelings with greeting cards

Here comes few trials on some greeting cards, specially designed to be used for any occasion.....these are all blank cards, made from A4 sized colorful card stocks and other scrapbooking materials like paper doilies, laces, embellishments and definitely my favorite paper quilling to make beautiful floral patterns on top......

One more with decorated paper doily and applying some distressing effect over the edge....:)

Ganesha and Shringaar

Here comes my art dedication for Ganesha Chaturthi… A Ganesha mural painting on 12/16 inches canvas.

This had further motivated me to create "Shringaar" [dressing up] on 18/24 inches canvas.

Joyous "JOY"

"Joy delights in Joy"
--William Shakespeare

‘Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections …..’

With that theme here comes my new completed project on quillography or texting through the art of quilling, “JOY”.

I was thinking of combining acrylic painting and quilling, and also a little touch up to give a “crack” effect on the acrylic part. I chose the word “JOY” in emporium capitals font which really looks like a royal font itself.

The Word is first painted on the pearl blue craft paper with orange as primary color, coated on top with cracking medium and then the secondary yellow color was painted, and kept for drying till the cracks came up completely.

The Word is first painted on the pearl blue craft paper with orange as primary color, coated on top with cracking medium and then the secondary yellow color was painted, and kept for drying till the cracks came up completely.

Now, painting is done and next step was to outline each letter with the paper. I have used 4 mm fluorescent green text paper for the outlining and 2 mm quilling strips of black, green and sky blue color to make the basic quilled shapes.

And, so here comes my happiness, a joyous “JOY” ….

Shubh Labh….Ganesha

Well, this one is a mural on a wooden base (MDF) that combines acrylic painting with cracking effect and Shilpkar m-seal (from Hobby Ideas) to make the 3D work.

The wooden base was first colored with the first color, which I have chosen as Orange and applied it using a flat brush (size 10), with a little addition of water and more of color.

Next the Quick Krack medium was applied once the orange color coat gets dried completely and this time the medium has to applied with single brush strokes, from top to bottom, and no re-touch ups can be done (IMP).

Next the second color coat that I have chosen as white here and this second coat has to be applied when the cracking medium is semi-dry (kind of sticky feel) again with single full dry brush strokes (flat size, 10). As and when applying the second coat the cracks will start appearing and no touch-ups should be done on those. The base is then kept for drying completely.

In d mean time, we can make small 3D murals (can be anything depending on our own creativity and also on a particular theme). I have made this as a small wall-hanging that can be gifted to anybody, friends, family….praying for their well-being and prosperity. Lord Ganesha protects us from all difficulties with his blessings and brings peace, prosperity and success to new beginning.

The mural is painted with black acrylic color (hobby ideas) completely and then once dried a touch up was given with pearl gold color using dry brush strokes (hobby ideas).

And here is the final art form:

Another 3D Ganesha Mural with acrylic finish on 8X10 inches wooden plaque:

And one more on an MDF box and on a canvas

Some old quilled typography works by me

I really love to spend my time at HOME when I have holidays or on the weekends when the office is closed. I really don’t get bored at all and don’t even feel the urge to go out!! Even if I go for shopping I finally find myself roaming in the stationary corners and reliance time out or in the city market (with proper planning) to buy stuff for my craft works. I really feel that my shopping focus has shifted from buying cosmetics and dresses. :P

So here is my second board on a word, made by quilling

The font type is “ARIAL” (small letters) and the beehive is done by loose coils made with graduated yellow-orange and yellow-white paper strips of width 2mm.

The flowers are Malaysian flowers on top of basic quilled flowers. Leaves are made with two tone green-white paper strips.

Here are some more:

This one is one of my favorite one from the stock, "Krishna". The peacock feather is the real one which is used as an embellishment.

After this, I have made this one which is "Shiva" with a blue color theme and again one of my favorite from the stock.

Happy birthday frame

Customized nameplate

Customized quotes

All these are either sold or gifted to friends and family. And, I am happy that my creations are now spreading happiness.

Mural painting_Radha Krishna Series

A small gift for my sweet Maa…

I have finished my 3^rd canvas Mural painting. This is also on a 12X16 (A3) sized canvas and the painting are named as “Krishna wooing Radha”, that describes Krishna and Radha and the “Gopis”. I loved doing the “dot-shading” parts in the figures. “Sap Green” is the predominant color in this picture.  This is my first mural painting on Radha Krishna.

The following two are next in this series.