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Spoilsport
Photograph on canvas, crochet on found shell, crochet on canvas. Art work of Gopika Nath, 2018Saturday’s are my cooking days. Simona comes in on Friday to cut and chop whatever is needed and then...
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A Question of Gratitude
The stick and doll's head were part of what I have collected from the beach. The crochet is symbolic of going over and over with the same thread of thought to find some resolve.I was hoping to get...
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Untangling The Tangle
The patterns in a Zentangle nag. Compelling me untangle this idea of quirks as perfection in art, in a visually drawn space but, not quite as easily applicable in the psychological domain. Rohini is a...
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If Only I had Listened......
I knew I should have said no, but had been unable to lie. I was driving down to Rachol Village in Salcete, South Goa for a heritage walking tour. The walk itself was just two hours but the drive from...
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What Should One’s Day Look Like……
An artist’s life, a writer’s life, what should it look like. What can a productive, good day be? I have been plagued by this for the longest time. As a designer, I ran a studio. I employed people...
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Do I or Don’t I live in Paradise…..
I am fed-up with people residing in Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere, who insist on telling me how lucky I am to have moved to Goa. One day, while sharing some problematic issues with a friend, I was...
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As with Art, So too in Life.....
I’ve been working hard. There’s a lot to be done in preparation for a forthcoming drawing workshop. I’m nowhere near done with the course work and there is not long to go before we begin. The other...
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Meaning......?
I was rudely woken up early this morning. I hadn’t slept well for weeks and was enjoying a rather rare, luxuriously deep sleep, when I heard a loud door bell. It was so distinctive that, even though...
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My Saturday Morning Walk
I’m not usually a morning walker. Daunted by the idea of suddenly emerging into the world, from the sanctuary of my sleep, I begin the day gently. My current routine commences with journaling - slowing...
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It’s Not Okay And That is Okay
Have you ever had that moment, when you’d been agonizing over something and suddenly, the penny dropped? An instant of such clarity that the earlier, intense ‘innerlogue’ seemed quite unbelievable...
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Shall We Dance......
I have tried, but the courage to dance isn’t mine. We were taught Indian classical dance in school. I recall quite vividly, how the whole class had to line up in the assembly hall, at Loreto Convent,...
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