tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79285445893133040912024-03-14T02:54:45.077+05:30paintedfeetamrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-49748820260738076362014-05-06T16:39:00.003+05:302014-05-06T17:00:48.558+05:30Step Into the Magic Realm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such a beautiful quote from Boy's Life !</span> </div>
amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-61325614964341728942014-01-11T23:54:00.003+05:302014-01-11T23:54:16.913+05:30Desperately Inspired''do you think of writers the way i think of musicians?'' -the soloist<br />
sometimes, rarely, I watch a movie that stirs me deeply, inspires my desperate soul and makes me so unsteady, crying feels like the only way to drive out the madness.<br />
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i miss writing, i sometimes miss illustrating, exploring. But olie- Im doing my best, most meaningful work right now, and it fills me up, uses every skill and helps other people. I cannot wait though, for a day when I can draw meaninglessly again, without thinking about anything at all. blindly inspired, mad, filled with crazy emotion - faced with a blank canvas, flinging buckets of beautiful colour across and crying, shaking blissfully.<br />
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It feels strange to write a post without an illustration. like Im cheating you somehow, but an illlustration is yet to flow out of me - maybe Ive found a sort of peace somehow in OLIE. maybe its just a phase. either way, this note is inspired, you should know.<br />
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I miss you, blog of mine. maybe I'll write you again soon, if you dont mind it being sans an illustration.<br />
much love xamrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-84545974197320172152013-10-11T19:39:00.002+05:302014-05-06T16:59:01.676+05:30Lifting The Painted VeilOLIE, my project that was undercover for a whole year finally opened doors to visitors, buyers and well wishers over the last weekend. The place looked like a dream, Raintree was at its most beautiful and friends and family pitched in to make sure everything went perfectly for the two days that we were there. Everyone who walked in loved the display, the stories and the products themselves and I cannot believe how many people will now have a little Olie touch to their home. It suddenly seems like everything is happening incredibly fast, but I am revelling in the love for this brand and simply dizzy with joy !<br />
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I cannot wait to walk into a home and see a little bit of Olie soul glowing over a table like a piece of art or like one lovely buyer told me, in her bedroom where the shadows each lamp creates would make the whole space incredibly beautiful and romantic.<br />
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I've been taking a bit of a break the past few days from all the rush of product and brand building, but the only thing that I did do this week was meet with the charismatic Asha and Sanam of Sunday Soul Sante. Happily, they seem excited to welcome us to their flea market. I always loved the sante, it seems so festive, a real market with music and wine and so much beauty in the stalls - It's going to be a whole new experience to be a part of it not as someone who is walking through enjoying the spirit but as one of the brands within the stall. Im excited. I hope you will be able to make it, it's happening on the 27th of this month !<br />
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All this excitement aside, I don't know if I told you - I moved back to Bangalore a month ago ! Back to long walks under beautiful flowering trees,plenty of cappuccino in quaint cafe's, lots of rides on the metro ( which for some reason fills me with joy even though its only about a 6 km stretch ! ) and friends everywhere. sigh, life is getting good again :)<br />
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Have a happy weekend! kisses!amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-1414722975058880802013-09-18T19:35:00.001+05:302013-09-18T19:43:54.110+05:30Peep Into My Other World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So much is said so easily through a few pictures and words. This is why I sometimes feel that talk is always just that, long winding talk. And the reason why I love this space and blogging so much. Words are understood so much better when written and time is taken to look and absorb and stories learned. </div>
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Every collection has a mood, an inspiration. A slow translation from sketch to product. A short verse accompanies each and I want you to interpret it as you will. Feel that sudden joy, the upside down feeling in the stomach, goosebumps as you relive an experience and then bring it home and tell your stories again,</div>
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More soon, I can't believe how wonderfully people have been reacting to Olie. Thank you for your love - it keeps the silly smiles pasted on and spirits high !</div>
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Our facebook page is up and I would love for you to stop by and say hello ! www.facebook.com/olieindia</div>
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A storm has been brewing, and I have been killing myself keeping it from you ! But the time has finally come when I can tell you all about what I've been up to the past year .<br />
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You know all about my love for Pondicherry. So many of my first posts were written while I lived there and drew inspiration from people and places in that little town.<br />
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But before I left Pondi, another thought was born. The simple lifestyle there, the magic in cycling down a cobbled street, the time we all had to appreciate every little thing, the love the people in the town have for the sea and its wild unpredictability - these were what made it beautiful - the little pleasures.<br />
I remember sitting by the sea, with my sketchbook and pencil -scribbling away, wondering how I could turn my illustrations into an experience. Bring this magic and whimsy into peoples lives, maybe their homes.<br />
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amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-892042989937025822013-05-24T18:03:00.000+05:302013-05-24T18:03:56.845+05:30Fierce Black<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I finally pulled out this piece of charcoal I had bought a few weeks ago and picked up a piece of coloured paper and did a still life drawing. As always, when a piece of charcoal is in my hands, all hell breaks loose and I am covered in giant black smudges. But, it was fun and I enjoy the satisfaction of seeing these dark black , fierce lines coming to life under my hands. Im an angry soul these days, I dont think Chennai suits me very well.<br />
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The pine cones in the sketch are picked up from walks in Ooty, gorgeous ooty with its beautiful trees and pathways with ponies and flowers. Now thats a better place to live in.amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-77740552356122849352013-05-11T18:20:00.001+05:302013-05-11T18:23:31.675+05:30Songs that make you sing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is sweltering here, but I have found this great mix of music <a href="http://8tracks.com/penkemeg/good-music-warm-weather-summer-fun">http://8tracks.com/penkemeg/good-music-warm-weather-summer-fun</a> . Its making my weekend so much sweeter ! Much love.<br />
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I got the chance to design for baby annika again, this time it was for her very first birthday and her awesome mom threw a big butterfly themed party ! She asked me to design a card for her and of course I did :) </div>
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Losing someone you love is the most painful, gut wrenching emotion you can ever feel and it changes you for the rest of your life. When I read this quote by George Eliot, I blinked at the absolute truth behind it.<br />
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amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-24369325732891538022013-04-05T11:14:00.000+05:302013-05-27T21:53:06.679+05:30When In Bloom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I started working on this wedding invite, I was back in Bangalore and its springtime! The city was at its most beautiful with flowers of every colour creating beautiful canopies everywhere. Made my heart sing with joy. Obviously, this has translated into the card :) Lovely Rangeeta pretty much gave me a free reign with her wedding card. The envelope is made of brown paper and the whole thing is going to be tied with lovely blue ribbon. Im waiting to get the actual thing in my hands and Ill take some pictures for you to see :)<br />
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The perfect doodle device. Its been a mad few weeks, ecstatic one day - and down in the dumps the next. think i need a dose of normal :) </div>
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I was amazed to see what Ludhiana could do in my recent trip there for a friends wedding. The fashionable Punjabi women make the most of what is available in seemingly plenty out there - huge pools of talent. Embroidery, dyeing, incredible tailors and a sea of beautiful fabric to choose from as well as gorgeous borders and laces and the list simply never ends ! </div>
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I decided I wanted to get a skirt made - in two days and it happened! I bought a white ''dyeable'' crepe</div>
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amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-74554761329445694512013-03-05T12:10:00.001+05:302013-03-05T12:11:19.541+05:30Brachiosaurus & Pteranodons !Two of the new words I learned recently ! Its funny how enlightening it is to work with different people !<br />
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Its been a long while since my last post - Things have been terribly hectic and I seem to have taken my usual nomadic behaviour up by a notch. Sort of in fast forward mode where I was doing the same sort of insane travelling incredibly quickly- leaving me with no time to breathe. One of my best friends got married last week, so it was one big fat punjabi wedding. Unfortunately I didnt have my camera on me, though I did ask friends to click a few things that I will post when I recieve them. Ludhiana is an incredibly artistic society. The fabric, the dyeing and sense of fashion there is unbelievable. Ive never seen anything like it !<br />
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Ive been spoiled thoroughly these past few days - being showered with gifts with valentines day and my birthday around the corner. So Im basking in the love and tirelessly admiring all my pretty new things. </div>
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There is some beautiful design involved here - I thought I would show you around a little :)</div>
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Another dream come true - the incredible wacom intuos 5 made its way into my life two days ago - besides being an incredible tool, it is a gorgeous piece of design. I spend more time looking at it than using it!</div>
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A long time ago, I wrote about a diary I was working on for Hidesign. It turned out to be a piece that came very close to my heart, full of soul and much meaning. To me, it is very special. </div>
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They kindly wrote a few lines about me and my art and my long connection with the brand in one of the introductory pages in the diary. </div>
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My illustrations are about deep emotions and strong energies- Passion, Individuality, Sensuousness, Freedom, Love expressed through the various forces of nature - earth, wind, water, spirit. And the source of all that energy comes from the moon. The moon features in all the illustrations and all through the diary at various stages of its cycle. From a glowing full moon to no moon at all.</div>
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The recent rape case in Delhi has created a huge stir in the people of the country, as it should. </div>
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This is my contribution to a collection of "FEARLESS" posters that are going to be pasted all over Bangalore. Artists and illustrators from all over the country are sending in their beautiful work as a tribute to this cause.</div>
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I feel proud to be part of such a movement and sad though it is that it took such tragedy to make this happen, Im glad it is finally happening and that people have finally woken up.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">If you would like a print of this illustration, email me and Ill be happy to send you the file for you to print.</span></div>
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Hope youve had a very merry Christmas and spread some joy! In half an hour Christmas is over and Im glad that despite the madness ( were shifting homes again, woe is me!) I got to see beautiful trees, and meet some lovely people to cheer the spirits today! Much love and many hugs to all of you and your families!</div>
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I never dreamt it was really possible and I feel so fortunate to have seen. I spent an incredible week at the andaman islands and each day was a feast for the senses. seas that lasted forever, turquoise blue beyond belief. fish in a million colours, shapes and sizes- glowing. graceful. ( I was the clumsy creature underwater). I loved loved loved this beautiful, magical, mysterious place where ancient tribes still live a life untouched by civilization, elephants swim and dolphins- I saw a dolphin! you have to see to believe. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have been obsessing over cheesecake for many many months now, I think its been more than a year since I first tried this incredible cheesecake at the Well Studio Cafe in Auroville. so all was well as long as that incredible cheesecake was close at hand. But once we moved to Chennai - I had to start hunting for cheesecake again - and realised it really is a hunt! Ive had the most awful chewy(!) buttery (!) strange cheesecakes at insane prices. lets tear down a few places. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Chennai - sandys laboratory. great food, nice place, nice everything - but their super expensive cheesecake is inedible - AND its highly recommended by the people there, so dont fall for that.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">amethyst cafe - horrible. the french loaf - i think they use cheddar instead of cream cheese ! sigh.</span></div>
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and then we moved to bangalore ! so the hunt is going nationwide suddenly.. hard rock cafe - terrible!</div>
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The one at the food hall at 1mg looked deceptively enticing - but it was pretty gross. gloria jeans coffee - eek! Ice and Spice (ordered with great enthusiasm) - blech! We tried the cheesecake at Toscano - it was passable but still not very good. Bliss chocolate lounge at UB city - again a big no. It makes me wonder - is it so hard to make good cheesecake outside of auroville?</div>
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A small respite in the middle, when we went to auroville again and had a tiny cheesecake in a steel bowl (completely homemade) and that was pure heaven, light and lovely!</div>
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And then finally, at under the mango tree in bangalore - cheesecake that was half decent! </div>
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So thats where Im at. I cant stop ordering cheesecakes. If you know of a delicious one - tell me about it!! must - eat - good - cheesecake.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">While driving from Bangalore to Chennai, the sun rose making the whole world glow. It was beautiful. </span></span></div>
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Im terribly excited. Were flying to the andamans tomorrow! one week of lying on blissful beach no.7 (repeatedly proclaimed to be nothing short of paradise) by everyone who has been there. Sketchbook in one hand and camera in the other, Im off! maybe Ill find my dream cheesecake in the andamans, you never know :)</div>
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<br />amrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-28596092130964051092012-11-13T13:23:00.002+05:302012-11-19T18:01:47.565+05:30Diwali Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One version of the Diwali story is that to welcome Rama, Sita and Lakshman back from their exile, lamps were lit all over Ayodhya in celebration and crackers were burst amidst much joy!</div>
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It really is my favourite Indian festival, everybodys home glitters and such an abundance of happiness.</div>
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Were not bursting any crackers this year, I think all around, things are better this year with people being a lot more concious of the environment! But diyas shall be lit and we shall all glow. </div>
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A universe of memories and a few favourite things! This illustration was commissioned for someone who wanted to tell <i>his</i> special someone that hes loved their journey together and that the adventure is far from over! Inspired by the lovely tale that is The Little Prince, and pictures from their own life ( like the sleeping cats :) it came together piece by piece to form a beautiful story.<br />
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I fell in love with the whole sweet idea the moment I heard it ! The final print is pretty big and so beautiful with the colours as vivid or even more than the original and printed on the most gorgeous paper, called somerset photo - its apparently a hundred percent cotton and just brings it to life most wonderfully.<br />
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The weather in bangalore is so beautiful right now, all I want to do is sit ouside with a cup of coffee :)<br />
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Have a looovely weekend ! much love xamrita nambiarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769028349133549326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928544589313304091.post-17553085947977306052012-10-25T20:00:00.000+05:302012-12-05T16:32:57.410+05:30The Sea in Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i wear dragonflies around my neck and fish in my heart. for I am of the sea , or the sea is in me. I was born in the month of february, the stars claim me as part of the water signs which maybe why I reach for the sea so often, to connect with my source and soul and find my dreams once again. We went back to auroville for two days. It was so healing to just see nothing but vastness and hear nothing but sounds of the jungle. I think living in a city makes you forget why you are living, and the danger lies in forgetting what is really beautiful and true and succumbing to a life without real living. dive for dreams , trust your heart and live by love.he speaks true.<br />
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