Art is Re-Creation

Sometimes, Art is like a Time Machine! It helps us go back in Time and relive our nostalgic moments by recreating those scenarios and helps us visualize our desired future, cocreating reality, working with universe ...

Here is a painting of my beautiful years at Tirupati, spending time in gardening, working with Earth and practicing music on the Terrace, under the Sky! 

Poetic state of BEing and this art reminds me of Raagamala paintings 

Art from Tailor Waste

I am fond of colourful pieces fabric the tailors have 🙂. One reason I like palmleaf dolls is this! It is fun to collect, select and work with different textures, colours and designs. This time I used these fabric pieces not for palmleaf dolls but for creating art. The glue was prepared from some leftover maida flour, unfit for consumption. So it was a Low External Input Sustainable Art 🙂

 

My Faith in a Mustard seed

 

Like Organizations have Thrust areas and Focus themes, each year I focus only on one area. I have earmarked the years 2022 & 2023 for divine Home decor items & miniatures and was not spending money on several other things, including plants and seeds. But there is always life in my little pots...tiny Bright yellow flowers reminding me of the feel of Araku valley! 😃

 

 

Gokarna

 Some Words are beautiful...

Taambulam!!!

पूगीफलं महद्दिव्यं नागवल्लीदलैर्युतम् ।
एलादिचूर्णसंयुक्तं ताम्बूलं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥
Puugiiphalam Mahad-Divyam Naagavallii-Dalair-Yutam |
Ela[a-A]adi-Cuurnna-Samyuktam Taambuulam Pratigrhyataam ||

Meaning:
(O Lord, Please accept this Tambulam)
1: With very divine Pugiphala (Areca Nut) added to Nagavalli Leaf (Betel Leaf), ...
2: ... and adding powder of Ela (Cardamom) to it, I have

 prepared this Tambula (Betel); O Lord, please accept it.

Lines from internet 👆

I was deeply vibrating with Tambulam, the beauty of it, the diversity of the natural and flavourful ingredients and the devotion & dedication associated with it. As with other things like flowers,  rare fruits, ethnic vegetables and spices, I like sharing information about the ingredients with much love and joy. Especially when I show these things to children, I love the wonder in their eyes! When little children utter those beautiful words and verses it feels soo sweet! Spirit of Harithapallavam🌱

So, it has been more of an intellectual approach sharing knowledge about taambulam and I found a befitting beautiful swan shaped paandaan. I was very excited about it. However, I happened to take a more regular Hexagonal shaped box. A cute little antique box, a miniature version that can actually hold all the real ingredients. Very fortunately, the size was just suitable to contain the silver betel leaves with a red stone, designed by my sister in law and gifted to me looong back ....

All this reflected back as a beautiful word I sensed - "Supari Malle" Jasmine Supari does exist. But my objective was just to show original ingredients to people.

Yesterday's flower arrangement happened to be a petit one, just a Jasmine bud along with two leaves and a few Radhamanoharam flowers. For a moment, the leaves and bud felt like tambulam 😇 

Elephant Whisperers...

I don't have any clue about what it is because I just heard the title and saw one poster. But only I knew, that I was feeling connected to Elephants since last one week ...as usual the brass bronze figures, designs on sarees, art wall plates etc...may be just a very random coincidence and may be not of much significance at all. Well...whishper is all about listening and honoring those subtle things our inner being feels.

Anyway, today's Hibiscus flowers radiance was loud and clear. As I held them together in my palm, they felt like Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy - He making her sit on his lap!!

PitaLa Machcha - the Flexible Fish toy of Belaguntha

Recycled brass pieces strung/sewn together with a thin wire manually to create a radiant fish shape, enabling it to Flex and Move like a real Fish! PerhapsI have seen similar things in wood but I never took it seriously until now, when it is time for me to talk about Grandmother stories.The proverbial 7 fish story has been our very own Root Cause Analysis scenario. This story has been a great tool to improve the language skills and cognitive development children. Almost all children in our state grow up listening to this story! I say it with a Traditional craft Fish from Orissa, bought from UtkaLamrita! Truly... "Art is Ambrosia!" It just feels like only the other day when I was trying to pronounce UTKALA correctly and was wondering what the word really meant. Now, I have an answer! Thanks to technology and Knowledge society...UTKALA is of course current Orissa but the word literally means "Finest Art" - utkRshTa kaLa!!!

International Day of Awesomeness - 2023

One of my favorite days!! Perhaps that was the reason I happened to wake up very early today, and couldn't go back to sleep until I realized that today is the Day! Yes, that is how our communication with the Universe works! Even if we forget, universe doesn't! After I understood that I could go back to sleep and in the sleep wake state, I sensed Lavender colour work sarees, someone/salesman was showing. I was asking if there are any other colours. He said NO. Then it suddenly occurred to me that my SIL wanted exactly that shade of saree and I said .."Good, pack 2" and came to wakeful state! wow ...my special day is celebrated, in exactly the way I like it! Yes ...this is my Awesomeness! Buying it is a different thing. While I trust and allow it's manifestation, I am not dogmatic about actually "buying" or "me wearing". For me, the higher experience is more than that... But there was something more...I had selected a picture from internet and was trying to fit as my WhatsApp DP ...and while doing so I had to scribble the letters "ness". As I was scribbling the letters, the letters SS were telling me something...which I didn't understand at that time...

A little later in the day, I was refreshing my Instagram feed and I saw them (Horse cart Handles)!! The mirror image of the letters SS as if the vibe I felt was reflecting back! While the vibrational match was soo obvious for me...also it was something to do with Horses and Horse cart...only I knew I was thinking about Horse cart! Luckily I had already posted about Horses yesterday... I like soo many things but it is not wise to Buy everything that I like 😄😆😅 I just made a collage of the images which made sense to ME 😃 ...These kind of things often remind me about Shankara Sastry gari Role in the movie Samkarabharanam...

"ఆయన పాటే కాదు మాట కూడా అర్థమై చావదు నాకు" అన్న సినిమా డైలాగ్ గుర్తొస్తుంటుంది నాకు తరచూ. పాట సంగతి పక్కన పెడితే ...నా మాటలు అర్థం అవ్వడం కష్టమే. అయినా నా మాటలు అర్థం చేసుకోవాల్సిన అవసరం కూడా ఎవరికీ లేదు. ఎవరికి వారు అర్థమైతే చాలు! By the time we understand our very own awesomeness we sometimes stop making sense to people. When the Awesomeness is in recognized and coveted fields it is easier for people to comprehend. But when our Awesomeness is way too unique, that is precisely when we need days like these!!

They feel like Mirror images... Literally...everything reflects, when the soul is polished!

Women's Day - 2023!!

Each year, around the time of women's day I review my life and reflect upon how far I have come. The dominant feeling this year is Gratitude for the universe for giving me a sense of completeness and contentment. I have arrived, I found myself kind of state. "Celebration to Celebration, my way Forward" has become my mantra. For this women's day, I happened to gift something very unexpected for myself - a Pair of Horses!! A pair of Horses is symbolic of two individuals being in a strong relationship. Also, horses are very interesting props for storytelling. Sharing the joy and wonder of such traditional and interesting artefacts with children is a priceless experience. I also have tiny brass swords!! Together, the horse and swords make very interesting setting to play with the Palmleaf dolls. I was looking at the size/scale suitability but what I missed was the fact that palmleaf dolls are single legged and I have to think of some way to make them sit on the horse back. Actually, I am very fond of Terracota horse figurines, sometimes seen under trees in villages and in one of my favorite movies. But I chose Brass horses assuming that they would be durable and strong. I was wrong. This particular object was brittle probably because of the design and/or the casting process. The body was heavier than legs. The PINk foam sheet used for packing felt like a pink rose! Universe wishing me a Happy Women's day kind of feel and later we really had a very joyful celebration at Hamsageeti!

What do I really want?!!

The thing that now tops my wishlist is a particular Oriya saree 😀🤗🤣 But there is some other thing that is mosttt important for me- ALIGNMENT! That state of Being that is complete in itself not wanting anything but attracting everything that I desire from the core of my being. My Sadhana is to constantly tune into that frequency and celebrate Existence!!! Satyam-Shivam-Sundaram!!! 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 Just now I FELT like applying red nail polish....and in a few minutes it reflected back ...as FELT nail polish! Such unusual thing to come across..

Celebration in Solitude...

...Solitude is 'Soulitude', the Lattitude and the Longitude of my'self'.

At the core of my being, I know who I am and what I want...

Creating something is Good Energy!!

a Brand New day to a Brand New Beginning ...looking at myself afresh and asking myself softly "what makes you joyful?! what is your current muse?" DOLL HOUSE!! I remembered my favorite Doll house page on Instagram. Yes ...I like her skill and the creative way of making money! Dear Universe, I am open...to improving my skills and opportunities in this direction While I look forward for contexts of creating more versatile and durable Doll houses, in the present moment, I feel great joy looking at this simple cardboard box Container Home Doll house...It gives me a feeling of already living in it 😃

Alchemy...

నెమలికి నేర్పిన నడకలివీ...

With the touch of Light...

#aahana #GoldenHourMusings

Aparajitha

Gold n White

Blue Colour!! Immediate reflection...

Such unusual, totally unexpected and soulful sighting of beautiful Goddess in Blue hue ...

Blue colour!

There is something magical about this BLUE colour! Even a speck of blue makes my soul tick and the beautiful blue flowers feel like lord Shiva!!!

An unusual painting in Instagram updates today, blue flower garland and that is exactly how it feels when the blue colour instantly lifts my vibe - transcendence!! This being a painting felt a bit loud and exaggerated but the true transcendence feels so soft and delicate. My gratitude to the artist who painted how Transcendence feels like!

Once we transcend things flow effortlessly and everything feels like a cosmic dance! Magic and Divinity in the most mundane places...the eesanyam corner of the kitchen washbasin, where I offer water, leaves and flowers on most days ...felt like Brindavanam today!

Everything Reflects, Literally...

"Bathing in the purity of our own Consciousness" - today's message after flower arrangement! I was drawn to the clear container and while dropping the flowers into it, the plastic tray felt like a Glass bath tub and thus the message seeped in! నిన్న, తెల్లని చల్లని గోవిందుడు అన్న మాట స్ఫురణకు వచ్చింది...

Deliberately Dutiful vs Deeply Devoted

Deliberately dutiful in day to day life ...with deep devotion to the Divinity within!

Gift of the Day

👆patram, pushpam, tOyam samarpayaami...Sri Sreenivaasam Manasaasmaraami!! tellani vastramulalO challani gOvimduDu

Manifestation...

I was feeling soo excited about paan, paandaan and paan leaf from a space of joy and passion, since a week and today I felt a deep liking for a beautiful picture of Lord Hanuman adorned with fresh green betel leaves. By evening that devotion reflected back as a handful of fresh betel leaves from a bigg betelleaf vine laden with large green leaves at relatives' place!

Semblance

Gorintaaku 🌱🌺

Meditative, Calming and Cooling ...

A leaf and a flower 🌱🌼

Menagerie

A new word for me 🙂

😃 I had actually experienced it!! In my Awareness 🦄 Today's flower flower arrangement took that form 😃

Glass Horses...Menagerie

Today's vision - beautiful, clear glass horses, lively figurines full of Life force energy; each horse was revealed one by one blissfully, each had a unique energy and posture with progressively increasing vitality and vigour... I experienced this just after I was questioning myself "What is success at this stage of life?!" Expansion of Consciousness!

(inshot collage of images from internet)

శివాలంకృత - Shivaalankrita

SHIVAALANKRITA - The one who is decorated by Him! (image from internet)

Traditional dish in Traditional cookware

Hitherto I was using this ancestral brass vessel only for Flower arrangements. But now I have time and space for this kind of things...Dibbarotte ki tEne paanakam stage 🤣🤣