New year, New hope!

Colour pencil on paper (11"x8")

As 2012 is coming to an end, this post is dedicated to my dear grandmother late Mrs.Saraswathi whom our family lost this year. May her soul rest in peace. She will continue to live in our hearts forever. 

This painting reminds me of the lamp that she lit day after day during her prayers, the songs she sung asking nothing for herself, but peace, harmony and happiness to prevail everywhere.

May peace prevail everywhere in the world,

May there be a new ray of hope, 

May there be oneness, equality and justice,

May this world be a safer and better place to live!

Two-sided Textured Vase (Glass bottle upcycle)

Two sided vase (from glass bottle)

  

Some of my friends often pull my leg saying "you don't need a bin at home". Well, I wish that was true!

I am overwhelmed by the amount of trash we produce. Hence a conscious effort to make a difference  in little ways that I can. If anything could be reused, upcycled, or recycled, then they simply don't deserve to go into the bin.  Now, this requires a lot of discipline, but isn't the effort worth it. I don't know how far this figure is correct, but something I read - 'recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours'. .

For the process I used in this vase - I cut the neck of  the glass bottle, I then used air brush technique on one side. For the other side I painted the surface with multiple layers of paint. Using a few used paper pieces I then removed upper layers of paint while the paint is still fresh to create a  textured surface. Not only the  cross-over from one side to the other is seamless but also makes a very appealing vase that can very well be a piece of decor at home.