Some considerable time ago I was given a box of beads by my sister-in-law to make imitation jewelry for our village temple. . Most of the old temples in India have ornaments of its own and some drool worthy antique jewelry. But it is not safe or practical to keep such valuables in temples now a days. So gods have to adjust with imitation jewelry while the originals stays safe somewhere else. I could not call myself jewelry maker if I did not try something for our ancestral temple.
It is always hard for me to start a post. I never seem to know where to begin. And its all the more harder after almost a year of not blogging. But I am not giving up. It gives me great pleasure to chronicle my work and connect with like minded people out around the world. so I am diving right into it.
Hello,
Hope I find you all in good health. I have been having a hectic schedule in the atelier as two of my customers are getting married in the coming month and I am neck deep in dresses to be completed. But I usually work well while racing the deadlines, with out which I tend to procrastinate. A problem I think is common with lots of artisans.
After a long hot summer we got some rain yesterday and the temperature is cool today. I am looking forward to more rain and hopefully the heat of the summer will go away. Which kind of ties with this month’s inspirational picture by abs which is also called the allegory of spring.
Hello. The time flew by this month. It feels like it was only last week that I made the Lilly kada bracelet for abs challenge and feeling very smug about it. And before I could take a blink I am at the end of another month again. And this month to my shame I have nothing to show for to take part in this months interesting abs challenge. Lots of possibilities there and sadly no time to explore. Summer holidays started for the kids, (Irony no 1: How is it that we are more busy when our kids have holidays as opposed to when they have a fixed schedule at school!) Continue reading “Irony”
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