Wild (And often, free)

"Ocean Heart" is an ode to this hauntingly beautiful parallel universe that happens to be here on Earth.

Around this time, last month, I along with two of my closest friends (and co-partners at Illustration Much) finally 

took a trip we had been planning for almost a year.

We traveled to Sri Lanka, a beautiful island I had heard so much about but evidently knew nothing about.

Little did I know I'd come back changed, moved and ready for more change. The people, the art, the beauty.

We rode through the busy streets of Colombo -

 

Mapped our way to Hatton on a long train ride -

And then we did for a countless number of Sri Lankans do, atleast 4-5 times in their life; We climbed Adam's Peak!

We then ventured down South to Galle. If you're an artist, Galle is a dream.

Our last stop was the land of blue oceans, sea creatures and "Ocean Heart," Hikkaduwa.

    

We went snorkeling and the experience was life changing. We swam in deep blue oceans with turtles, fish, coral and all sorts of wonderful creatures. "Ocean Heart" is an ode to this hauntingly beautiful parallel universe that happens to be here on Earth. Where all you can hear is the course of your breathing, and time stands still.

As more chapters open and sadly some close, beauty always remains enduring.

Have a lovely week :)

Burst

Last week I wrote a post about imagination and making dreams come true.

This week I've finally realised that dreams and imagination are a result of initiation. Everything has moved in such an amazingly fast and lovely pace that I cant help but wonder where I started and began. I also can't help but think :

I have finally found a "A quote," that's beginning to reveal itself in most areas of my life, courtesy The Beatles :

"The love you take is equal to the love you make"

                                         

This has all coincided with the creation of "Illustration Much," an illustration studio of sorts started by four os us - Me and three of my closest friends from college.

Logo courtesy Anant Ahuja


We launched Illustration Much at Kitsch Mandi this weekend - It's a popular flea market in my lovely home city of Bangalore. The responses and the love we received was immense! And we're so happy to continue putting out more work in the future.










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Love,
Taaneya.

Tall

This month I've said "Hello" to a whole new world.

Adveritising, long days and sleepless nights.

Creative dreams, lots of drawing and color 

(Of course)

"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"

- T. S. Eliot

Featured in Kyoorius Magazine!

 Last week I received my copy of Kyoorius magazine, and the best part?

I've been featured in it!

Kyoorius is one of India’s leading publications in the field of design and illustration, showcasing great talent.

Getting featured in Kyoorius is a dream come true, and makes all this seem so worthwhile everyday.To be amongst the likes of Rebecca Chew, Rahul Gaikwad and so many more talented illustrators was the best post birthday present I could have ever received!

Thank you so much to Bindu Nair, editor at Kyoorius for making this happen. And above all, Kyoorius, for doing what they do for designers,illustrators and students.

You can read the whole interview here

Secrets, flowers and wood

                                         
                                                 My tribute to fashion, glamour and all things creative.
                                                  Thought it was about time to do something different.
                                                  And because I adore seeing my work as a snapshot :

                         

            Have a creative day :)

Illustration Friday - Forward

*Forward - With a smile*

Colours and things

Colour makes the world go round

Illustration Friday - Hibernate

“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book (Lady Chatterley, for instance), or you take a trip, or you talk with Richard, and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death." 

 - Anais Nin

*My fear exactly*

Illustration Friday - Obsession

Not really my favourite word but alright :)

I love the little guy up there!

Hope you do too!

Happy end of july!

Illustration Friday - Gesture

Polaroid Love - Its and bits of Pondicherry

You've got to love Pondi's bold colours!

Birdies (Art prints)

Pyaar

Makes the world all dizzy <3

Polaroid Sundays - Christmas!

My favourite time of the year :)

Another book in time

                                              My own little project in the summer of 2009 :)