In Top 3

Yes, I am a happy girl!!!
Reason???

My poster made through Top 3 entries in the Catapooolt Cinema ka Century Poster Design Contest! Catapooolt called for innovative poster designs to celebrate 'My 100 Years of Indian Cinema' and asked for  artists and creators to send in their unique posters celebrating Indian Cinema's 100 years. And my poster entry has been placed in the Top 3!!!

My poster entry celebrates the 'Father of Indian Cinema'- Satyajit Ray and his iconic film, 'Pather Panchali'.   The other two top entries are equally amazing and my two most favorites from the entire list of entries...

'Swades' by Jobin Mathew

'Cinema and New Avatar' by Tanushree Daga

You can see all the Top 12 entries that will make to a collector's calendar to be distributed to leading industry names, at Catapooolt's Fb page. 

Shubh Labh

Shubh Labh (Shubh means goodness and Labh means benefit), the most common symbol used at the entrance of houses in India, stands for good luck,wealth and fame.

My share of 'goodness' and 'benefit'.

The 'Swastik' also stands for auspiciousness and comes from the words 'Su' meaning good and 'Asati' meaning to exist.

Shubh Labh is written in the Devanagari script and are believed to be names of the sons of Lord Ganesha. The two lines on either side of the 'swastik' are said to be 'Riddhi' and 'Siddhi', two wives of the Lord.   

Acrylic on Brustro 200 gsm watercolor paper

Here's wishing you all happiness and goodness with my piece of 'Shubh Labh'. Stay blessed!  

A piece of love

It is actually a difficult time when you have to choose a wedding gift for your dear friend and you end up spending several days and plenty of frantic researches, just to find the right 'piece of love'. I did it too! One of my closest friend got married to the love of his life and I too spent hours and hours, thinking what to gift him. I wanted not just 'a gift'; I wanted 'A GIFT' that will be my piece of love for them...And then, probably 5 months (oops!!!) after they got married, I sent them 'a piece of love'.

This is my piece of love for my friend on the best moment of his life...

Really happy to see my little piece of love finding a place in their beautiful home in Pune. And more happy to know that they really liked it!

Thank you Nilan and Pooja. May you be blessed with all the happiness in the world!
Love u two...