To celebrate my birthday, I went to see Magdelena Abakabowicz at the Tate Modern with my family. "I'm interested in the path of a single thread. I'm not interested in practical usefulness of my work"- Magdelena Abakabowicz I so resonated with this quote. Moving, powerful and inspiring- the scale...
I saw 'Brain Forest Quipu' by the brilliant Cecilia Vicuna at the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. It is beautiful, thought provoking and inspiring! Don't miss it! I've shared some images on my blog for those of you who can't make it to London. (You are so welcome...
Hello! Hope you had a lovely August. I just returned to London from Yorkshire after seeing the staggeringly beautiful work of Sheila Hicks- one of my favourite artists. 'Off Grid' is the first major retrospective of Hick's in the UK, currently showing at Hepworth Wakefield....
Last week, I was invited to the private view of 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk, a retrospective of the school's embroideries at the Fashion and Textile Museum. Sharing some images from the PV with you ...
I was blown away by Louise Bourgeois's The Woven Child at the Hayward Gallery - the first major retrospective that focuses on her work using textiles. I saw it last week and highly recommend it ! The exhibition is on till 15 May Here are...
I was absolutely delighted to be featured in Financial Times, in the run up to London Craft Week 2021. Read the full article here. Sharing some pictures here. ...
I visited 'Bagh- Abstract Gardens' at the Brunei Gallery, London last week. It is such a moving and inspiring exhibition! It took me back to my childhood in India. Bagh (meaning garden) are embroidered shawls that are so densely stitched with counted thread embroidery (Phulkari) that the...
Sheila Hicks is one of my fav artists. I was thrilled to have been able to see her work in person at Alison Jaques Gallery, London last month. ‘Music To My Eyes’ was the artist's third Solo exhibition there and I absolutely loved it! Here...
Recently, I was invited by Tate Modern to an exclusive private view of Sophie Taeuber-Arp Exhibition. Sophie was one of the foremost abstract artists and designers of the 1920s and 30s. She made embroideries and paintings, designed tapestries, created puppets and mysterious Dada objects. (Text courtesy Tate) This...
I am so delighted to be featured in Homes & Antiques April Issue in a lush four page spread in 'Heirlooms of the Future'- a series on artists whose work the magazine feels is worthy of being passed to future generations. ...