Embroidered & appliqued Sunset made with silk & wool rovings

Inspiration for this wallpiece came from an actual sunset seen from my balcony. By the time I made the background,the ideas for the composition kept changing & reshaping. Some wool & silk rovings went under a layer of tissue. Some were overlapping. An orange hillock appeared. Woolen & silk tassels cut from left over fabics came in handy as grasses. The lowermost layer is of khadi silk. The trees are in the process of being made, using yarn & embroidery. It's all handstitched, without using any glue. I shall be completing the picture in a few days with little more embroidery added to it. I find such work extremely soothing for my nerves...almost like meditation!!

Sunflowres on the opposite wall of the same balcony!

A peahen painted on a textured balcony wall.

Colorful quilts for kids & adults both!!

A single bedcover with different blocks,using old silks,laces, weaves & what not!!

Pic has been clicked before framng,thus the wrinkles....but I love creating sunsets as I said earlier!!

I simply love creating twilight skyscapes!!

Paintented background on silk.Foregound has brown handwoven silk is appliqued & embroidered using pink tissue & simple embroidery stitches.

a hibiscus from a plant done before it closed in the evening

Sunflower with rich silk bakground!

More linen & bedcovers in cotton & silk

Hi all!
I'm uploading images on my mother's behalf. She's currently undergoing treatment & rehab for her chronic migraine.

Below are images of linen projects that were completed by her over the past 8-10 years.
The rooster curtain & some of the vibrant bed linen below are by far my favorites.

Enjoy!


Above: Appliqued rooster curtain in handwoven fabrics.

Above: log cabin table cover made during a past Xmas.

Above: bed cover made from silks.







Above: "waste not want not". A maple-leaf bed cover made from fabric scraps.



Above: bedcover made from handwoven & brocade sarees in silk.


Above: A bed cover for my 18 year old son!

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LANDSCAPES I HAVE DESIGNED

Parts of some of my prize winning landscapes waiting to be converted into embroideries.

Indian Sari Blouses

Above: lower portion of a 'kurta' became a blouse. The eyelet was actually a portion of the kurta that was stained & had to be removed!



Above: A woven 'dupatta' with tassles converted into a sari blouse. Tassles are intact on the sleeves.


Above: Cholis (sari blouses). The emphasis is on the back & sleeves. Some of the backs are original fronts of 'kurtas'.

Above: My daughter wearing a blouse designed by me from antique scraps on her wedding reception. The sari is hand woven with a white gold border.