Award Winning Indian Artist Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharjee

Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharjee aka Shuva is an Indian artist born in Kolkata in 1947. He earned a Bachelor degree from the Indian College of Art in 1969. His paintings are primarily influenced by the places, the people and the rich culture that makes Kolkata distinct.

The artist has depicted "the city to which he belongs, has figured prominently in much of his work that often comes in series ranging from cityscapes to clocks to crows and owls. Passion flowers with their discrete erotic undertones and divinities series of Durga, Krishna, Radha and other icons in vibrant hues with a textural use of gold and silver foil, reminiscent of Indian miniature paintings, pressed delicately onto the canvases, marked a creative breakthrough for the artist."

The mixed media artist uses acrylic, charcoal and ink on canvas in both small and large format. The artwork is rich in texture created using multiple layers of waterproof inks finished with acrylic using a rough brush.

Shuvaprasanna has participated in more than 55 solo exhibitions in India and abroad including United States, Bangladesh, Singapore, France, Switzerland and Germany. He has painted more than 7000 paintings since 1975. He has won several awards such as the AIFACS, State Lalit Kala Academy, West Bengal and Birla Academy Awards.

His art is in private collections and on display all over the world including National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi and College of Art, New Delhi, Chandigarh Museum, Punjab University, Birla Academy Calcutta; Times of India Group, WHO Geneva and Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan.

Kind Nature Jewels by Anne Lia

Anne Lia is a jewelry maker and designer from Lisbon, Portugal. Anne is a self-taught designer and sculptor who makes jewelry pieces inspired by the act of kindness. "Making jewelry was born from wanting to bring a little kindness and protection into my own life and as soon I finished my first piece I was hooked!"

The necklaces and rings are inspired by mythology around the world, tales from the past, fantasy and artist's personal creative imagination. Every piece is entirely handmade using different methods such as carving into metal, stamping, casting or soldering sterling silver.

Each piece comes with a little story that influenced the artist to create a unique jewelry item, she aims to create something that's not "empty" pretty only. You can find her one of a kind necklaces and rings in her online store - Kind Nature Jewel.

Happy Friday + Japanese Traditional Glasswork

Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and enjoying your visits to the blog. The covid situation is getting better all over the globe and it did get improve in India from the last week. Businesses are slowly opening and we are seeing people travelling to work with less restrictions. Despite the things seeming to better, let's continue to take precautions and stay safe.

Before I let you go for the weekend, I would like to share the stunning glasswork by Shinobu Kurosaki of Mr Nature Store. The artist created this unique owl glass inspired by Edo Kiriko. Edo Kiriko is a type of glasswork known to have originated in Nihonbashi area of Edo which is the old name for Tokyo. The Japanese traditional craftwork involves patterns to be carved on the surface of a multi-layered glass, this way both the transparency and the beautiful design on the glass can be admired.

You can find the shown owl glass and more limited edition glassware in Mr Nature Store. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Shivani

Colorful Tea Towel Collection and More by Tammie Norries

Tammie Norries' work is so colorful that it is sure to cheer up anyone who looks at it. That's exactly what happened to me, I stumbled across her work and felt a spark of joy.

Tammie started her design company during the first lockdown. Her illustrations are hand drawn and mostly inspired by the beautiful Scottish countryside. Her designs range from animals to plants including puffins, highland deer, wildcat, capercaillie, midgie, bog myrtle, thistle and heather. These images can be found on tea towels in bold color palette that's perfect to spruce up a kitchen.

Tammie first started to design tea towels for her brand then expanded to greeting cards, velvet cushion covers, notebooks and pocket mirrors. The entire collection of products can be found on her online store - Tammie Norries.

 

Sculptures Hand-Carved From Wood By Egor Mamoshkin Of Linden Bark

Egor Mamoshkin is a wood artist who specializes in carving amazing animal sculptures. The artist is born and living in Russia, has been working with wood since the age of 14. He creates one of a kind carvings by hand using basic tools such as chisels and knives. His sculptures range from animal figures to mushrooms to characters inspired by fairytale world.

Egor uses linden wood to carve his pieces, he only uses dried wood so the piece does not develop cracks over time. His craftsmanship is jaw dropping, there is painstaking attention to detail and precision in his work. His wood carved creations can be found in his online store - Linden Bark.