Art Collision

The last couple of months have been a frenzy of activity, with two spanking new product lines in the making, energy levels have been on a roller coaster ride of their own. With heightened peaks of exuberance to the inevitable drop dead exhaustion.

I'm so thrilled to announce that Pyjama Party Studio has tied up with Engrave to launch our range of affordable original artwork, here's the link to the e-shop on engrave http://engrave.in/pyjama-party-studio Do have a look and give us your feedback! Here are some of the behind the scenes pics and videos that went into the making of this range, do follow me on Instagram @rithika_kumar or @pyjamapartystudio if you'd like to see more of my artwork.

You foxy lil thing

You foxy lil thing is one of my all time favourite teapot designs to paint!! What a wonderful way to kickstart the week!! Happy week ahead!!

Drop me a line at pyjamapartystudio@gmail.com to know more about our portfolio of hand-painted teapots and other home decor products or check out our Facebook page @ Pyjama Party Studio

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

There's a delightful nip in the air, as the days get shorter and nights get longer. Winter is one of my most favourite seasons, not that we have much of a winter in Mumbai, nevertheless I guess it  has a lot to do with Christmas and the warm and fuzzy feeling the celebrations bring with it! From the looks of it, I've already been bitten by the festive bug, there's a batch of chocolate chunk cookies in the oven and I'm well stocked on hot chocolate and marshmallows!!

This year I'm super excited to showcase my lovely new range of 'Owlie hand-painted mason jars', these lil jars have been such a pleasure to paint, with a palette that's more pastel and not my usual bright bold colour choice and the water colour texturing, there's been a lot of experimenting that's gone into the making of this range and I must say I'm thrilled with the end products. With six spanking new, adorable owlets to choose from, these little babies are ready to spread the cheer!! So come and meet the gang!!!

On a more introspective note, there are so many new design ideas and products I have in mind it almost feels like  theres just not enough time to sketch and paint them! Watch this space for much much more!!

Inhale... Exhale... Paint...  and Repeat :)

Lulu

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Cleo

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Bailey

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Maggie

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Oscar

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Sasha

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Baby Zoe spreading her wings!!

Owls are one of my favourite designs to draw, paint or sketch! I've recently tied up with the wonderful people at Postergully.com where you can find my artwork on a whole spate of wonderful products- we now have laptop skins, laptotpsleeves, coasters, mugs, wall art,hoodies, T-shirts for men and women, storage boxes, cushion covers, notebooks, cell phone cases and a whole lot more!!

Am so thrilled to introduce you to lil Baby Zoe in her new digital avatar!! Check out more designs at Pyjama Party on Postergully

Baby Zoe- Laptop skin 

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Baby Zoe notebook

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Hoodies

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Baby Zoe- Wall art  Italian Wooden frame

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Baby Zoe I phone 6/ 6S case

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Baby Zoe- Accessory box

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Babushka love

The Matryoshka dolls were born from the creative belly of  Sergey Malyutin a very talented artist, illustrator and designer, with the help of Vasily Zvyozdochkin a doll maker and artist in 1890, carved out of wood these beautiful nesting dolls have since stolen the hearts and sparked the imagination of many an artist and designer. You can still find the authentic Russian Babushka dolls in the Sergiyev Posad,Semyonov,Polkhovsky Maidan and Kirov regions in Russia. These dolls are commonly referred to as Babushka dolls, the word "babushka means 'grandmother' or an 'elderly woman'

With the growing love for these adorable dolls, artists and designers across the world have creatively adapted these dolls to reflect various styles of art  and elements of their region or country. Today you can find contemporary artists painting theme based artwork like floral, Christmas, Easter, animals or even portraits and caricatures of famous politicians and celebrities.

Christmas themed Babushka dolls

Politician themed Babushka dolls

Superhero themed Babushka dolls

The Babushka doll is one of my all time favourite designs to paint. I remember as a little girl a relative of mine returning from Russia, had gifted me a set of these adorable nesting dolls and I was instantly awe stuck by the intricate and elaborate artwork on each piece, my personal favourite was the tiniest one! Every time I paint a  Babushka doll teapot it takes me  down memory lane, to the many days spent playing my Babushka set of nesting dolls, though I must confess, for all my love for the little baby doll, I did manage to misplace the little baby, guess I wasn't the most careful of kids. Oopssiiieee...

Fire breathers

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Dragons have always fascinated me, from their fire breathing prowess to the graceful way these mythical beings glide through the air. There's something about the delicacy and power these creatures represent that's truly enigmatic.

My fascination  with dragons stems from a time way before the Game of Thrones, if I had to look back, it took root during the days spent as a child, with my head burrowed in books, reading about tantalising tales about dragons and wizards. Like all the motifs I paint, this one too is a design that has a lot of personal meaning and significance and takes me back in time. I've done multiple sketches of dragons over the years, these two variants have finally found their way to a Pyjama Party product. To check out more of my artworks do check the Pyjama Party Studio Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pyjamapartystudio/ or feel free to drop me a line if you'd like a customised design at pyjamapartydesigns@gmail.com

Behind the scenes

A whisper in the wind

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There's something about the warm summer breeze blowing in from the sea that has a soothing effect on me. While most people might huff and puff at the sweltering heat, I guess having the luxury of working from an indoor studio makes summers for me a little more blissful. Celebrating life, beauty ,growth and abundance I've painted a delicately detailed pair of shoes that complement the feelings of free abandon I feel.

Introducing one more to the Funky Feet range of shoes - Orchids in Bloom

As the temperature rises!

Summers on it's way, it's time to rehydrate!! Purrrrr -painted bottle in the making!! Drink up!

Here are some of the other designs we have from the Recycle. Reuse. Rehydrate range of hand-painted bottles, to keep you hydrated this summer!