Warrior Goddess- Durga

I recently had the pleasure of designing and painting a 'Goddess Durga'- the warrior Goddess,  teapot for a client for the upcoming Navratri festival celebrated across India. Goddess Durga the very versatile and multi-faceted  is one of the most revered, Goddess in Hinduism. She symbolises female strength and power and worshiped during a nine day festival- 'Navratri' which culminates on the ten day with the Dussera festival, where an effigy of Ravana is burnt, which is symbolic of the victory of Lord Ram over Ravana -good over evil.

This particular commissioned work had its fair share of challenges but I'm very happy with the final result!

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...

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do, is take a look at you.

With a city bathed in a myriad shades of blue, as raindrops pelt down from the skies above, my Blue Peacocks hand-painted teapot captures  the mood natures set. Blue in all its brilliance as peacock dance on the teapot to the rhythm of the rain!

'When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do
Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue'
-Phil Collins

 

You Foxy lil thing!

It truly is one of the nicest surprises when you get a customised order for a design motif you been meaning to do, but haven't gotten down to. To kickstart the international orders for Pyjama Party, I was delighted to get an order from one of the most inspiring places for art and artists!! La Ville Lumiere [the city of lights] Paris!!

A lovely Parisian lady asked me to paint some foxes on a kettle design, which originally had silhouettes of cats, what I loved about her request was the reason behind it. She wanted her little pet dog to have a fox friend!! I was sold at every level, the cuteness of the request, the fact that she's a dog lover and to add icing to the cake the little foxes I was meaning to paint. These are some pics of the kettle with a befitting name- 'You foxy lil thing'

Bombay to Bangkok

Here's a customised piece for someone who is looking at gifting this kettle to a friend who is relocating from Mumbai to Bangkok.She wanted to incorporate elements of Mumbai,the adorable rickshaw being one and the BEST bus being the other,with little personalised messages for her friend.I personally love doing customised pieces,it in a small way allows you to contribute towards something heartfelt that one person is doing for another.Also in this fast paced world I really appreciate people who invest in relationships and take the time to personalise gifts for their loved ones.

Customised order-Gypsy

I love doing customised pieces,this one was a mash up of two of my older designs ,its on its way to settle down in a new home in the UAE.The customer also wanted to incorporate certain features to look of the lady's face and my most favourite part was subtly adding her friends design in the artwork!!

Love that i could be a part of  creating something personal for someone!!Happpp happy happieeee!!

To place a customised order ,please feel free to mail me at pyjamapartydesigns@gmail.com,i'd be more than happy to paint a kettle.

New Premium range of hand-painted kettles

 Adding a dash of colour to your tea time!! Am thrilled to share a whole new range of hand-painted teapots. Each design is painstakingly hand drawn and painted with uttermost care and attention to detail. To find out more do drop us a line at pyjamapartydesigns@gmail.com

Whimsical palace

Whimsical palace

Turkish treat

Turkish treat

Red rickshaw

Red Rickshaw