Some Photography

Photography is a recent addition to our art world. During my trip to Turkey, I found quite a few interesting subjects to capture on my camera.



Pets are a difficult subject to capture as they never sit still. I had to wait for quite some time and had to make quite a few attempts to get the right picture



The imposing structures of mosques in Turkey are a photographers delight. The clarity of the picture depends on getting the picture with the exact quantity of sun light at the exact angle. These are two of my most favorites.

Abstract Sculpture

Last week we created the mould and cast our sculptures in polyester resin. Polyester is a very light weight medium to cast in but is quite messy. We had to work outdoors as the chemicals have a really pungent smell which is quite unbearable. But the final outcome is so beautiful and the resin used in the casting gives an image of old copper sculptures...

Here are some work in progress pictures of the mould and the casting.

The scuptures after painting:-

Glazing ceramics

We glazed our ceramic pieces last week.. Many times, glazing springs surprises that can be sometimes good or sometimes nasty.. This happens inspite of experimenting with the glazes before applying them to the pieces..These are a few of the pictures of our pieces after glazing....

I was really not satisfied with the glazing of this piece.. I wanted a more earthly color but the glazing tricked me..

This piece looks great after glazing. The combination of basic colors of red white and black gives the piece a nice finish..

Here also the glazing has been successful and the colors are vibrant and beautiful..

The glazing of the individual pieces were not really satisfactory..But the piece looks good when mounted on a stand

Sculpture

Another area in which we are competing in the november exhibition is sculpture.. We have started on two sculptures..The basic shape in clay is finished and we are planning to make a mould and then cast it in polyester fibre resin.. I am posting some pics of the two sculptures.





This sculpture is made by me and is a depiction of motherhood.. Pushpa has depicted an elephant in her sculpture..

Some Painting

July and August are months where Sharjah experiences summer and the temperature soars up to 50 degrees...Vacations are planned just around summer to escape this unbearable heat. We were on our annual vacation to India the last two months and as a result there was a total lull in all art activities and hence the delay in the posts...


Now it is back to work after a refreshing vacation ...Ceramic work will begin in a couple of weeks after we have decided on the colors...We are working together on a huge calligraphy piece for the november exhibition..The piece measures 1.2mX1.2m and is done with airbrush and arabic calligraphy...Here are a few pictures of the work in progress...

Ceramic Sculptures IV

Our second set of sculptures are also made and baked. No damages so far. I am posting a few pictures of the same...

The fish is a handbuilt piece by Pushpa. More textures are to be given on the surface.

This is my piece. I made the center on the wheel and everything else was handbuilt. I am quite pleased with the texture on the surface.

We are hoping that we get the glazes right....

Ceramic Sculptures III

The sculptures have come out of the klin unbroken :) . Taking the piece out of the klin is like waiting for a test result. The heart beats overtime and tension levels shoot up....But the joy on seeing the piece unbroken more than compensates for all the trouble!

These are the pieces out of the klin....

I tried arranging them one behind the other. I think this arrangement looks good.Now I should decide on the colors for glazing. Glazing is always the most tricky part. It decides the final look of the piece. It can spoil the appearance of a good piece and at the same time, make an ugly piece look beautiful. I hope this time the glazing comes out right....