Stories and inspiration behind the art
This is the second installment of 100 Days of Post-Partum: A Daily Maedup (매듭). Each day, I tie a traditional Korean knot and write a short reflection beginning with “Today I want to remember…” If you’re new here, start with the introduction. You can also read Days 0–9: Arrival. The second ten days. First outings, first milestones, […]
From the delivery room to the first snow. Korean maedup knots and reflections from the first ten days post-partum.
Introducing my new collection, The Carried Thread — an exploration of lineage, belonging, and slow making. A Shift in Rhythm Over the summer, my creative rhythm began to change. For years, my studio walls have been filled with architectural and floral paintings—vivid cityscapes, structured lines, and blooms that captured the meeting of nature and the
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Today, I’m excited to take you behind the scenes of my current project at the Downtown Austin Space Activation (DASA) Residency. It’s been a month or so filled with intense creativity, learning, and some unexpected shifts in my plans. Adjusting Expectations and Embracing Challenges At the onset of this residency, I set myself an ambitious
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As I progress through my artist residency with the Downtown Austin Space Activation (DASA), one of the most critical steps has been selecting the right colour palette. This process has been deeply inspired by both the natural landscapes and the urban energy of Austin, reflecting my personal experiences since making this city my new home.
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As part of my short artist residency with the Downtown Austin Space Activation (DASA), I’m creating paintings inspired by Austin, my current home. While I started with the exploring architecture, I’m excited to celebrate one of Texas’s most stunning natural features through these paintings—the springtime wildflowers. Their vibrant displays left lasting visual imprints on my
Since moving into my downtown studio at the start of this residency, my first mission was to truly connect with the heart of Austin. Wrapped up against the cold, headphones in, camera in hand, I began exploring the streets of downtown without a set path, driven by pure curiosity. Though I’ve been a resident of
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You’ll know I love to travel and my paintings are a visual journey, documenting my experiences working, living, and traveling across the world. In this newest collection, Remnants of Forgotten Histories, I lean into intricately decorated interiors as I travel across Europe & Asia, immersing myself rich and diverse histories. The story behind Remnants of
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As a full-time British Indian artist who holds a PhD in Biophysics and worked at Boston Consulting Group as a management consultant for a number years – it’s safe to say that I’ve pivoted careers a *few* times. As such, I love sharing my experiences, journey and what I’ve learned so far with wider audiences
As a working artist, I get energy from sharing my experiences, journey and what I’ve learned so far with wider audiences – doing so in conversation with someone else makes it that much more enjoyable! Tune into my interview with Nando at Art of the Bay: Sessions. We talk about how I got back into
