Paper- Illustration Friday

Paaaaappppeeerrrrr! Can you hear the excitement in my voice?
It's because its paper....my oldest and bestestesteest friend.

I think before even being born, paper was my love (along with colours, ofcourse!)
As a kid, I used to do oh-so-much with paper, going mad with and without it.

I've been told that if I ever got angry or upset (which was quite often) I would go and lock myself in a room and then draw and paint and forget everything...being with paper and colour gave me so much happiness!

I think it always will...it's an occupational hazard 

Recycled Sketchbooks

Well, there is just too much waste paper around. Stuff that cannot be used because its outdated (official stuff) and some paper that has just been lying around for years. Untouched and unused. It makes me sad when I see all of it just lying about.


So, to hone my binding skills and do a lot with this very paper, these papers were all binded, in their exact form and way. Not wasting even one bit. Courtesy a small-scale run press, I managed to bind my own recycled sketchbooks.

The covers are too, completely made of recycled materials, paper, cloth and one old Indian flag that was stitched onto it! I even experimented with the Gondh illustration style on one cover, with my dog being its hero! I love these all-new-yet-old sketchbooks that have such a strong association of names, places and patriotism!


Such pure joy!

Colour for this chappal: Bond Paper White

It Isn't Time Passing (Printed)

In one of my earlier posts, I had put up the web version (illustrated) of the poem, 'It Isn't Time Passing'. I finally got it printed, and it did turn out close to how I had imagined it, on mildly textured paper.
I quite like how its turned out. Here are a few pictures.

Colour for this chappal: Brown and Black and Textured!