Give Water This Christmas

Wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New year. Today my work (Water Hunt In the Midst of Shoratges) has been listed in a very thoughtful treasury 'Give water this Christmas' , locate it at www.etsy.com/treasury/4d123825b93f6d91ec6f38de/give-water

I took this photograph when had visited a beautiful farm house of friend of mine.

This treasury has been inspited by http://calebdanielle.blogspot.com/2010/12/water.html and has been created by sisandbro (http://sisandbro.etsy.com ). I am really glad I am part of this initiative of saving water and such key global resources, this Christmas of different kind.

Happy holidays!!

How To Maximize Benefits of Yoga - 1

As I revise my learnings in Yoga, and also introduce Om and Yoga series on my etsy shop, let me start adding few things on this topic. When one does any Yoga posture, there could be different ways to do each step along with breathing. For e.g.

Option A: One may do more number of yoga postures in certain time interval
Option B: One may do a certain posture for longer duration, thus total number of repeats in a given time interval being lesser than in option A.

So which one is better? Option B. In this quality matters most, doing each yoga exercise with quality, holding for longer time gives better results and most benefits of the same.

All in during the time, one needs to continue normal breathing.

Introducing Om and Yoga series

Visit following URL for details of this artwork: http://www.etsy.com/listing/63047183/circular-om-aum-original-handmade

I had been away from my blog for a while however work was not stopped, as far Creations - The Art Shop goes. I continued listing new items and the shop artworks got picked on loads of etsy treasury several times, be it photo art, be it lord Ganesha paintings or alike. I am really thankful to all those innovative people created these treasuries with what an amazing themses.

Now you will see a new set of section on my shop, it is one of my favourite topics- Yoga and related which includes Om series as well. Father has drawn beautiful sets of Om paintings and there is a lot to add. I have been Yoga practitioner myself since childhood and am totally fond of its benefits. Would love to bring those to viewers and shoppers in most meaningful ways. Watch on..here is a glimpse of the few items added..

Featured On Etsy Treasury Again- With My Photophraphy Print Listing

Visit the etsy treasury "Colours of love" which lasts for two more days. My artwork- straberries fresh from the farms- has been featured in it. It's a photography print available in various sizes.

Treasury link follows as is:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=95137

The item featured is as follows:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39566986

If you like it, or think your friends/family would like it, do share the link with them as well.

Rural India - A new fine art photograph

Rural India always fascinated me as a subject for photography. Hence I wouldnt let go of any opportunity to picture colors of it since I visit such places less frequently. This new photography subject is something that makes me think of lives of the women and girl children from these places. The place I had been to was almost cut off from the "developed" lands, the road connectivity being poor. The land is super-rich and the soil full of mother-earth though. There is definite water shortage though. Tribals do walk down all the way to fetch a "penny" of water. The women and girls do join in their team-work which perhaps motivates them to do this pain-staking job. I was amazed by the smiles and calmness on their faces though, their enthusiasm was commendable and last but not the least- their eagerness to get photographed. This photography made my day :-) For more details on this photography, do visit my etsy shop page http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=44424807

Silence Of The Monks - Original Fine Art Photograph Print

This fine art photograph by Sri is one of my favourites. Now that I am going to visiti Ajanta Ellora caves tomorrow, I remember the beauty of the artworks from the caves even more fondly. I have listed this item recently on my etsy shop. As Sri rightly mentions about this photo- "It was so silent that even the almighty seemed to be listening to them praying". See more specifics of the artwork at

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43591745

I am attaching the photo herewith.

Happy After Long Time

Well, there are some touching moments, as one follows his or her creative pursuits. I just thought of sharing with you, a small moment of joys as I list new photography artworks by friend of mine- Sri. I do know, for past 13 years while we have been friends, that it has been his dream to do become professional photographer. And his style of work motivates me as well do work hard towards betterment of my online etsy shop. When I shared with him the links from this blog and his artwork listings on my shop, he replied with following sentences- " I am happy after long time" and "I feel I am doing something useful". Well even I have been happy to put forward to you all, his works, created with yet another passion for art.

First Customer Feedback Photo

I just received customer appreciation photo from my customer 'etsy user name- sunchaser8'. She has sent me the framed painting photograph of the original painting she purchased from my etsy shop. It's my dad lord Ganesh painting. My wonderful buyer, Laura has got it beutifully framed as well. I am delighted to share with you the framed painting photograph, as attached.

Artist's Corner- Sriraman C R

Dear Readers, please extend warm welcome to my buddy Sriraman (short name- Sri , as seen in the photograph) who is joining my etsy shop - Creations-The Art Shop as freelance artist, in a mutually benefitial partnership. I could have written a lot about him as an artist, all I can say is his photography work amazes me. And I hope it will continue to amaze you as well. I am so delighted to start listing his artworks on Creations- The Art Shop (my etsy shop http://creations1000.etsy.com/ ). Watch out, for his photography work is getting listed soon...

More about Sri, in his own words..Read on.

"Everyone is an artist in some way or the other. Only the degree varies. Some are born artists, some develop it during their lifetime and there are some who have an artistic instinct.

I probably fit in the last category where I purely go by my instincts to create artworks and my passion for photography allows me to do this.

It was my schooling years in Kolkata, India, when I used to watch keenly a family photographer friend of ours take photos of functions and that got me interested in photography from my early age. But I had to wait for a long time after that before I could own a camera and start clicking. And I had to wait a few more years after that, before I fell in love with the SLRs and now the digital ones.

I am the happiest when I am clicking and always strive to get that 'perfect shot' in whatever subject I shoot. Sometimes I win, sometimes I don't and that's what I love about this art. To sum it up, photography and I are inseparable. "

Globe Trotting of This Lord Ganesh

Well this little original painting, with beautiful dark blue framing (not seen in the photograph, framing was a custom order) is a globe trotter in its own way. Well, friend of mine- Amol, purchased it almost an year ago (http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=15856038 ))when I was in Sydney and he was in the US. He got it delivered to his Pune/India residence. Now that he has been back in Pune, he has basically gifted this Lord Ganesh/Ganesha painting to his cousin- Sanjeev, as he was on his India vacation, who teaches atPrinceton University. Looks like the blue frame and the blue elephant has indeed crossed the continents and blue oceans to find its final destination which a great office space like Princeton University. This particular lord of wisdom has decided to live in this cheerful ambiance filled with great education. Wonderful journey isn't? Sometimes I wonder whether these muted works also do have their own 'lives'? Perhaps yes :-)

Photography Prints of My Artworks

Realized that many of the photographs I hadtaken at different places, are good artworks in first place. Hence have started listing those on the etsy shop. So far have got a positive feedback from my friends. Well a few of my photography artworks have been sold on fotolia.com as well. Also one of my friends who is very passionate about photography has approached me, for listing his artwork. We are planning to have a meeting very soon. I hope he brings in a great collection for Creations-The Art Shop's photography collection. More about my friend and our meeting soon..I am eager to grow this product line of my shop over the time. Isnt the world of art so unlimited and full of creativity?

Online Etsy Shop Anniversary

It's approaching soon, on 11th Feb. And I have made myself a photography artwork print as a gift for all my existing buyers, who made difference. Have announced a sale of 10% as well and to all my new buyers joining in the anniv period, I will be shipping them as well the same gift. By now all of the gifts to existing buyers are sent out and am eager to hear their feedback.

Key Holder

Dear readers, just wanted to also update you on another small thing I learned in the world of creations. I took a hobby class for making keyholders. I had promised my mother I will gift her this new artwork for her and dad's wedding anniversary. I made aqua theme based key holder, it had provision for holding 7 keys. And 3 fishes ..colorful.
It turned out nice and now it's being used at parent's place. My husband is excited too about this little work and I will make one for ourselves too. And I have got one order for making it by my aunt. That's a good start. Etsy buyers will see these key holders listed in due course of time. Till then, hang in. Happy New Year.

Experimentation With Prints

I had been thinking of doing this for long time and finally managed to do it, thanks to dad for his knowledge, help and right references. Now that our etsy shop is picking up and paintings being liked and loved, we got some select paintings printed and thus reproduced. The reproduction was done on canvas and a good scan quality is very essential. The printing press we know of (that my dad has already worked with) helped us greatly and this small project was thus successful. The idea behind this experimentation is to be able to re-create the artwork and be able to make it available to the buyers at lower costs (Original and print will always defer in pricing). We will see to it that our buyers also see prints in future and be able to purchase those at more attractive prices. Well they say - if you yourself use what you sell, then you are truly committed to what you are selling. Well, I got these prints framed and now I will be able to decor my own home with these greatly framed dad's prints. I have also got one of my dad's large size original paintings framed for my own home (thereby deleting it from etsy shop ...). Three cheers.