Author Archives: chamindika

can’t believe how long it’s been since I posted. This is the last drawing I worked on which was exactly a year ago! Inspired by music and my pregnancy…here’s how it evolved:

Since I started drawing with oil pastels again, I’ve been experimenting more with colors, as opposed to just the bright ones I used in the past. I love going over and over the same spot with different colors and seeing … Continue reading →

It’s a girl again! Kumari’s gonna have a sister at the end of June! Had my ultrasound last month and did this sketch the very same day, this is exactly what her face profile looks like on the ultrasound!

So I love watching trailers on the Itunes trailers website, I rarely get to go out to see a film, so it’s one of my little pleasures to see a bunch of trailers. I’ll even watch the ones I know … Continue reading →

This is a sketch of Vijay Iyer playing the piano. Kenji and I saw him perform a few weeks ago and it was amazing! Just what I needed. I especially enjoyed his collaboration (Tirtha) with Nitin Mitta on tabla and … Continue reading →

I haven’t drawn in like a year….thought I never would again, or at least that’s how it felt. Just drew this last month. Been feeling like sketching again, finally put oil pastel to paper in February……

So you might look at this pic and think, big deal, a pearl bracelet, the big deal is it’s really hard to make!!!! I took a pearl knotting class last night, and developed a whole new appreciation for stringing beads. … Continue reading →

We learned how to make tube riveted metal beads in class on Saturday at Veberod Gem Gallery. It was cool to learn how to make my own beads, but super hard!!! Because after you dome the circle shape, you gotta … Continue reading →

This is still for the textured panel bracelet class, but I wanted to make some new pieces for it because the others were a bit too wide and would jut out when connected together on the wrist. The dark lines … Continue reading →

Had a great class yesterday! Learned how to make a prong ring, it was all about a ring for setting an irregular shaped stone. Mine is a rough ruby, uncut. I started out with a brass rod, then hammered it … Continue reading →