Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors – it’s how you combine them that sets you apart. ~Wolfgang Puck, Australian Chef
Tag: Miniatures
Small Pleasures
I love flowers. Most girls do. There is this lovely line in a beautiful Tamil song from the 1992 film Roja that I absolutely love… pen illaadha oorilae adi aan pooketpadhillai pen illadha oorilae kodidhaan poopooppadhillai (In a town without women, a man doesn’t ask for flowers… In a town without girls, flowers don’t even…
Spice It Up
This in a miniature version of a traditional Indian spice box. We love flavors in our food and such boxes you will find in every household. It has spices commonly used in everyday cooking such as turmeric powder, chilli powder, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, and coriander seeds just to name a…
Bravo!
From the time I started collecting miniatures rather seriously, I began observing the time, effort and energy every artist puts into creating the art they feel so passionately about. I picked up these tiny pots from a small stall on the side of a narrow yet busy by lanes in Pune. The hand pump and…
Where art thou?
Have you been in a spot where you are in a splitting hurry, the open store but the store keeper has decided to take a break exactly when he reaches your order? Well, several times you say? Then welcome to the club!
Ring in The Rains
Coming from Mumbai, I am not a huge fan of the rains. For people like me, who have lived in coastal cities in India, rains are followed by heat and more humidity. What acts as a bigger turn off is the post-rain muck. As the southwest monsoon winds set in, here’s a last shout out…
Old Meets New
This has been, by far, my most satisfying project to date. I wanted to recreate a Gothic style setting, with a modern twist. While I created the tables, chairs and the lamp stool, the candelabra, plates, spoons, forks and knives, bowls, pastry stand, lamp shade and food all are purchased accessories. Special thanks to suenosouvenir…
Spark Your Flame
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~Buddha
I ‘Donut’ Know
Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do? God often gives nuts to toothless people. ~Matt Groening I love the Simpsons, so when Shilpa (AKA Sueno souvenir) was selling a donuts magnet, I secretly hopped there was one with pink topping and sprinkles. Since I couldn’t ask for customizations, I held my tongue. But if you…
Egged On
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. ~Andrew Carnegie
Snapshots of my World 