tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1453095653543886382024-03-01T18:55:30.156+05:30the plum treeillustrationsPriya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.comBlogger484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-4357057340357465052023-11-14T01:53:00.005+05:302024-02-16T11:02:22.107+05:30Redoing Rome. A Postscript.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSxS_9iW18Stk2o4ci3EVMO6-MGWArZSTjnCdF2ri4b05-MolTF2XqCejrBlvc7r7_27Vbl_yqdiGHMAR8sU1I7vastMeFmumwavHnHy3q6BIUiOW64pmFpAh2oVQmv4EQFCwiqfy3X3PdS_DYeEu5SN1uFZ4s6Y7ZztL6vbjGxdD5AoxUiD2RPdzHlA/s4032/IMG_1069.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSxS_9iW18Stk2o4ci3EVMO6-MGWArZSTjnCdF2ri4b05-MolTF2XqCejrBlvc7r7_27Vbl_yqdiGHMAR8sU1I7vastMeFmumwavHnHy3q6BIUiOW64pmFpAh2oVQmv4EQFCwiqfy3X3PdS_DYeEu5SN1uFZ4s6Y7ZztL6vbjGxdD5AoxUiD2RPdzHlA/w640-h480/IMG_1069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">I did visit Rome again as I promised myself I would, and this time, the second time around, I got it right. I celebrated as I should have four years ago and I did everything I wanted to do the first time around. Rome in autumn is magical and unforgettable.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_fOjqyJ9k354bl3qMmTmzC7MJbuS0Ohg1kcCgd3l5Ji9j2kUTKPDSz-VEJGC7jB-wAgNKUofC4nL6UEG2ePp2STdHUNS68kMS61S72yhSuLdkU1s-QNKIzztByou1J6Yppr38kvleAK4MAnCQsuHllvnIP7QMImEDtQ8HuIeyamIAERATAz6SLboh2k/s3865/IMG_0800.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="3865" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_fOjqyJ9k354bl3qMmTmzC7MJbuS0Ohg1kcCgd3l5Ji9j2kUTKPDSz-VEJGC7jB-wAgNKUofC4nL6UEG2ePp2STdHUNS68kMS61S72yhSuLdkU1s-QNKIzztByou1J6Yppr38kvleAK4MAnCQsuHllvnIP7QMImEDtQ8HuIeyamIAERATAz6SLboh2k/w640-h480/IMG_0800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Uzu9F1ACuQLFWbQbkc-V1lB2T4xpeVGntiTwu-1ifhOhhJZrFz9-UKHB0sMgsUiyrMwfHjLnmCvAvXrhwrHz_EiGTuf4PYESQrK3_TQzN0hvVlHkRLmf9oKz9mnVfZiho8Iqf_0a3m_ibI8NkxtCx6opCwuQaiD5JTsD6tSVwBhmtCTiheef5I12IU/s4032/IMG_0805.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Uzu9F1ACuQLFWbQbkc-V1lB2T4xpeVGntiTwu-1ifhOhhJZrFz9-UKHB0sMgsUiyrMwfHjLnmCvAvXrhwrHz_EiGTuf4PYESQrK3_TQzN0hvVlHkRLmf9oKz9mnVfZiho8Iqf_0a3m_ibI8NkxtCx6opCwuQaiD5JTsD6tSVwBhmtCTiheef5I12IU/w640-h480/IMG_0805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The walk to the <b>art supply shop Ditta Poggi.</b> This early morning walk took me through all the magnificent sights of Rome, without the crowds and in pleasant weather. I could stop, pause and stare all I wanted to and every time I turned my head there was always something more magnificent to see.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGhYiY_YJbakGTvZMLZ64h6DO5sy5kuWPzrWAtQMS-pAvvyAbD_S9PUrvx9lw6RTlANvy5dgZn0nfAf9znKZh8-igovuLMGEWyqCauVkclhgq5xo75Mei80ys0M6055O12PyUiVj0HukRR5pJjoicsqCp-6ja23bxpTpIPCVQIqqqzuuJgRz_RWgrOpQ/s4032/IMG_0770.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="4032" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGhYiY_YJbakGTvZMLZ64h6DO5sy5kuWPzrWAtQMS-pAvvyAbD_S9PUrvx9lw6RTlANvy5dgZn0nfAf9znKZh8-igovuLMGEWyqCauVkclhgq5xo75Mei80ys0M6055O12PyUiVj0HukRR5pJjoicsqCp-6ja23bxpTpIPCVQIqqqzuuJgRz_RWgrOpQ/w640-h428/IMG_0770.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP_q5PgylIqZ96BrRrUjPwbZK1oMmpDfxJEIEnoZdSuhuurOrl-fxOoughVa9g8hjnNp2J3qd5G-vDsVbnZciIHnTLiaIHRolgFNIarQoii9lGLyvM5UTISPCIEFYSY69jVxhWyFtWX5tfNZ0LH6vxHge3KT5I48vSnfIqdnqtxx-0fnT3K2ecYkwQtw/s3825/IMG_0777.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3825" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP_q5PgylIqZ96BrRrUjPwbZK1oMmpDfxJEIEnoZdSuhuurOrl-fxOoughVa9g8hjnNp2J3qd5G-vDsVbnZciIHnTLiaIHRolgFNIarQoii9lGLyvM5UTISPCIEFYSY69jVxhWyFtWX5tfNZ0LH6vxHge3KT5I48vSnfIqdnqtxx-0fnT3K2ecYkwQtw/w640-h436/IMG_0777.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">And then, a proper walk exploring <b>Trastevere, </b>where I ogled at magnificent churches, explored the red alleys and ate the best gelato ever (Otaleg).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUBxbAfvwW_55wom7DbhZOfzfGPLKFpGvSwd1-b-MTxwVcA8cb3ayCrFLPRDm0p4n9dZMQLnTstAVannpnnGG3Zqc2QofIZ_iruO0TU8lt0wqdMOzjf3uLiXu4-0KPWihfQFhEWGpChtEkuvoNtT1xnnVS3p37cpRLRiym3h98DphyPEfA566yAHf1tU/s2973/IMG_0921%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="2973" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUBxbAfvwW_55wom7DbhZOfzfGPLKFpGvSwd1-b-MTxwVcA8cb3ayCrFLPRDm0p4n9dZMQLnTstAVannpnnGG3Zqc2QofIZ_iruO0TU8lt0wqdMOzjf3uLiXu4-0KPWihfQFhEWGpChtEkuvoNtT1xnnVS3p37cpRLRiym3h98DphyPEfA566yAHf1tU/w640-h548/IMG_0921%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsrGjYWU0xuStkBdYOET4i-2gPH8yhpRTOES_p9BXGLGwztInsVKluI5p7uOoO6JRQIkveR4iG5uslsOboQPEJbbYj4FzfJ5R0orB0TnB5KnViu3z-MqyYNBDeqwD2JdudBD5HgPoczhjqBjtiYnwbLOCAlrK-1jH6iODUhPXtJDyK8Khpt-a7wO8fTs/s4032/IMG_0932.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsrGjYWU0xuStkBdYOET4i-2gPH8yhpRTOES_p9BXGLGwztInsVKluI5p7uOoO6JRQIkveR4iG5uslsOboQPEJbbYj4FzfJ5R0orB0TnB5KnViu3z-MqyYNBDeqwD2JdudBD5HgPoczhjqBjtiYnwbLOCAlrK-1jH6iODUhPXtJDyK8Khpt-a7wO8fTs/w640-h480/IMG_0932.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">I went to </span><b style="font-family: Tajawal;">Janiculum Terrace</b><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"> again. I replaced the older memories there with happier ones. I gave thanks for the completion of my second book and validated my first book as it should have been done the first time around. For these moments, that I could come here again and acknowledge how far I've come, I have only gratitude. These are the memories that will remain with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJOZez7Woljkqnt5Z1jVY_LiCgE-xgbHHPMWRvNg3_0LXZwZN7_xOVR1Nt3uvL74jJPk8MZw3u6Qm9Vnec0cHszl6QBfrspVGXSmDninwp1iI1vtP5C2TNbpQQpL24Dqd_FY0fnTWKpZV7zWDTAaBc7JdkAtfTawUVPcCtToc21MP2JknaREQTYn79Es/s2248/IMG_0989.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="2248" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJOZez7Woljkqnt5Z1jVY_LiCgE-xgbHHPMWRvNg3_0LXZwZN7_xOVR1Nt3uvL74jJPk8MZw3u6Qm9Vnec0cHszl6QBfrspVGXSmDninwp1iI1vtP5C2TNbpQQpL24Dqd_FY0fnTWKpZV7zWDTAaBc7JdkAtfTawUVPcCtToc21MP2JknaREQTYn79Es/w640-h614/IMG_0989.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The power of <b>Caravaggio</b> in real and the breathtaking work of <b>MC Escher</b><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8gI_-JWdYBWe1Ts0YYO6PEP2afU3u63XGQ6Np5pCRmrZV3tm2coOOiPl3uGoZg-Cl50WEaGxp8XxqPk5qWHKWWZGsv7ogN5Q8Cd7UijQ2FvW5UomN2ymbPrQ4tjQPBjbKTNSv9ubMKJtIL3pGqvTqG5rjES3ZO3BhFRwDIg8KYJHiWMiAtab344CROU/s3024/IMG_1261.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="3024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8gI_-JWdYBWe1Ts0YYO6PEP2afU3u63XGQ6Np5pCRmrZV3tm2coOOiPl3uGoZg-Cl50WEaGxp8XxqPk5qWHKWWZGsv7ogN5Q8Cd7UijQ2FvW5UomN2ymbPrQ4tjQPBjbKTNSv9ubMKJtIL3pGqvTqG5rjES3ZO3BhFRwDIg8KYJHiWMiAtab344CROU/w640-h500/IMG_1261.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12Bo4Tdf7AD4p4bBfxIFigKo7UXf27DH51wO2Kdum3LljPwwI8pkxrDVNkByCbxW1fjGEpHt_R8kjg7QQ5kawuWMsXNC8gNAZFQD0NQiIhxhGYYwdOu4p-oZm1rMfcPT4ux5-qmtL59ttmwAlO7vJ7hN0evadSfCIygLv0UboDHgVh0tWzm1lEi0y1UY/s3862/IMG_1255.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3862" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12Bo4Tdf7AD4p4bBfxIFigKo7UXf27DH51wO2Kdum3LljPwwI8pkxrDVNkByCbxW1fjGEpHt_R8kjg7QQ5kawuWMsXNC8gNAZFQD0NQiIhxhGYYwdOu4p-oZm1rMfcPT4ux5-qmtL59ttmwAlO7vJ7hN0evadSfCIygLv0UboDHgVh0tWzm1lEi0y1UY/w640-h476/IMG_1255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The dazzling <b>Palazzo Colonna </b>with its exquisite works of art will require several posts. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">I'll stop here instead at just two pictures. Can you believe I saw Caravaggio, Escher and the art inside Palazzo Colonna all in one day? But that's Italy for you, crammed to the brim with centuries of art, in palaces, spilling out casually into the streets, scattered on the walls of bars and restaurants, art is everywhere.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rqacRZ1rVWAft-URusVYfaOXMoOWdjUcU1mOJ9D7yha6WVPDxUtGh798WkPKsW8dV0pFPkxnhxeokyeRWKemyVPOCPGEsSCvvPv8i5uTSDtgIab5jq_xx7_f_NeiSMy3NwFh9EfDKecxAHx1csDxuV4sF55ZseCd_3TWSMZmyEopFF1iGEqZu5bL9Go/s3664/IMG_1107.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="3664" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rqacRZ1rVWAft-URusVYfaOXMoOWdjUcU1mOJ9D7yha6WVPDxUtGh798WkPKsW8dV0pFPkxnhxeokyeRWKemyVPOCPGEsSCvvPv8i5uTSDtgIab5jq_xx7_f_NeiSMy3NwFh9EfDKecxAHx1csDxuV4sF55ZseCd_3TWSMZmyEopFF1iGEqZu5bL9Go/w640-h492/IMG_1107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDi5985TOKM-9B-Ag3R5Voh0dcDTvH9rMRAg8d793yIELDiGhY8thRSUFkQorHjjSextdXfxgDXI3Q3usMYWMvel0Uz1D8bu9y8ZPNWHuKOs587SgRG-fMzXwgjEEPytYkOlsnKfbhtjOShgLKzHqYPqjzjuFbnk1GObX7IVL0FIvLzh09ekoYynaMfk/s1776/IMG_1176.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1776" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDi5985TOKM-9B-Ag3R5Voh0dcDTvH9rMRAg8d793yIELDiGhY8thRSUFkQorHjjSextdXfxgDXI3Q3usMYWMvel0Uz1D8bu9y8ZPNWHuKOs587SgRG-fMzXwgjEEPytYkOlsnKfbhtjOShgLKzHqYPqjzjuFbnk1GObX7IVL0FIvLzh09ekoYynaMfk/w640-h502/IMG_1176.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">I have not done justice to Palazzo Colonna with two pictures, but I wouldn't even know where to begin, and to blog the experience here would take an entire month or two of documenting solely this. So I will simply leave it here and end with a picture of me with my smile after my walk at Trastevere. I am glad my friend insisted on taking a picture of me. I am beaming. And this happiness is pretty much what my experience in Rome gave me this time around. I have many, many happy memories and much gratitude. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWN6vmSOnc_02K1QuS4QDVWUlKvMhWgjRgLhhLdippVrdrJfn-m60cfQSOdMQql6leI7PK237VJSr37qpcnJGkq5Zi9RuF3KKhmyVQNUo23ZU-4aVSVZhQ4gS4L6o51xDYqBQjsF67UQD1TNWPmJH-PA8koBJTOGfgGfGCqEW0q_yhGaK2pZlVlUB_mPQ/s1600/IMG_0912.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWN6vmSOnc_02K1QuS4QDVWUlKvMhWgjRgLhhLdippVrdrJfn-m60cfQSOdMQql6leI7PK237VJSr37qpcnJGkq5Zi9RuF3KKhmyVQNUo23ZU-4aVSVZhQ4gS4L6o51xDYqBQjsF67UQD1TNWPmJH-PA8koBJTOGfgGfGCqEW0q_yhGaK2pZlVlUB_mPQ/w640-h480/IMG_0912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-35103972774687233122020-12-06T17:04:00.012+05:302021-04-12T20:49:50.674+05:30A Fitting Conclusion - The interview<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So this is the most in-depth and extensive interview I have done in my career as an illustrator. I talk about process, pictures, payment, profession, publishers and other related matters. The difference with this interview is that the questions were asked by another illustrator, making them pertinent, relevant and allowing me to open up as I have never done before. This is also a wonderful closure to this blog and to an entire part of my career as an illustrator at the end of this year. Now I can move on to other things with much gratitude for all I’ve been given.</span></span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Tajawal;">Many thanks <a href="https://niharikashenoy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Niharika Shenoy</a>, not only for giving me this chance to articulate my thoughts but also for interviewing and showcasing Indian illustrators so nicely on <a href="https://niharikashenoy.medium.com/" target="_blank">Medium</a>.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; text-align: center; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><span style="background-color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: white; font-family: Tajawal;">Click here to read</span><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://niharikashenoy.medium.com/is-it-the-same-for-you-a-picture-book-about-growing-up-amidst-conflict-f936b2e0477" target="_blank"><span>The Interview</span></a></b></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ydZPQ6MZ6jW7FEiNfnr5CaqZhoZoG53tfd3FFZWLmtzIWMbLkz1dZy2_a_jRrcRYCDyQhBP7HKm4hrHm7S31IK6vAJgBbcY_CJc44nOHQlluWDRP0-bBjkhjcKm-irmSit1nGCWxlO0/s1152/73043301_10220760464110356_2220231477642133504_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ydZPQ6MZ6jW7FEiNfnr5CaqZhoZoG53tfd3FFZWLmtzIWMbLkz1dZy2_a_jRrcRYCDyQhBP7HKm4hrHm7S31IK6vAJgBbcY_CJc44nOHQlluWDRP0-bBjkhjcKm-irmSit1nGCWxlO0/w640-h400/73043301_10220760464110356_2220231477642133504_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">It has been a great 10 years on this blog and a full 13 years of blogging. It is time to close the circle here too as with an entire volume of my life.</span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Here are the places you can find me and my work -</span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><a href="https://priyasebastianillustrations.tumblr.com/">https://priyasebastianillustrations.tumblr.com/</a></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><a href="https://www.behance.net/priyasebastian">https://www.behance.net/priyasebastian</a></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The writing, travels, sketchbook stuff, opinions, photographs will all be at</span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><a href="https://priyasebastian.tumblr.com/">https://priyasebastian.tumblr.com/</a></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Thank you and goodbye.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS2pnlzkRpBLV-mp95t5Sfcf-d0NntRJAw5u5F_qb1SfUJ9HnkLG3LJJKHti9X-gOLoGDdvvE00DmuK6Cfsfzxd4fRvDUzAn4mivlv9lqg7swEZhlQduAAWm9cXiVOEw5RdPYyQuMTpI/s1466/32E06D17-E380-4EBE-B1CE-C5FE528EA1A2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS2pnlzkRpBLV-mp95t5Sfcf-d0NntRJAw5u5F_qb1SfUJ9HnkLG3LJJKHti9X-gOLoGDdvvE00DmuK6Cfsfzxd4fRvDUzAn4mivlv9lqg7swEZhlQduAAWm9cXiVOEw5RdPYyQuMTpI/w616-h640/32E06D17-E380-4EBE-B1CE-C5FE528EA1A2.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JMVQPUBNFlMf0qvZC_OrMTfR626xt7wQBV95wuANNkqGrD4U7MT-vImyDuTt23qynWARL5_trvcjkVWASt1zNsTMfTd1TnFpAFvzz67QRghuXvHWN0zPOs_tthCtQdnHQNR3ltQ6JDk/s2048/IMG_9016.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E06KyPQNTGiNJoKZRfBsevU-A2QycmSIDRlQ-CC3As7RmWDYGcX-MvVvxVgSJyhCctDr9G_IwxIsZuIcDbKEa8uv9Rz7bHKFBXDg12sM5d7ilqOfp8-Yih8hHSBNWqs0aSmTA9wGoWE/s2048/IMG_5371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E06KyPQNTGiNJoKZRfBsevU-A2QycmSIDRlQ-CC3As7RmWDYGcX-MvVvxVgSJyhCctDr9G_IwxIsZuIcDbKEa8uv9Rz7bHKFBXDg12sM5d7ilqOfp8-Yih8hHSBNWqs0aSmTA9wGoWE/w300-h400/IMG_5371.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The Forest</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">One day when you wake up,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">you wil find that you've become a forest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">You've grown roots and found strength in them</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">that no one thought you had.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">You have become stronger and more beautiful,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">full of life giving qualities.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">You have learned to take all the negativity around you
and turn it into oxygen for easy breathing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">A host of wild creatures live inside you
and you call them stories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">A variety of beautiful birds nest inside your mind
and you call them memories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">You have become an incredible
self-sustaining thing of epic proportions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">And you should be so proud of yourself
of how far you have come from the seeds of who you used to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">--------------------------------------------------------
Nikita Gill</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Tajawal; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tajawal; font-size: xx-small;">#priyasebastian #priyasebastianillustration #priyasebastianillustrator #seagullbooks #isitthesameforyoubook #conflictzone #picturebookartist #picturebook #kashmirbook #illustratorinterview #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrator</span></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-30298571872650812202020-12-04T19:47:00.146+05:302021-04-12T20:58:43.036+05:30Up in the Hills<p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"> Sometime in December, I went off to spend time with friends in Mussoorie and Landour. I got my very first glimpse of the Himalayas from the plane and I was enthralled. I got acquainted with <strike>words </strike>phenomenons like "Winterline" and tried to draw new shapes (mountains) in my sketchbook. I also ate loads and loads of pork and had to beg for simple vegetables with my meals. I used a walking stick to walk even a few kilometers because that is a necessity when you live in the mountains.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSEMGbwVypweWmOuotfxIkkCnmaUbJfDu8Cojis1YYs0HF3iC8dTZSHnug397zge09lE3ubLi8NT1-ZlcpthmrG-Bzx0DFuZ83Rag7S5rl3iZe5yyKH9WkNjP7Ev-vMY099feINS8f-g/s2048/IMG_6080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSEMGbwVypweWmOuotfxIkkCnmaUbJfDu8Cojis1YYs0HF3iC8dTZSHnug397zge09lE3ubLi8NT1-ZlcpthmrG-Bzx0DFuZ83Rag7S5rl3iZe5yyKH9WkNjP7Ev-vMY099feINS8f-g/w640-h480/IMG_6080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQ7BM1uIs0P88IWvVb0ljnWXBV3PK2Ng_2C40M0AsoLuQfq-6XtdeyUOD9VIm3NVmdb8m1zUCYORsZ2tyjpo_GtL1aRYvH17yczT2zG_UOEcPJ6Afnm4xkjcoskHwfybHrCY8NCltk0/s2048/IMG_6240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQ7BM1uIs0P88IWvVb0ljnWXBV3PK2Ng_2C40M0AsoLuQfq-6XtdeyUOD9VIm3NVmdb8m1zUCYORsZ2tyjpo_GtL1aRYvH17yczT2zG_UOEcPJ6Afnm4xkjcoskHwfybHrCY8NCltk0/w480-h640/IMG_6240.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H9-K7l6mJRnkx5M4TQYxvX_hkV_KmOwWmYltN37KtqOaBBwOHbVwKNXtTHbumGhe35IsqlAFz1VOVRdyWlt-1lAYQ1SoGqxx4xlF6Azq8p3UKYbaQATQZGXoohyphenhyphen0Tcvt1OrRJ8ut6os/s2048/IMG_6104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H9-K7l6mJRnkx5M4TQYxvX_hkV_KmOwWmYltN37KtqOaBBwOHbVwKNXtTHbumGhe35IsqlAFz1VOVRdyWlt-1lAYQ1SoGqxx4xlF6Azq8p3UKYbaQATQZGXoohyphenhyphen0Tcvt1OrRJ8ut6os/w480-h640/IMG_6104.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPd4LoX4L5HLbuQNS7PZhD0nxbEAvEtQv_gbznDDS9IMuOvGggtQ0f_J_kOGXFIs62mR1r0U2P2ndekm-eSE2iPi-uj1mCc8T1gWECLDuJvI0-ISdGAuKY1AmHsVBegXG7EJA014GkhM/s2048/IMG_6566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPd4LoX4L5HLbuQNS7PZhD0nxbEAvEtQv_gbznDDS9IMuOvGggtQ0f_J_kOGXFIs62mR1r0U2P2ndekm-eSE2iPi-uj1mCc8T1gWECLDuJvI0-ISdGAuKY1AmHsVBegXG7EJA014GkhM/w640-h480/IMG_6566.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The spectacular Winterline where hot air gets trapped beneath cold air <br /></span><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">causing this beautiful phenomenon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF0fD1ALeYhXc9IdQRXe-bvs1cjFvFvIXRPVYgp49Si-wcZQQMkUxfc-nRolQUXX1AONid3RhjHFrSGx8ZqzvLhkViJM7Yn8spRcOWR7HJgBivaPkFhrpru-e18Ch_jyZyhNSdcUIvc4/s1440/ECA91162-B6C0-4AFF-9098-A51FCB8B9F90.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF0fD1ALeYhXc9IdQRXe-bvs1cjFvFvIXRPVYgp49Si-wcZQQMkUxfc-nRolQUXX1AONid3RhjHFrSGx8ZqzvLhkViJM7Yn8spRcOWR7HJgBivaPkFhrpru-e18Ch_jyZyhNSdcUIvc4/w640-h640/ECA91162-B6C0-4AFF-9098-A51FCB8B9F90.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Landour Bakehouse (below) with the classics - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Delicious Chicken Tikka croissants and Rose Cake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">So good. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRe7WlkvgYKdBfMPwUwMQVfS5Rsh0t8iaeN4vi2nwYoud_PCawfXgWIu_oAzf5RzBCJAppKqFLqmUjeDRFC3HZDvio7RH32SpC5XdllBEbovz8w2iz4wdmj5-kvvQfJJ-rBTFiE1hM4nY/s2048/IMG_6405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRe7WlkvgYKdBfMPwUwMQVfS5Rsh0t8iaeN4vi2nwYoud_PCawfXgWIu_oAzf5RzBCJAppKqFLqmUjeDRFC3HZDvio7RH32SpC5XdllBEbovz8w2iz4wdmj5-kvvQfJJ-rBTFiE1hM4nY/w480-h640/IMG_6405.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal; text-align: left;">Sketching the Himalayas in Chakkar in Landour</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifa8MFTxJfpwxoHGA52Xlk9Z9xdhCIutcAeh3Wa21hKRg1d-mkURYaRdNKguWS9MjZUQYwceKDz_fUzrzLKhW973SdryzjQzqvnKIan07JaaDSKYyNdsn8Cm0yi7-IJ50aWfgaq4NK8E/s2048/IMG_6536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Apart from the desperation to get out and about, this holiday made me remove my Montreal woolens from the recesses of my wardrobe and wear them. I was still very cold however, until my friend simply threw her mother's sheepskin shawl over me and I was instantly warmed. As Henrik Drescher told me, "It is not how much you wear but what you wear!". When it comes to weather, Bangaloreans don't know very much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8EitjUnuTcGleoQYPV8eqbYwdVinI49gJlsXW3xJ0HMny5UWDgiTD1BDtoPC3j2351789VKC1xKbh4-O6BwYq2uspTA7NjmLep4oYJ1IuUsLeOURh6wu9F4dcrGk6xR2MMrLj3DljyQ/s2048/IMG_6320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8EitjUnuTcGleoQYPV8eqbYwdVinI49gJlsXW3xJ0HMny5UWDgiTD1BDtoPC3j2351789VKC1xKbh4-O6BwYq2uspTA7NjmLep4oYJ1IuUsLeOURh6wu9F4dcrGk6xR2MMrLj3DljyQ/w640-h480/IMG_6320.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br />Beautiful pageants around fires are something completely new to a Bangalorean's eyes!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM7O9jRPCLBJfjJRl8sWNGxo3BHu8MGrVi2_lx1NALE1q6NpHKLWclAblYNJAIzu8Ak-iTc2LBl-lGXc_IZCT6WeMtyh7nFC1ZV16kdLUqgDKMM2EVx7og50rz2mVWxHMp4O3QBNpqPw/s2048/7329FDA4-FF0A-4D4F-976B-0897F7B94A2F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM7O9jRPCLBJfjJRl8sWNGxo3BHu8MGrVi2_lx1NALE1q6NpHKLWclAblYNJAIzu8Ak-iTc2LBl-lGXc_IZCT6WeMtyh7nFC1ZV16kdLUqgDKMM2EVx7og50rz2mVWxHMp4O3QBNpqPw/w512-h640/7329FDA4-FF0A-4D4F-976B-0897F7B94A2F.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Below, gorgeous treasures picked up during treks around the mountains.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CBkngH_jJSHIaoDSXNk-inU98K4KG5hUVBhKEfRQr2XsX1UOd37Z6FV1sJACVXSpiCDLv-0-6K0n4-nUeBCd5QRXwQ9xfipz_2N1t9Ce1AVRFWdbsibH3paHi7yyDdn83uEUgU8sYqE/s2048/IMG_6468+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CBkngH_jJSHIaoDSXNk-inU98K4KG5hUVBhKEfRQr2XsX1UOd37Z6FV1sJACVXSpiCDLv-0-6K0n4-nUeBCd5QRXwQ9xfipz_2N1t9Ce1AVRFWdbsibH3paHi7yyDdn83uEUgU8sYqE/w480-h640/IMG_6468+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">When people like Thoreau spoke about walking amidst nature to rewire the mind, I don't think he meant a walk at the local neighbourhood park, not even Lalbagh, although it can be a good substitute if there is nothing else, but what a healing, soul-cleansing experience it is to walk in a proper forest. How blessed and beautiful is Jabarkhet Nature Reserve.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDt0qiNIWg22wKxzeAhbzJMC9AKYGoPPUtINlP2Dh3bzs5PFzwHSWudCQFLeOldJj1E3Dxxb9UzgZt5ilX9byTE5HuZ1xj2-e-PcQWTuSqBpxCv7cL1Knc4447EVrodxncs5HfIjt9xM/s1152/46D93527-EFAC-4A78-8A2B-096F0D7A3382.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDt0qiNIWg22wKxzeAhbzJMC9AKYGoPPUtINlP2Dh3bzs5PFzwHSWudCQFLeOldJj1E3Dxxb9UzgZt5ilX9byTE5HuZ1xj2-e-PcQWTuSqBpxCv7cL1Knc4447EVrodxncs5HfIjt9xM/w640-h640/46D93527-EFAC-4A78-8A2B-096F0D7A3382.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7UACqre2q77BeDQSdP4sENOGsWHsAwhAP_L6SAC4pjWZcwBC1hOvdh4Tc0OP405h-wZHaWfvLiC0IsqIJzlu9gvX0BOej-peNdEXMxSd3S_jXNWa6328YWKj9GiCgGkq60G1syMS4GU/s1440/10C68431-E72F-421C-B47E-8659F523117A+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7UACqre2q77BeDQSdP4sENOGsWHsAwhAP_L6SAC4pjWZcwBC1hOvdh4Tc0OP405h-wZHaWfvLiC0IsqIJzlu9gvX0BOej-peNdEXMxSd3S_jXNWa6328YWKj9GiCgGkq60G1syMS4GU/w640-h640/10C68431-E72F-421C-B47E-8659F523117A+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Many thanks Sam and Bussu for this memorable holiday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDFq5OcXCvzTYerIp3WjY2QZPFNVEcDAwWCo83dOP2DiGVoI-odY0jCm8Ute68fhCw-Nbdwy9hiEmNThq0NllFKmpIpcrzH7ISgEmRuEHbDPUw91vhNchz4IbcJQLfbSCJmUXOYkjC4Q/s2048/IMG_6294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDFq5OcXCvzTYerIp3WjY2QZPFNVEcDAwWCo83dOP2DiGVoI-odY0jCm8Ute68fhCw-Nbdwy9hiEmNThq0NllFKmpIpcrzH7ISgEmRuEHbDPUw91vhNchz4IbcJQLfbSCJmUXOYkjC4Q/w480-h640/IMG_6294.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-56384117800476469552020-12-01T19:38:00.019+05:302021-04-20T21:05:23.825+05:30The Trek<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidwtlXH-wuryhJVCE5r6TXUK6p4MykV9DTHC7NMwLvwMiPTJ_HF4d7k7rfAk_-xzwWLIV20poGlLWFPJ3a0ctI-UUkXEiD5s6xGVA5u4U7gxesUrrlakAJ3pHriQy565gA56sYeckJn8/s2286/MakalidurgaBetta.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="2286" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidwtlXH-wuryhJVCE5r6TXUK6p4MykV9DTHC7NMwLvwMiPTJ_HF4d7k7rfAk_-xzwWLIV20poGlLWFPJ3a0ctI-UUkXEiD5s6xGVA5u4U7gxesUrrlakAJ3pHriQy565gA56sYeckJn8/w640-h180/MakalidurgaBetta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">This picture has not been taken from a plane. I actually trekked up this height at Makalidurga Betta.<br />You will have to click on the picture to fully appreciate the magnificent view.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The rest of the pictures are somewhere on my Tumblr.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">#Makalidurga</span></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-7274203408923896472020-10-14T20:54:00.001+05:302020-10-15T15:57:44.777+05:30Together / Apart<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0hExT_4vze3Aup3UOsrUPYSKR-bAH3Rfe0E0iOey0TdWpoJwnUUUL8Qc2QviXVnDCObS1A0Je0I3cIyzuH6HwtySih8eupYwlprNq45BHSJcorhrLU2wtO2x_pbWX719dDkGzg9UXLg/s1277/Pandemic_PriyaSebastian.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1277" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0hExT_4vze3Aup3UOsrUPYSKR-bAH3Rfe0E0iOey0TdWpoJwnUUUL8Qc2QviXVnDCObS1A0Je0I3cIyzuH6HwtySih8eupYwlprNq45BHSJcorhrLU2wtO2x_pbWX719dDkGzg9UXLg/w640-h428/Pandemic_PriyaSebastian.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZoMTv8UzORKKGZUpYozqWOqCtqEMfIqczVaBf3S6ZXq1lyKGKBNMQU9vlb3BEeIl1BxvTTScOF1_OEf4YsWPbF-qHiTzn1-deaiU7e4McjTzxwG4kDg7opmYiRGnzNmVs1GQHTl2hEg/s1585/Priya_IndianQuarterly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1585" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZoMTv8UzORKKGZUpYozqWOqCtqEMfIqczVaBf3S6ZXq1lyKGKBNMQU9vlb3BEeIl1BxvTTScOF1_OEf4YsWPbF-qHiTzn1-deaiU7e4McjTzxwG4kDg7opmYiRGnzNmVs1GQHTl2hEg/w640-h428/Priya_IndianQuarterly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Sometime ago I was asked not only to illustrate but also to write about the effects of the pandemic on the theme Together/Apart for The Indian Quarterly. This is the result. It also got me my name on the cover of my favourite magazine, which is nice :)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Blogger does weird things when I cut paste from Word, in fact I find it is no longer a pleasure to use Blogger. Much like Wordpress, it is a chore to upload, align, write in the right place etc. If you want bigger, more sumptuous images, you can find them in my <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/106054375/TogetherApart?" target="_blank">Behance account</a>, where you can also read what I've written.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">I think I am going to be done with Blogger and blogging very soon.</span></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-56528944857625225252020-10-10T08:47:00.007+05:302021-11-19T21:41:18.325+05:30The Ancient City<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7WlrIJq5xWR90se3aNQ_2PyscSskRJnQCdpBP_sxb4Gf_faEy6Al_Y0t048b5tuiMyV7-tXyza1AS3zZhnbAJifeojSchrx_k3edTryOWKq1ESNCIFWc1IvVRH1NfhTjkFXRIQwvbXE/s1211/EPSON106.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1211" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7WlrIJq5xWR90se3aNQ_2PyscSskRJnQCdpBP_sxb4Gf_faEy6Al_Y0t048b5tuiMyV7-tXyza1AS3zZhnbAJifeojSchrx_k3edTryOWKq1ESNCIFWc1IvVRH1NfhTjkFXRIQwvbXE/w640-h438/EPSON106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Matera, every step of the way, every turn of the head, so much beauty.</span></p> <br /><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-11401205355830528352020-10-06T17:55:00.005+05:302020-10-09T19:40:06.073+05:30Evil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QlAp7a1duQTC02RPe1A4qJSP0rg3LR93vXOYBDDQlN5nYAHzRA0gd3CdVco-Upwe5XOQFtOAOtzlu-KetPx1oVH5DLylcaw3rz6vjzntHw_wQ2By4T4R1U83DjyZjhSgap3Yuhjtu7g/s1213/EPSON105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1213" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QlAp7a1duQTC02RPe1A4qJSP0rg3LR93vXOYBDDQlN5nYAHzRA0gd3CdVco-Upwe5XOQFtOAOtzlu-KetPx1oVH5DLylcaw3rz6vjzntHw_wQ2By4T4R1U83DjyZjhSgap3Yuhjtu7g/w400-h281/EPSON105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><b><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/up-hathras-rape-victim-cremated-by-cops-family-begged-to-pay-last-respects-2303004" target="_blank">Hathras</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The evil that persists and persists and persists.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">What do we call the horror that stretches across our present age like a canopy, a kind of shadow violence, the sort we are all guilty of: violence of the ignored, utterly avoidable variety. The casual violence of cruelty. The violence of poverty, denial, lack of care, of turning our attention away from slow burning fires that we ought to be duty bound to watch and hold in our eyes. We are not innocents here, but shadow men, looking the other way while havoc is wrought in our silence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"> ~ Fathima Bhutto</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><b><a href="https://theplumtree2.blogspot.com/2013/02/fearless-matters.html" target="_blank">Fearless Matters</a></b></span><br /><br /></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-39431809434100982292020-09-28T01:21:00.012+05:302021-04-03T19:03:04.588+05:30SMELLS<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Click on the pictures for bigger images -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAhaLKlWyOhtSdwB6gb1S_xPEKokRwmA5o9mI6oHnzm2VeWDYTE0U-_ziOePdsLHNI76p2dAOkYRaQkJy9Na_ppMahqtAonXoe6ej_dfrHMjNyljM0gLVveXmmGDkK6EPsAKvaltANY4/s2048/IMG_8811.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAhaLKlWyOhtSdwB6gb1S_xPEKokRwmA5o9mI6oHnzm2VeWDYTE0U-_ziOePdsLHNI76p2dAOkYRaQkJy9Na_ppMahqtAonXoe6ej_dfrHMjNyljM0gLVveXmmGDkK6EPsAKvaltANY4/w640-h432/IMG_8811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">The people of Matera are white, all of them, even the tourists are white, there were no Asians, South East Asians, Blacks or Latinos; in this city of all white people I was the lone exception. I was looked at with curiosity each time I entered a shop and then after a pause and an overcoming of diffidence, I was asked where I was from.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">Then one day suddenly out of the blue, I saw this young lone Black woman walking along one of the streets with a lilt in her step. She had none of the tourist accouterments and she seemed very much at home. Her appearance against the pale, bleached walls of Matera was striking. And then I saw her yet again from the balcony, walking somewhere. I wonder who she is and what her story is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMbKlz5Vh3QhLYYcjuEJcI2NwbBRYvcGAwrMlURqpPkfFbHA2oAY1tk9O5t-esAjhuFQLDVsCklMCVaUu9NCXiw9Caqn7MZy9CgY1Q-T7p_qxc8H_Z77Dsy143-KA9dX8kokrGudp37A/s2048/IMG_8812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMbKlz5Vh3QhLYYcjuEJcI2NwbBRYvcGAwrMlURqpPkfFbHA2oAY1tk9O5t-esAjhuFQLDVsCklMCVaUu9NCXiw9Caqn7MZy9CgY1Q-T7p_qxc8H_Z77Dsy143-KA9dX8kokrGudp37A/w640-h426/IMG_8812.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Tajawal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">#matera #materasketchbook #italy</span></div><br /><br /></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-2844461942570518112020-08-30T22:18:00.007+05:302020-10-06T17:57:29.720+05:30Owning my Path<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb4s7MeJFEKVKUKEZOpswXa838p4Hk9aIWhHg_Zrl30ROWDw1H1vVgeRMb6_qRjpw2F076ESG3hlGC2oqZxuznmFovwjvi5RfBlE8feDSeTen48ntirQ_yC6PgRq7mQ1vhTlOE92m5UU/s2048/IMG_8797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb4s7MeJFEKVKUKEZOpswXa838p4Hk9aIWhHg_Zrl30ROWDw1H1vVgeRMb6_qRjpw2F076ESG3hlGC2oqZxuznmFovwjvi5RfBlE8feDSeTen48ntirQ_yC6PgRq7mQ1vhTlOE92m5UU/s640/IMG_8797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>And if I</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Asked you</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>To name</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>All of the </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Things that you
love,</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>How long </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Would it</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Take to </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Name</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Yourself?</i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; margin: 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">~ via TS</span></i></p></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></i><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Sometimes you make a
long journey for a specific reason only to find that your curiosity was leading you towards a mirage. </p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The wonderful thing
is that you can always take the return flight home; you can always turn the
steering wheel back, to your own road. </p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;">*</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i style="font-size: 11pt;">One of the most
striking properties of survival-machine behaviour is its apparent
purposiveness. By this I do not just mean that it seems to be well calculated
to help the animal's genes to survive, although of course it is. I am talking
about a closer analogy to human purposeful behaviour. These may include 'desire'
for some object, a 'mental picture' of the desired object, an 'aim' or 'end in
view'. Each one of us knows, from the evidence of our own introspection that,
at least in one modern survival machine this purposiveness has evolved the
property we call 'consciousness'.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>The fundamental
principle involved is called negative feedback, of which there are various
different forms. In general what happens is this. The 'purpose machine', the
machine or thing that behaves as if it had a conscious purpose, is equipped
with some kind of measuring device which measures the discrepancy between the
current state of things, and the 'desired' state. It is built in such a way
that the larger this discrepancy is, the harder the machine works. In this way
the machine will automatically tend to reduce the discrepancy - this is why it
is called negative feedback - and it may
actually come to rest if the 'desired' state is reached.</i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>~ </i>Richard Dawkins THE SELFISH GENE</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><i> </i><p></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-15615997825862638152020-08-17T00:49:00.007+05:302020-08-17T21:08:55.310+05:30Class<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvY08m8_jWGH_8KRL_w7ijZ7dX4VrhEkN1M2ZXsywy9xSeZ0atmMHHxymv9Kz_AniUjFsJvbMECoHk01RbFefuykPudEJPe6_f5jrFpdV1pfb0nDJqGAiwFGNN_rZyTLmcw_1-sfDxD4/s850/FullCoverCarmen.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvY08m8_jWGH_8KRL_w7ijZ7dX4VrhEkN1M2ZXsywy9xSeZ0atmMHHxymv9Kz_AniUjFsJvbMECoHk01RbFefuykPudEJPe6_f5jrFpdV1pfb0nDJqGAiwFGNN_rZyTLmcw_1-sfDxD4/s640/FullCoverCarmen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">One of the many
things I've learned during this pandemic is how to make an InDesign cover. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The illustration
I've used is one from <a href="https://theplumtree2.blogspot.com/2019/12/my-book.html" target="_blank">my book</a> of course, but I thought it would work very well for what I am reading at the moment - My Body and Other
Stories. I had read the first story called <b><a href="https://granta.com/The-Husband-Stitch/" target="_blank">The Husband Stitch in Granta</a> </b>before I bought the book and it was intense. A key element in that story is the green ribbon. Rather
than drawing the green ribbon and incorporating it into the illustration, I've chosen instead to use the element in the design by using a cursive font and the colour green. I was told that people buy a book, sometimes even a second time only for the cover. Would you pick up this book and buy
it if it had this cover?</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wmg8kbyYPpiugplXY9cOgB7zzpriRpWnNK6avXYCvQyR_ffLp9lfAojxW3Lq0PjMmXNIayTGAqI9CW6Uyvgd6sdXHbocO4ycY699ePUqJuLRs8m0MoVqq_rRszedfSKO28tSqj8Ex8A/s581/HerBody3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wmg8kbyYPpiugplXY9cOgB7zzpriRpWnNK6avXYCvQyR_ffLp9lfAojxW3Lq0PjMmXNIayTGAqI9CW6Uyvgd6sdXHbocO4ycY699ePUqJuLRs8m0MoVqq_rRszedfSKO28tSqj8Ex8A/s0/HerBody3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">The other thing I
learnt to do in InDesign is to draw this egg below for an unpublished book with an
imaginary title. It was one of the first things I did and I enjoyed making it.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The
InDesign classes conducted by </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sukrutianah/"><span face="" style="background: white; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt;">@sukrutianah</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> are during weekends on Zoom. Each
class is one saturated hour. I realized much to my bemusement that the screens of my fellow
classmates suddenly going blank is absolutely normal and they are still listening.
I once made a comment about the Harry Potter movie being better than the book and
the blank screen of one of my classmates expressed outrage. We are from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore respectively and the experience is great. Thanks to this course I actually opened InDesign on my computer and started using it.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBe15ZGaF1F-vk378Aqhr1WZGgNgTtljxOtHI2U7DbjtQ8MamDvEW52BxjVPG58JzC-KC1HIMGg4Jk5iDa-5L5eIL81NhYACB6nZLHO10iSIF3TSHwmotdyXbnYFPRPqe42xCpTIwenA/s842/Eggless+Eggerton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBe15ZGaF1F-vk378Aqhr1WZGgNgTtljxOtHI2U7DbjtQ8MamDvEW52BxjVPG58JzC-KC1HIMGg4Jk5iDa-5L5eIL81NhYACB6nZLHO10iSIF3TSHwmotdyXbnYFPRPqe42xCpTIwenA/s640/Eggless+Eggerton.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p></div><p><br /></p>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-23389981872418537852020-08-01T23:35:00.013+05:302021-01-09T11:31:38.419+05:30The Newspaper Thing<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQmUP9ZDcFcPQTdLXBPEdIxzrd9dAOivTMwlpXLqYJ2KcRfXwN96JGhNSsHgN0tUMCXAPUGYfBqt6jNFBQAFzziGgmQPJ-pS85kyfBIsPdZ4RlS7bb5xrb5quQ1mTquF0bxPLUUOeDoc/s1002/MetrolifeArticle+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQmUP9ZDcFcPQTdLXBPEdIxzrd9dAOivTMwlpXLqYJ2KcRfXwN96JGhNSsHgN0tUMCXAPUGYfBqt6jNFBQAFzziGgmQPJ-pS85kyfBIsPdZ4RlS7bb5xrb5quQ1mTquF0bxPLUUOeDoc/s640/MetrolifeArticle+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hindu Metrolife </td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><p></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>So the inevitable
happened and my book and I got featured i<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/adolescence-in-conflict-zones-an-illustrated-childrens-book-by-priya-sebastian/article32211868.ece?fbclid=IwAR3-McqgguFM9OUD1c1k_t3TcPcEmJ327-SJQJmLhkIVvMGHtMHaUe9i4Yk" target="_blank">n the newspaper.</a> The deputy editor,
Deepa Alexander spoke to me over the phone:</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Priya, first tell me
what is your age?</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>I am 50, Deepa</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>That's all! My,
that's really young! I thought you would be in your 20s or 30s!</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Naaa, not that old Deepa!</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Considering the
entire article was written based on a phone conversation, it has turned out
nicely enough with the essence of what I said appearing in print. There are
some small stuff ups here and there but that is normal and probably more due to
an editor's scissors rather than the way it was written. It is interesting that
the epaper has one format for laptops where the illos are chopped up and a different one for phones where the
illustrations of the book are shown in full.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i>Since I am making this post on my blog I might as well put in writing what I told the editor in
some detail about the book. This blog is
turning into my personal journal and I find I make these posts to
clarify the thoughts in my mind. So here they are below:</i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mgEvtPJrwofPbBR49lEspqj14P5_4BG7TZHj1iU905yOpcBZQgoMpxcMKbUmmNEMarIIm86yPIGnOededMz3MRnt7Juv8GHg6L1gjr5Yyj2lqsA3lmUvkGhseIkYWvZ2gJ17iHFxVKw/s2048/IMG_7396+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mgEvtPJrwofPbBR49lEspqj14P5_4BG7TZHj1iU905yOpcBZQgoMpxcMKbUmmNEMarIIm86yPIGnOededMz3MRnt7Juv8GHg6L1gjr5Yyj2lqsA3lmUvkGhseIkYWvZ2gJ17iHFxVKw/s640/IMG_7396+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">I had wanted to do a
picture book for a very long time and over the years I kept searching for a
story, one which I hoped would interest me enough to spend time on and something which was suitable for my intense and moody style. Then when the Goethe
Institut, Kolkata workshop on children's books presented itself to me I was
more than happy to attend. The theme of the workshop was Children Understand
More which I assumed meant giving children stories with substance and food for
thought.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">During the course of
the workshop I was given a story written by (playwright and actor) Neha Singh.
The story was a brief and simple one. It was suggested at the workshop that she
expand on that story and make it more wordy but in retrospect I am so glad it
was given to me at this raw stage completely devoid of description with only
the lone voice of the young girl running through the spartan text. This allowed me to fully unleash my imagination rather than have it constrained by a descriptive text.</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNpFYCtzUSkAPBk1Co2aGR1ts4QxzUHO04YY2rKUbRl8k-q1JSgVgx62fXF41-YQyTAqmT4xw0_Z_m8zHdXBlr1POMTVzWdgzrGId6t0L2Xe3Oc8hdP7IXg68aQfQpV9QJ6bcW5ukXUc/s1531/IMG_8783+%25282%2529.JPG" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNpFYCtzUSkAPBk1Co2aGR1ts4QxzUHO04YY2rKUbRl8k-q1JSgVgx62fXF41-YQyTAqmT4xw0_Z_m8zHdXBlr1POMTVzWdgzrGId6t0L2Xe3Oc8hdP7IXg68aQfQpV9QJ6bcW5ukXUc/s640/IMG_8783+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">Once the writer
writes the story and hands it over to the illustrator the writer has to
metaphorically wash her hands off the story and trust the illustrator. This is
a system that is followed for the best picture books. If the
book is a movie then the author is the scriptwriter and the illustrator is the actor who breathes life, emotion and substance into the story thereby making
it into what it is. The writer cannot tell the illustrator what she would like
the story to look like. That would be a useless thing to do since the
illustrator cannot look into the writer's mind or draw in a way the writer
expects. Neither can the writer ask the illustrator questions like, "what is your vision for the story" as I was once asked by another writer. The illustrator cannot describe her vision in words to the writer since the vision emerges during the process of illustrating where the images and text lead the illustrator onward in the path created by the story. The illustrator can give the story meaning in a way only she knows how and based on her own experiences, style and expertise. Whatever she chooses to
do the writer has to accept since any interference especially by someone who cannot draw let alone illustrate will only cause the construction of the story to crumble. That is why Picture Books are called Picture books, because
it is the pictures that primarily tell the story with the function of the words only to give direction.<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I feel the need to mention this because although it did not happen in this case, a lot of writers feel the necessity to tell the illustrator how they expect the book to be illustrated.</span></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pk0QbmSGSaykA3auB_u-vMDGAELLU3SHFrZUpntTCkof68tCQUTr8xmWqZB4PzyoCl0maCHREet7riXwpr4CEK-2cSka5M4lTLPLL9mj7BkrCWacuwdCMJlDAEtBBKqxxUTb_VtbnsE/s1488/IMG_7419+%25282%2529.JPG" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pk0QbmSGSaykA3auB_u-vMDGAELLU3SHFrZUpntTCkof68tCQUTr8xmWqZB4PzyoCl0maCHREet7riXwpr4CEK-2cSka5M4lTLPLL9mj7BkrCWacuwdCMJlDAEtBBKqxxUTb_VtbnsE/s640/IMG_7419+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">When I was given
this story by the writer, I was told that it is the story of a young girl
growing up in a conflict ridden zone and it was Kashmir in this case. However
since no where in the story was Kashmir mentioned, I found that it gave this
story an inadvertent universality in the sense that this story could be
happening anywhere in the world, Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria or Iraq. Also
since war is never mentioned and the presence of conflict in the story is an
undercurrent, the conflict could even be happening within the home and among
parents because conflict, whether within or outside the home has certain common
elements - the absent father, the preoccupied mother, the lack of food, the
longing for love, the loneliness of the neglected girl child on the cusp of
womanhood...look at any conflict ridden situation involving home and family and you will find these elements
present.</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">I recall the author telling me that she wanted the protagonist in the story to be a "strong woman". I remember thinking about this. What does it mean to be strong? Does this girl go through her life kicking a*se, taking charge and bringing about change? Most of the time young children within an unstable environment are terrified and lost. They go through their lives and endure whatever they do simply because they have no option. I would prefer the word "resilient" used to describe this protagonist, rather than strong. </p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSanxDwyrD5tIkYCHc4XShdUBp9qHc6zcKGIA26Uvzxs-uD3HSLBXKBLd_QTNT4O1uSdvO7RFRZ9qP7PaJFL4ZQ2zLfrTXqMfq1IsHYLa1HJddlwA4BZWk5qV0NcPo7UwOkvG2-CL9UuA/s1399/IMG_7413+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSanxDwyrD5tIkYCHc4XShdUBp9qHc6zcKGIA26Uvzxs-uD3HSLBXKBLd_QTNT4O1uSdvO7RFRZ9qP7PaJFL4ZQ2zLfrTXqMfq1IsHYLa1HJddlwA4BZWk5qV0NcPo7UwOkvG2-CL9UuA/s640/IMG_7413+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">For me growing up in
the South, I hardly know anything about Kashmir except for pretty pictures and
newspaper photographs which is hardly a way to acquaint myself with that
distant land, so in order to be able to relate to what this girl in the book was going through, I chose the perspective of conflict when it takes place within the
home and evoke the sense of isolation and abandonment a young child feels within such a situation<span style="font-size: 11pt;">. The book became a
cathartic experience for me.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">I find that in most
countries in the world, the feelings of young girls are usually completely
negated. A girl is never asked "How do you feel?" or have her feelings taken
into consideration. Choices are usually made for her on her behalf. These
girls then grow up into women completely unaware that they matter and that
their feelings are valid. They are incapable of making decisions that benefit
themselves as a result. I've tried to make my pictures in such a way that they evoke feelings in the reader in order to make them empathize with the complex emotions this protagonist in the story is going through.</p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">For the ending of the
story, the writer has chosen to show the girl caring for her tired
mother, an inevitability for a girl in the circumstances. However since it is the
illustrator's story as much as the writer's, I could not help wishing for a different ending for this young girl, a way out of life
in the midst of conflict. In one of the pages it is mentioned that the girl
once played football with her friends. I decided to use that as an outlet for the child in a subsequent page - when the girl goes into her brother's room,
I depicted her reaching out for a football, a suggestion that the sport may eventually get her out
of her situation and into something better.</p><p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLSzJIiqYq5CXhgbRnSOvbzX8znNhfLjzriatOv9ePM1aojjEGsrZvb6b7CQPdDMysWAb-hZrt0wBWNbWAP8PI9rJXDiMsTLC31MswrkmF-aI7OqmEn0oY3KywaW_DVdiDv4vzMM9NMU/s1756/IMG_8786+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1756" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLSzJIiqYq5CXhgbRnSOvbzX8znNhfLjzriatOv9ePM1aojjEGsrZvb6b7CQPdDMysWAb-hZrt0wBWNbWAP8PI9rJXDiMsTLC31MswrkmF-aI7OqmEn0oY3KywaW_DVdiDv4vzMM9NMU/s640/IMG_8786+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
<p style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">The publisher: I
happened to drop into the beautiful offices of Seagull Books and meet Sunandini
during my visit to Kolkata after the Goethe workshop at Shantiniketan. I told her about this
story I had been given and I recall her saying, "Priya, anything you
illustrate we will publish". I thought Sunandini was being polite to me
and that she didn't really mean it, so when I sent her the initial
illustrations and when she readily accepted to publish them as a book and that too
with so much enthusiasm, it came as a shock to me and it took me a couple of
days to get over my disbelief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If even
the most beautiful illustrations are not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>partnered with professional design and good quality printing then it
would be useless. But Seagull Books are what they promised to be and when you
see the end result you know why they are so respected. The process of working
with them was seamless and professional. They did not interfere with my work at all and gave me complete freedom to do as I wished,
something I am very thankful for. Everything worked out so well with regard to this, my first picture
book where I used all the skills and knowledge I had acquired over time into making these pictures, so it was serendipity in action. I have much to be grateful for in every
possible way.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxv14JCpSlwREBsIxV2GZA4vZUmZdy9ZKLCSqzajTfJ3U1ZRPRty7fguDO0OzR6-KXVRKUmYBS6zI1NGx76eStsYFZmOihNeFCev-_xpTMPMWpqoXwCtUFfbRLxr_ONQwXweLd7Xt52I/s1384/IMG_8762+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxv14JCpSlwREBsIxV2GZA4vZUmZdy9ZKLCSqzajTfJ3U1ZRPRty7fguDO0OzR6-KXVRKUmYBS6zI1NGx76eStsYFZmOihNeFCev-_xpTMPMWpqoXwCtUFfbRLxr_ONQwXweLd7Xt52I/s640/IMG_8762+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div><font size="2">#priyasebastian #kashmir #conflictzone #picturebook #seagullbooks</font></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-74719196575432413662020-06-05T12:29:00.001+05:302020-06-05T12:29:38.485+05:30Mangoes like Parrots<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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bought a box of colourful mangoes which were drawn into a picture yesterday.
Thanks to </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thealiporepost/"><span style="background: white; font-family: -apple-system; font-size: 10.5pt;">@thealiporepost</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> for giving me a nudge and
getting me to open my box of pastels once more.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">After completing my
picture book about a year ago, I had kept all dry media aside and experimented
and splashed around with ink. It was akin to thrashing around blindfolded in
the ocean. If surprises happened they did but most times the results ended in the
bin. Last night, working with pastels again was like returning to an old love,
the relief of familiarity is enormous. I knew exactly which colour to pick up
and how to seduce the medium into revealing its delights. That being done, I
can now eat the mangoes. </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-35864310927931127482020-05-24T14:56:00.001+05:302020-05-24T14:56:04.431+05:30Dream Dust - Illustrations for a Poem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBuhPAHshkx6HJiLIQPN1_H6Ju1u2f-8Hhvl0KVbQZyB3zerkPF1xfZ38ku56qoL1c_Xal5QfcoTVijmn7KEtnVAAnpvHRFYsJHAWHU79gF5H1T3p6TliSNFkDeQXshv9-RfIY2900pg/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBuhPAHshkx6HJiLIQPN1_H6Ju1u2f-8Hhvl0KVbQZyB3zerkPF1xfZ38ku56qoL1c_Xal5QfcoTVijmn7KEtnVAAnpvHRFYsJHAWHU79gF5H1T3p6TliSNFkDeQXshv9-RfIY2900pg/w640-h426/IMG_8661.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><font color="#000120"></font></u><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3McIJkWOJeEOdtW2O0nKpNmrGY4f5bAFPjD5kj1fl7WkqQSAQIwIp-21Spd7MURFwTf0TIRDVh-vjwA1L5zA5MCRKeEJ-i6gM4HtmiPOfJucvCqU5zB7WxeAB34YbNVyjP85IyshKao/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3McIJkWOJeEOdtW2O0nKpNmrGY4f5bAFPjD5kj1fl7WkqQSAQIwIp-21Spd7MURFwTf0TIRDVh-vjwA1L5zA5MCRKeEJ-i6gM4HtmiPOfJucvCqU5zB7WxeAB34YbNVyjP85IyshKao/w640-h426/IMG_8663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtUFD8vz02wJWeQBSlTI6xjOPiu_GH8dvaOlZUi6ct02XcXdZPCZ_ueyLVeDyRg0jH9NFzbdiUpgZ5q2tdfp_Knqi8-0cAEc0W0EAxWs74-SvdWHRrZtJx3PJcyZCHUxk_TtWQHjCUO4/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtUFD8vz02wJWeQBSlTI6xjOPiu_GH8dvaOlZUi6ct02XcXdZPCZ_ueyLVeDyRg0jH9NFzbdiUpgZ5q2tdfp_Knqi8-0cAEc0W0EAxWs74-SvdWHRrZtJx3PJcyZCHUxk_TtWQHjCUO4/w640-h426/IMG_8666.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><font color="#000120"></font></u><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div><p class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;">I miss illustrating,
so although <a href="http://ladatcha/helloeverysunday/" target="_blank">HELLO EVERY SUNDAY</a> is up and running again and I am drawing daily
once more, there is the desire to interpret words into images. I asked my
Instagram Followers for a small poem and one of them immediately gave me <b><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/150982/dream-dust" target="_blank">Dream
Dust by Langston Hughes.</a></b> I wanted to experiment with different techniques and
try and simulate the print making effect. Here I used rice paper and graphite
powder which I embedded onto the sheet my pressing on it using a small blunt
instrument. I had no idea what would emerge but the effect reminds me of
lithograph without all the bother. I have a few more small poems which I will
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interesting questionnaire on their Instagram account about Unsolicited Advice,
something all of us have been at the receiving end of. The title advice of this
post was the last one I remember receiving: "Your plants need fresh
air". This by a house guest who walked into my studio; she was going through a
bad phase in her life and had tearfully asked me to have her over for two
nights. During her stay I got quite a lot of unsolicited advice from her but
this particular one was memorable for its absurdity, uttered as it was in my
leafy studio with windows left wide open during the day. When I recall this
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt;">Unsolicited advice
is almost always the by product of Envy and the desire for control. When I read the answers to @cityofwomen question about unsolicited advice, most of the advice was to "get married" or
"have a child" or "have another child". What makes its
presence strongly felt in such advice is a staggering lack of imagination over the
decades, not to mention the stagnation of thinking i.e. The sole purpose of a woman's existence is to be a breeder and caretaker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Unsolicited advice
carries with it an undertone of disapproval, thereby diminishing from a
position of implied superiority - I have the right to tell you what I think you
ought to do because I know more than you. It almost always leaves a stain of humiliation and the advice can be
given precisely in order to do that - I envy you, I am uncomfortable with some
aspect of you (your body, your freedom, your success) therefore let me try and
control you by bringing you down a notch or two by telling you what is best for
you, or as in the case of my former friend, let me shit all over your house, your life and your gesture of friendship, </span>thereby dousing my own discomfort at my insecurity.</div>
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I have to resort to that very thing I cautioned against in this post - advice giving, because I have seen it once too often among women as a kind of point scoring. The biggest irony shows itself when women who decide they are Feminists resort to doling unsolicited advice to do so. Before you clamor for equality and accuse men of "mansplaining", do consider giving your female friends basic respect, dignity and <i>acceptance of their choices </i>during your
interactions with them. <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Be married, grow your child, but do it without crapping all over my life by </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">giving me advice on how to grow my plants and being rude in so many other ways.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You cannot undo your choices so accept it instead of getting consumed by hate and envy and the need to resort to petty one-upmanship because you resent my autonomy. As women, let's start with each other, Shut Up with the
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Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-37510586229958653162020-04-15T18:22:00.016+05:302020-05-30T14:50:47.445+05:30So Much Beauty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Matera at 5.30 am,
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the most powerful and memorable moment I will ever experience in my life: Me
alone in the world with the force of nature making its presence felt so strongly and serenely around me as a living breathing entity. This was God. </span><br />
I was thankful over and over and over again that I was alone, that I had been blessed with this privilege of being alone, and then I simply stood there in humility experiencing this phenomenon that I had been blessed in
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Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-48920018478826519802020-04-14T18:23:00.002+05:302021-07-22T11:57:04.832+05:30Matera Journal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxfqW4hZNa0KqBxrGcFOhM23mnmKFAIG_asq28s6owkJJO-Y8ncoow2A10QrCwlqYKe_oYjqTIS8WUzz-y6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tajawal;">You can also watch this video on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOC6yF59Vko" target="_blank">Youtube here</a></b></span></div><br /> #matera<br />#traveljournalPriya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-31229990833043225142020-04-09T15:25:00.003+05:302020-04-15T19:38:52.945+05:304 Leaves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the third 4
leaf Clover I've found in my lifetime. In the first two finds the fourth leaf
was either shrivelled or bitten off. This third attempt I have hit a bullseye
with every one of the four leaves large, robust and perfect. I am happy :-) </div>
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I have now learnt
that in any trip to Italy, a visit to Bologna is imperative and it should come
last. If you put Bologna somewhere in the beginning of your itinerary, the rest
of the food you eat in all other places will simply never ever compare and it
can kind of dampen your trip because whatever you eat anywhere else, however
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While the names of a
lot of Italian food is familiar to me, I would not have had a very good idea
what it really was or how it should be eaten, so I booked a rather expensive
food tour with a 5 star rating and rave reviews and caught an early train from Rome
to be in Bologna on time. When I landed at Bologna at 8am, I went to a café and
ordered a Mortadella sandwich and a coffee, and that was my first taste of
Bologna mortadella and it was so exquisite and so good that had I not enlisted
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Bologna has all the
things that I love - deep, warm hues of red, pink and orange, arches and of
course I needlessly say it again, the best food ever. (I would rate the food we get in India as
very good, as good as any you will get anywhere in Italy, <span style="font-style: italic;">except</span> for Bologna which is a class apart, a
small glimpse of what food in heaven must taste like if we do our good deeds to
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The food tour was an
excellent one where I got a taste of everything I needed to taste including
perfect al dente Spaghetti, different cheeses with balsamic vinegar, a slice of
horse meat, wines and the best of all, Gelato at a place called Santo Stefano
where I died and went to heaven and would have happily stayed there. No other
Gelato will equal what I ate at that place.</div>
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After the food tour
I wandered through the arched alleys, basking in the warm hues and then
stopping for more coffee and desserts, each one a small masterpiece. How lucky
are people who are born and live in Bologna and who have their lives revolving
around the food there. It was with some reluctance that I caught my train back
to Rome all the while fervently promising myself that I would return to Bologna once more.</div>
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These are some of
the stately buildings in the neighbourhood where I stayed in Rome. It gave me
my happiest memories to wander around here alone staring at these homes and
then stopping to have an Americano at the corner café and anonymously watching
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In the fullness of time I will go to Rome
again, I will stay at Trastevere and make better memories than the last.<br />
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Priya Sebastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214406782863174055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145309565354388638.post-72944056227951161162020-03-28T22:42:00.001+05:302020-04-25T00:55:45.984+05:30Studio Porn from my Beanbag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So while I sit here
and soaking in the silence and admiring the green stuff from my window, there
is another reality to living through a pandemic. You read about huge swathes of
people at bus stations trying to get home, migrant laborers literally walking
long, long miles to their homes with nothing to eat, airport workers evicted by their landlords, dogs and cats abandoned on
the streets, starving zoo animals....</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I implore my readers to donate to the many charities circulating on social media. Here are some charities I have donated to where you can just click on a
link to pay and give someone a feeding kit -</span></div>
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@feedingindia</div>
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@ourdemocracy.in</div>
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f;">So that </span><a href="https://thewire.in/politics/statue-of-unity-cost-narendra-modi">statue of Sardar Patel,</a><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"> that so many corporates donated </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">to, (I mean my mind cannot even fathom 2989 crore), let us all observe a moment </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">of silence (now that we have finished banging plates for the medics) and<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">imagine what could have been done with such money at such a time in our<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">obviously very, very wealthy land. If our dear Prime Minister can garner that </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">much money for a statue, I fervently hope he will do it again and that he will </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">direct the riches that exists in this country towards people in the lower </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">income bracket during this crisis, who have to work EVERY SINGLE DAY if they have to have even one daily meal in their stomachs let alone that of their families and children.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11.15pt;">Let us pause for a moment to think of how many subsidized testing labs and hospital set ups and all necessities required in this battle against a virus, could be organized at 2989 crore instead of for a statue. Maybe along with anti CAA protests we should rally for this too?</span><br />
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