Not too long ago on Instagram I used to be launched to the dramatic, on-edge paper artwork of Sobana Ashok Kumar and discovered she has been following this weblog for a decade – good! Sobana is a self-taught quilling artist and a full-time IT Engineer in France whose love of crafting was handed right down to her by her mom starting at an early age.
Get pleasure from a take a look at Sobana’s quillwork and get to know her a bit. I particularly love what she has to say about the essence of silence because it pertains to creating:
“The journey commenced in 2012 after I stumbled upon a quilled greeting card on-line and was captivated by the intricate swirls and coils of colourful paper strips. Beginning with crafting easy flowers, I grew to become engrossed in exploring varied colours, shapes, and the three-dimensional facets of paper strips.”
“Over the previous decade I’ve devoted my evenings to exploring greeting playing cards, embellishing photograph frames, and crafting jewellery utilizing paper quilling strategies. Impressed by the famend paper artist Yulia Brodskaya, I discovered motivation in her strategies and got down to create a quilled portrait of Buddha.”
“In the course of the difficult occasions of the Covid pandemic, I selected to dedicate extra time to my ardour, which proved to be a supply of positivity. This dedication led me to finish the Buddha portrait efficiently and inspired me to create extra figurative quilled and edge paper artworks.”
“Sharing my creations with a colleague who inspired me, I had the chance to exhibit my artwork at my office alongside two photographers.”
“In the summertime of 2023, I showcased my quilling at an artwork honest in my city of Villepreux in France, the place one in every of my items was chosen to be introduced to the Mayor for a profitable four-year tenure. Moreover, I participated within the Competition of India in France through the spring of the next yr, exhibiting artworks with a fellow artist.”
“I’m grateful that my artistic ardour continues to drive me and produce pleasure to my existence. By means of my art work, I goal to convey to the world the essence of silence that envelops me through the artistic course of.”
“Mom Nature and my mom function my major sources of inspiration. Whereas I sometimes take pleasure in working with flowers, I’m at present captivated by the realm of fungi and am within the course of of making a collection centered round them.”
“Utilizing paper from Canson or Clairefontaine, I meticulously lower the strips myself, principally preferring a 10mm (.39 inch) width, however adjusting as wanted. If mandatory, I exploit Aquarelle watercolors as a background to boost my items. Instruments that I make the most of embody a Fiskars paper trimmer, curved tweezers, craft glue, and a slotted quilling pen/toothpicks or writing pens.”
“I pay shut consideration to element, making certain flawless ending and a neat presentation. Embracing the potential for errors, I perceive that they will typically end in stunning outcomes.”
Sobana Ashok Kumar
“Presently, I’m open to collaborations with fellow artists for exhibitions and commissioned works. I could be reached by way of Instagram the place I’m @dayapaperart.”