The Rebelle blog

Origami is a great stress buster. I made my first Kusudama flower yesterday. Now that I have accomplished the simple folds neatly, I've to start believing that I am not as clumsy with hand craft as I have repeatedly and religiously believed for a long time. Paper craft is a delight. I love the bright shades and the movement of fingers and the sound of rustling paper. My first craft flower is for my friend Deepa. It's a St. Valentines "SOUL SISTER" gesture. ;) Here are a few snapshots of the flower.  

Watercolors are my least preferred medium. I love watercolor art, but since I am not a trained artist I cannot use watercolors to their maximum effect. Recently, I came across a very gifted artist who paints using watercolors and writes for NatGeo Traveller India. His work is so phenomenal, that I took some inspiration and decided to try my hand at watercolors after three years. I kept it simple. Just painted a few paper craft flowers I have made as part of a greeting card. It was all plain white, and I thought of adding some fresh color to the flowers. My hands were wobbly and I couldn't judge how thin the color layer ought to be on the paper, so my first flower got painted with a very watery yellow and it made the flower saggy too. My second attempt was fair and I colored all of them with a very satisfactory even layer. The last time I used these watercolors was while watching a movie at home- 'Wake Up Sid.' Something during the movie made me get my colors an...