From Art Gallery On My Desk.

Dear Reader,

Welcome to my very first blog post. Thank you for being here. Thank you in advance for staying & reading through. 

I was in a weird space mentally. I did not realise but I was struggling with art. I was searching, trying, experimenting a lot with lot of styles, mediums, products. What I was looking for (& mostly failing to find) was that one thing that I want to call my own. I thought I was looking for a 'style' or a medium of art that was 'mine' but I was looking for a lot more & I did not realise it till I found it. 

It was an online course that helped me. I will tell you about the course sometime soon, because I am working on something special related to it & rather keep it a surprise for now. But I will give you a "small" hint, it lead me into wonderful world of miniatures. 

So now I had (still have) lot of projects in my head & wanted to explore, learn & practice making miniature artworks so I can bring those projects to life. So after some YouTube searches, started painting on MDFs. They are easy to cut to size, sturdy & easy to paint on. & perfect for what I had in mind. Initially I was just painting to see if I could do it, then as I started having fun, I realised, these could be turned into something practical to use. I did debate between turning them into pendants (might still do it at some point) but pins felt right.  

One of the first pin designs I started with.

& here I experienced what people mean when they say that you need to keep making, creating, & ideas & perfection will follow. The idea slowly evolved. First it was just a piece of MDF with hand-painted designs. then they were pins with hand-painted designs. Then as I was making frames for my other smaller paintings, I realised these would look great with frames too!. Then as I was researching miniatures, I was people doing this small 'art gallery' setups & it all finally fell into place. & whole concept of 'Tiny Paintings But They Are Really PIns' was born! Though these are still not perfect & have so much room for improvement, this ideas was so much fun that I had to try it out right now. As I am posting these I have already have started working on my next 'collection' as well as have some ideas for display as well.

First exhibition in my "Art Gallery On My Desk"

First exhibition in my "Art Gallery On My Desk"

Also working on the other miniature projects side by side & my biggest challenge is how to use time most effectively. One things is certain though, I am going to learn a lot & going to have a lot of fun while doing so. will share my experiences, successes & failures here. So do keep checking this space for updates. 

Bye till then. Off to crafting stuff.

G.K. From LeisurelyScribbles