In this episode Zaina Mayat joins me for a conversation from Birmingham UK. She has worked on several illustration projects over the past couple of years from editorial pieces to pattern designs. We talk about her experiences in art school, her style, her choice of color and of course Pink!

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Her work:

@zaina.mayat

https://www.zainamayat.com

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

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In this episode Yogesh Saini joins me for a very interesting conversation around his experiences with Delhi Street Art. DSA is a startup (or as Yogesh calls it an artup) which is involved in giving new life to the urban Indian landscape. They involve themselves in creating beautiful art pieces across the country by creating artwork on walls, market buildings, flyovers, floors, ceilings and even dustbins.

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Her work:

@delhistreetart

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Isha Mangalmurti joins me for a chat about her life as a 2D animator. We talk about how it takes 6 months to create a 2 minute animated clip. Her love for food in Calcutta and how an animation director has to do everything while making others also do everything…its an impossible balance.

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Her work:

@ishamangalmurti

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode I finally get to speak with Shilpa (Sueno Souvenir). Shilpa is a Food Miniaturist from Chennai and makes these detailed miniature food models with a great level of craftsmanship. We talk about her process, types of clay and why she hates mustard seeds and upma!

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Her work:

@suenosouvenir

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Urvashi (take it easy) Adhye joins me for a super fun conversation on Indian Folk Art! She takes us through her journey and tells us why she loves making humongous artwork! How her grandmother inspires her every day and how her life changed after 1994 when A.R. Rahman released the famous song Urvasi Urvasi making it extremely difficult for people with that name to choose a career in pharmacy.

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Her work:

@urvashiadhye

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Neha joins me for a lovely colorful conversation. This episode is mostly about stories, ideas, values and how all of this affects your artistic decisions and style. Neha is a painter who loves to add a whole bunch of colors to her nature inspired paintings.

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Her work:

@wildflowerink.studio

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Pearl joins us for a conversation about her experiences growing up in Hong Kong and then moving to the US to attend art school. We talk about her new book The Best Kind Of Mooncake, style, her toy design career with Mattel and food!!! We spend a little too much time talking about food. Shall I change the name of this podcast already?

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Her work:

@pearlwiththepearlearrings

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Shibani joins me from Pune. She is a ceramic artist who makes these intricately hand painted tiles and name plates amongst other things. We talk a lot about pottery, various techniques, materials, brands and a lot about food!!!

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Her work:

@by_shibani

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode Mansi Joshi joins us for a fun chat. She is a self taught illustrator, currently trying to get better at animation. She is an interior architect by degree and was a gold medalist as well (#showoff :D). She has a really popular page on Instagram where she shares some really cool animated stories.

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Her work:

@mansijoshi.art

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast

In this episode of the show, Ruchi aka ArtyPantss joins me for a conversation from Mumbai. She is an amazing Acrylic artist. She makes these beautiful paintings on canvases and dreams of hosting her very own art exhibition one day. We talk about art and a whole lot of Pop Culture!

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Her work:

@artypantss

My work: @swarnavod

More about this podcast:

Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast

https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast