Amazing, Affordable Product That Made My Acne Disappear & How To Use It
Research & Findings Before I committed to the product, I read up about it, a lot. One thing I read over and over again was the nasty smell of the…
The “IN TIME” #WearableArt Brooch Series for Diwali 2020
The Concept Behind The Art The series was born from a desire to capture the significance of our spirit as human beings, to persevere through layers of whatever life throws…
Dream A Little Dream At The Mary Budden Estate, Binsar, Uttarakhand.
GETTING THERE The Mary Budden Estate lies within the Binsar Wildlife Reserve in Uttarakhand. As per the current pandemic scenario, all paperwork had to be in order before attempting to…
California Cactus : Desktop Wallpaper Release
Cactus shadows on the wall of a cafe. Photographed while walking the streets in Los Angeles. WHY I WAS IN LOS ANGELES I was in Los Angeles courtesy Adobe and their…
Beautiful Hand-Painted Masks by an Independent Artist
The COVID19 Pandemic has taught me more about face-masks than living in the terribly polluted air of the National Capital Region in India. We were ( in my household ),…
Be Strong.
I grew up hearing this a lot. Whenever I cried, I heard, “Be strong”. Whenever someone else cried, especially boys, I heard it said to them, “Be strong.” Crying was…
Agave Attenuata : Desktop Wallpaper Release
It is hard to keep up with all the varieties of succulents – even Agaves have so many varieties. I have a feeling I love them all. Full blown “Plant-Lady”…
“Afeem”, 2020. Custom-painted brooch.
GIFTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVERYTHING I made a new friend and I love him very much. He’s awesome. I’ve been wanting to get him a gift for a while.…
Narendra Bhawan Bikaner, July 2020
Let me preface by saying that just because I’m writing about traveling during the pandemic, you must not take it as a suggestion to travel as well. We all have…
Desert Moonrise : Desktop Wallpaper Release
The Sun has not quite set. The tallest of the trees are still catching the golden light. The Moon is out. It was a magical sight with a lot of…
Broccoli On Canvas, Still Life #Photography
When your partner’s got a major event coming up & you ask them if there is something you can do to support them as they prepare for it, and they…
8th Edition : How To Build Your Brand Online #WorkshopsByNaina 27th June 2020, Post-Workshop Notes
WHAT WAS NEW IN THIS WORKSHOP It was the first online edition. The pricing was half of the on-ground editions ( yay to minimal overheads! ) I realized that, somehow,…
Hello 40! #40and10in2020
Turning 40 and finally realizing that asking for help is not a weakness. It is pretty much the only way I’m going to grow. Finally accepting that while it sounds…
“Shallots, Spring Onions, Onion Top” Photograph, June 2020
I have friends who cannot stand the taste of onions. A partner who cannot stand to be in the same room when onions are being chopped. And then there’s me.…
Post-Workshop-Notes : Free “Online Brand Building” Webinar of 13th June 2020
Read more about my description of this webinar and some thoughts about it before I conducted it. Here is the product listing page on my online shop. Radio Jockey &…
Butterfly Agave : Desktop Wallpaper Release
The Butterfly Agave has red and orange spikes and the leaves are coated waxy to look almost blue. Agave Potatorum would be the Latin name. Also known as the Verschaffelt…
World Gin Day & World Cucumber Day : Photo Series
The former is on the second Saturday of June, every year. This year, in 2020, it was on 13th June. This is quickly followed by World Cucumber Day on 14th…
A Custom Hand-Painted PopSocket
Sometimes, I need a tiny little cute pick me up art piece to start and finish on the same day. My 2 inch mini painting wearable art brooches can sometimes…
More About #WorkshopsByNaina’s Free Online Brand Building Webinars
Why am I doing this? It is meant as an introduction or glimpse into my “Build Your Brand Online” Workshop. The on-ground version has done well, thanks to a myriad…
“Newsprint: Tangerine Edition”, 2020, 8 Inches Painting, Acrylics on Canvas
The painting is available to buy on my art label shop here. I set out to paint something with lines that looked like a fireball. After I was finished painting,…
Midsummer Jardin : More About My First Hand-Painted Jacket #KhaosPhilos
“Midsummer Jardin”, 2020 is available to buy here on my online shop. At one level it feels like I’m getting to live my childhood dreams of painting everything in sight…
The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Moves to Spotify : What Does That Mean?
header image above is from the official spotify press release page Anchor.fm is one of the platforms where launching your own podcast, all by yourself, is the easiest thing to…
Mountains From The Air : Desktop Wallpaper Release
This image evokes desolation in mind at first instance. But then it evokes power and vastness. Another two-tone, even monotone image for your desktop. I’m not one to usually use…
Listening In On A Webinar : Influencer Marketing Post The Pandemic
CONTEXT The webinar was free. Duration was one hour. Over the one hour, the maximum number of people online was 56 and the minimum seemed to be 35. There was…