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Well finally its Alicia Souza on the Paper Pencil Podcast! Alicia has been an inspiration to me and a bunch of other illustrator friends for almost a decade now. In this conversation we talk about the ‘Origin Story’ of Alicia. Growing up in the Middle East, finding herself in Australia and then finally moving back to India. We also talk about setting up the brand (the conglomerate!) that is Alicia Souza!!! Hope you enjoy this super fun conversation!
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Her page:
@aliciasouza
www.aliciasouza.com
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Sayan joins me for a lovely conversation in this episode. He is an extremely talented visual artist from Calcutta. He talks about his journey starting with sharing a single seat at an ad agency to painting humongous murals on the face of Eden Gardens. He focuses on telling stories through his work regardless of the scale of the artwork.
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His page:
@sayanart
www.sayanart.net
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Sangeeta aka Miss Compass Hands is a dear friend of mine. Apart from being a really skilled illustrator, she is a gem of a person. In this episode we talk about her journey from being the non-artistically inclined kid to an entrepreneur who is taking her illustrated characters to new heights. She also shares some valuable lessons that she learnt throughout her journey.
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Her page:
@misscompasshands
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Namrata Baruah is the hands behind a.ware studio, a pottery studio and school based in Bangalore. In this episode we talk about her life pre and post the studio. Growing up in Assam, living the corporate life and then finally deciding to quit and do something meaningful. She talks about her values and how she would like people to describe her on her 60th birthday.
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Her page:
@a.ware_studio
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Pearl is an illustrator and storyteller from the sunny state of Goa. She joins me from Mumbai to talk about her journey, her style, her inspirations as an artist. She is passionate about themes such as gender, body acceptance and mental health and these are some of the primary themes you get to see in her work. She talks about complex issues like mental health through comics and zines.
She also loves fighting her way through Mumbai local for some reason.
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Her page:
@pearl.dsouza
https://www.pearldsouza.com/
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Sticker Genie is a print partner for many of my illustrator friends who are into merchandising. Subodh, the brains behind Sticker Genie shares his story of how he got into the print industry and then eventually struck gold with the sticker printing business. His clients are artists and illustrators from around the country.
He shares a lot of good info on how to set up your artwork for the best print quality!
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His page:
@stickergenie.in
www.stickergenie.in
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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I ran into Sahitya at a Children’s Literature Fest in Delhi last year. I had a fantastic conversation with her there about art styles and thats where I made a mental note to extend that conversation into an episode.
She is a children’s book illustrator currently residing in Bangalore. She graduated from NID Ahmedabad. Sahitya has an amazing art style and adds a whole bunch of beautiful details in her illustrations.
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Her work:
@sahityarani
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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I finally get to talk to Rajiv Eipe on this podcast!!!Rajiv is one of my favorite children’s book illustrators. He has illustrated over 30 books over the years, which means if you visit a bookstore in India, you will probably find a Rajiv Eipe book. He is an animator and illustrator. He has a Bachelor of Fine Art Painting Degree from Sir J J School of art, Bombay, and a Postgraduate degree in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
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His work:
@rajiveipe
Dugga: the book we spoke about in the conversation
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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Kavita Arvind is an artist, illustrator and design educator, mother to a teenage daughter and two lovely dogs. She joins me from Bangalore to have a super laid back conversation about her journey, her days in NID Ahmedabad as a student and then as a faculty…followed by her stint with Srishti Institute creating her own course. We also talk about her experiences with Chidiya Udd.
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Her work:
@kavitarvind
http://www.chidiyaudd.in/
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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In this episode Aaryama Somayaji joins me for a chat. Aaryama is an illustrator who loves to get high on mangoes. She is currently in Singapore in the middle of her masters. She is an NID graduate and has worked on more than 20 books…both book covers and picture books.
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Her work:
@highonmangoes
My work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast -
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:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
pearlauyeung.comMy work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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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
www.byshibani.comMy work: @swarnavod
More about this podcast:
Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast
https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast
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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
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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
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