21st October 2021 Dr Beena Hello guys! I am going to muse about something that I discovered recently. I found this paper called khadi paper made from recycled tee shirts. The world got to know about khadi through Gandhi. In 1918, Gandhi began this movement of hand-spun cloth as a way of self-reliance from foreign…
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Age is Attitude
19th October 2021 Ms Kala Pohl Another year older. I look in the mirror. I see a face with lines, skin not so clear, hair greying, a body not quite trim…. but I feel so young. I wake up each morning with anticipation, with the knowledge that the day is going to be wonderful. And…
Embracing Energy-New Beginnings
16th October 2021 Suchitra Narayan The parched earth looks up, Hands stretched out – Reaches out to the glowing star. In the distance too far, Its brilliance outshines Others in the firmament. The star itself is a figment of a brighter constellation, Recreates in its own way the brilliance of its master. What pure joy…
Singing Trees
15th October 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone, it is time for the next musing😊. The above painting is the avenue of Spanish chestnut trees in Herstmonceux, near Hailsham, in East Sussex. Herst means a clearing in the forest. In the 1200s, a lady Idonea de Herste married a nobleman Monceux and named the manor Herst…
Opera Lady
9th October 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today let’s discuss a rather unusual topic. Yeah, it is about Chinese Opera. My friend Cheng Hwai Jen painted this beautiful Opera Lady. However, in her view, the standard of this painting is that of someone who is five years of age☹. I disagreed with her. At last,…
How Are You?
6th October 2021 Mrs Kala Pohl The “how are you?” question has puzzled me over the years. Somewhere along the way, we have forgotten the purpose of that phrase. Ever notice how someone can ask you this question and just move on before you can even formulate a response. Their body language says, “it’s just…
Succulents and Joy
4th October 2021 Dr Beena Hello guys. Today am going to write succulents. The painting by my friend Esther Ng is about succulents. Due to the pandemic, she picked up this habit of growing succulents. From just two pots, she now has 100 pots of succulents😊😊. I had no clue about succulents and did…
Koi and Vaccine
4th October 2021 Dr Beena Hello everyone. Today I am writing about Koi fish. My neighbour and good friend Mrs Elizabeth Tang painted this beautiful picture of koi fish. She used watercolour and negative painting techniques. To write this story, I did some research and came across some interesting facts about koi. Koi is a…
Who’s the Boss?
23rd September 2021 Kala Pohl Friends tell me that my middle name should have been Pollyanna. Or maybe even my first name. I choose to see the glass half-full – always. And no, I have not had it easy all my life. Lots of ups and downs, pain, health issues, tough work environments and on and…
Silence
21st September 2021 Dr. Beena Hello everyone. I hope all are fine and safe. Today’s painting is about the Blue Bird-of-Paradise. I painted this some time ago and forgot all about it☹. If you wonder why I chose to paint this unusual bird? Well, I was drawn by that fabulous blue colour of the…