The Artifacted Letters!


PS : I made this.
After having completed my school exams, I flew to my granny's home. As soon as I entered her place, I started posting snaps. There came my grandma and enquired the difference between Snapchat and WhatsApp.
" In this tech era, we end up taking things for granted, but do we ever think about what we are losing? By forgetting about the art of letter writing, I think we’re missing out. Hugely", cried grandma.
"I don’t know a single person who would say that they didn’t enjoy receiving a letter through the post. There’s something really special about a hand-written letter for you. It doesn’t have to be full of important news- after all, but it feels so much more personal to receive just one letter from someone than to receive the hundreds of texts we get every single day", said grandma.
She continued saying that letters are rare, romantic,sentimental and hence make someone's day. I agreed when she said they are historic artifacts. Indeed, they are. When we write letters, we actually hold on those words in a tangible papers unlike e-mails which can be lost. She thinks there’s something really profound about being able to reread a letter someone sent you, just to hear their voice in the words again, and imagine how they’d say each of the phrases.
She started smiling as she read the letter which grandpa sent to her. She says that this is what a letter can do even after the person is gone.
I decided to make the letter stand more personal by making long lasting artificial flowers like the letters.
I rolled up my sleeves,got myself a wonderful stationery and wrote my mom a fabulous sonnet telling about my holidays. Who is on board?


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A tale of a Surat saree

Image
" He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." -Saint Francis of Assisi A decade ago, when my grand parents from Gujarat, India, visited our home; presented my mom a beautiful hand embroidered Surat saree. My mom used to wear and maintain in a delicate manner, cus she loved the work of the saree. Cut to 2019, the saree is worn out due to innumerable usage and passage of time. Hence I decided to do something outta the saree to make her happy. I just adjusted the worn out part with hand embroidery to make it look delightful. Then, reassembled the pieces in a proper manner. I pasted this piece of work on a velvet cloth and framed it. While you can order on e-commerce websites, there is nothing like the satisfaction walking into the bedroom every single day and have your stare at the fruits of your labour. Moreover I can make my ...
Read more

"I got it from my mom"

Image
Growing up in a conservative Indian family, kirtans and chalisas about gods are part of everyday life. No matter whether it is a living room or bedroom, pictures of gods and goddesses can be seen. Whenever I ask my mom out to a art gallery she always insistes me to visit temples, as it is well known for marvelous sculptures. Indeed they are celebrated for architectural gems. When I was a toddler, my Indian mom gotta Ganesha (elephant god) embose painting down town. My mom is inquisitive about learning art and craft, so am I. Though painting the material is not a herculean task but mixing the colour is. I still remember helping her in mixing those stuffs. I think it is were it all started. Time files, it's been a decade now, from helping her to showing my new craft items, I grew up to be a 16 year old just an other teenager.
Read more

Simple wall hanging for beginners

Image
A lot of people talk about making home decor items but end up saying that " they are running outta time". After observing a bit, I concluded that people have time but not patience. Be it art, craft or anything of that matter; passion, patience and practice are the most important key to master it. Talking about the craft, I've used craft paper and cardboard make it into a wall hanging. You can also convert it into a photoframe by attaching a photo in it or write some quote in it.
Read more