I Create Wood Burnt Art Inspired By Henna

I am an illustrator and graphic novelist. Every year I focus on a new medium to challenge myself. I have a contemporary approach to pyrography, I create the work by burning each line and symbol into raw wood. Intricate, henna-like patterns are combined with my signature figures. These labor-intensive pieces are expressions of my Indian heritage and combine a modern, storytelling edge.

In 2014, I challenged myself to create 100 mini wood burnings and sold many of them through Trickster gallery in Berkeley. What I love about working with wood is there’s often an additional pattern coming through the wood grain.

In a way, I feel that the wood was collaborating with me to create layers of art. The relationship that develops with a medium, whether its sketching on paper, painting on the computer, or burning wood may not be visible, but its there – in each shade, shadow and line. Those are the things that make me truly love art.

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Unicorn

Happy song

Sun hat

Air guitar

Air piano

The beginning

Seahorse kiss

The singer

Busta move

Hopes

Horn

Fairy happy

Little wonder

Owl watch over you

Raga

Mermie morning

Dolphin

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