Aus artist Dena Lawrence’s work on Kashmiri silk carpets
At Germany’s Carpet Design Awards this year, Perth artist Dena Lawrence won the ‘Best Studio Artist Design’ category.
Her winning piece, which she calls Maschera,...
Actor Vaishnavi Suryaprakash: Starting conversations
VAISHNAVI SURYAPRAKASH is a Sydney-based actor, dramaturge, dancer and performance maker. She is currently starring in Belvoir St Theatre’s performance of Nayika: A Dancing...
Sydney Film Festival’s Indian line-up
The iconic Sydney Film Festival brings nine films from the Indian diaspora this year.
Among these are award winning films, features, documentaries, short films and...
‘Blindfold’ embroidery: Ritika Skand Vohra
When textile artist and embroiderer Ritika Skand Vohra sits down to work, she ties a blindfold around her eyes.
Then, picking up her needle, she...
Golden advice for the people in their silver years
My father turned 100 last month, and as the family gathered to mark this momentous event, it was tinged with a little sadness as...