Creating change

Hey everyone! Tonight I wanted to share some photos I took from this past Sunday. I was really struggling with my PTSD symptoms and I decided to try and change my mood by doing what I normally do to make myself feel better, which is styling myself and doing my makeup as well as going…

My first art show

Hi everyone! I wanted to share something exciting with you all! Exactly a week ago, I attended my first art gallery opening where two of my paintings were a part of the exhibition! I wanted to share some photos from that night and how I felt that night.

Art is Political

Today, I wanted to bring up the topic of how art and fashion are inherently political. If you look at fashion trends throughout history, you would find that the colors, the cut of the garments and the type of fabrics have always been determined by the political and cultural environment at the time. I remember…

My grief journey

I started this drawing back in July of 2020 to express my grief for my friend Aneka, whom I had lost in 2015. The purpose of this drawing was to give me a place to express and process the depth of my pain of losing Aneka and I can say it has helped me move…

Ganesh Chaturthi

Hi everyone! Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to those that celebrate it! I wanted to share some pictures and videos from today’s pooja. Today for the first time, my cat came and joined us for the whole pooja and it was really cute!

My art website

Hi everyone! I wanted to announce something exciting! I have been working on a website to sell my artwork for the last few months and my website went public last week! Here is the website: https://anahgemdesigns.squarespace.com/ I believe that we heal through art, whether we engage with art by making it or by viewing it….

Strawberry core

Hi fashionistas! Today, I wanted to introduce my take on strawberry core. It is an aesthetic I came up with based on a funny and sweet memory I have thought about recently.is strawberry core a La Meghana? You might be wondering, what is strawberry core according to me? Well, it’s something that means delicate and…

Draping a Sari in two ways

Hey everyone! Today I wanted to show an example of how versatile saris are. I shared earlier that I draped my Aaji’s(grandma’s sari) as a skirt for my friend’s wedding. Yesterday I draped the sari as a sari, but I draped it in a way that was inspired by the drape I did at the…

Halad Kunku

Hi everyone! Today I decided to do something I haven’t done in awhile. And that is dress up just to go run errands and go to the library. My mom bought this skirt in India and I have been meaning to style it for some time. I chose this red top because red and yellow…

Feeling confident

Hi everyone! I went to New York and Cincinnati about a week ago to visit family and to attend a wedding of a close friend. I haven’t traveled on my own since 2019, and I wanted to share my thoughts after this trip as well as the wedding photos. Below are some photos from the…