Merry Christmas To My Readers ....

My Haiku at Tenth Place :)

18th Indian Kukai Contest Results are out.

68 participants took part in 18th Indian Kukai, and they came from 22 different countries. The theme of this edition was PETAL.

My haiku wins 11 points and is at position tenth. Happy to see it among top 10 numbers as it is very close to my heart. This was the last contest for me for 2016 as this month I am appearing for my exams in the coming week. Hiatus!

Sharing my haiku with my readers...

my grandmother
lying amidst the petals ...
funeral rites
(Archana Kapoor Nagpal)

Thanks for the votes for this haiku. It is very close to my hear

VIDA Artist for VIDA!

My two paintings are selected by a California based company for women apparels. I have collaborated with VIDA as an VIDA artist. This will be a new opening for my artwork to reach global audience. Moreover will keep me more busy. I have designed a sheer wrap and a silk scarf with my artwork

Please take a look. And spread my collection link for your friends who love to dress, shop and buy. Let people on the other side of the globe flaunt our art designs. I will share the respective links too.

Dear friends,

I'm thrilled to share with you my latest collection on VIDA!

This collection represents some of my best artwork from over the years and is very authentic to who I am as an artist. I'm really proud today to share this work with you.

I'm really excited to collaborate with VIDA for this collection. VIDA is a new kind of fashion ecommerce company that connects artists like me all over the world with producers to bring our work to life. For every product sold, VIDA hopes to provide the gift of literacy to the makers they work with.

Below are some of my favorite items from this collection.

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VISIT MY COLLECTION AT:

http://www.shopvida.com/collections/archana-kapoor-nagpal

Thank you,
Archana Kapoor Nagpal

Back in Action !

Three slot of 20 diyas are done. Indeed all diyas or wishing lamps for this festive season are done. I am sharing the pictures for this season for my readers.

Will be part of Garden of Chocolates (Festive Packs) and Kala Sutra, Amitie Series, 2016 Collection.

Thinking of festive season I just completed my first slot of 30 Diyas.

This year's collection is inspired by thoughts. I have used from dark to lighter shades - some are blend of four colours for a 3D effect. To add more they are beautifully embellished with stones.

Hiatus !!

On hiatus as scheduled for two surgeries until I recover. Then I have to travel. Everything just happened overnight. Will not be posting until I am back to my current fitness levels.

Until then keep smiling and have an awesome weekend to my readers.

God is great! Have full faith in Him.

Love
ARCHANA

Upcoming work of Amitie Series....

Got up at 4 am.

The first thing was the picture of my niece on my wallpaper. My little angel who gave so much love before she flew to her home. My day starts with her picture only. I have kept the corner yet the way she left with her stuff toys.

Kids are the BEST thing that can happen to any couple. But that doesn't change my love for kids of my friends or cousins. To bless or love a kid of my friend or my cousin - I don't need to know or see them. Blessings are never an insult!

But life taught one thing - keep things in heart never express as being childless , people in your life (indeed your own family) will see you differently!

There are times I am not offered prasadam or allowed for baby showers. I am considered bad omen, as I am childless. A woman who fought all this can take any humiliation. Maybe if I had a child - men around me would have respected me.

"But there is a question ' a woman only deserves to be treated nicely - if she is a mother'?? "

Just 15 days with me and still so many paintings to make for Amitie series. I share some incomplete pictures of my upcoming paintings.  Yet Amitie series will be officially launched on 14th Feb, 2017 on my page.

I might not have these paintings with me but these might be on someone's wall - a part of my heart out of my body. Maybe it might give a smile on someone's face though it left just scars on my soul and tears in my eyes.

Maybe this time the artist will paint that pain which life gifted to her to prove she never did things purposely in her life. I take all in stride as I have to be strong to finish this series to prove it is not an insult to art or friendship, and above all to prove she never lived a year with hatred. She painted her memories to relive each moment again.

Paintings full of good thoughts, emotions, adoration, respect, hope, forgiveness, and now her final departure from her friend's life forever!!

A Beautiful Story

It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small town near Toronto in Canada.

Two school-going friends had a crazy idea. They rounded up three goats from the neighborhood and painted the numbers 1, 2 and 4 on their sides. That night they let the goats loose inside their school building. The next morning, when the authorities entered the school, they could smell something was wrong. They soon saw goat droppings on the stairs and near the entrance and realized that some goats had entered the building. 

A search was immediately launched and very soon, the three goats were found. But the authorities were worried, where was goat No. 3? They spent the rest of the day looking for goat No.3. The school declared classes off for the students for the rest of the day. The teachers, helpers, guards, canteen staffs, boys were all busy looking for the goat No. 3, which, of course, was never found.

Simply because ………… it did not exist.

Those among us who, in spite of having a good life are always feeling a “lack of fulfillment” are actually looking for the elusive, missing, non-existent goat No.3. Whatever the area of complaint or dissatisfaction, relationship, job-satisfaction, finance, achievements.

An absence of something is always larger than the presence of many other things.

Let’s Stop worrying about goat No.3 enjoy life !!! 😀Please share this small story to inspire and brighten someone’s day.🌞✨✨

This Lovely Story a Friend of mine shared today, and is so so true and awesome. Maybe I could survive as I might not have a family but amazing friends in my life.