“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself”
Illustration of masanobu fukuoka done as a good luck charm for someone :)
Also first time with fulll-digital illustration.
Khoya
Another spread from Khoya :)
please do ignore the text. its just been pasted on for now.
Needs editing and layouting and more :)
Love
Shilo
a page from Khoya
From Delight we came into existence.
In Delight we grow.
At the end of our journey’s close,
Into Delight we retire.
- Ashtavakra Gita 1: 18-20
Before, when the world was a spirit of itself, at first man lived in Harmony with other spirit (because he was intouch with his own).He was connected to everything by the network of light. Everyday on earth was a celebration of this love. And man's voice (strong and sweet then) was part of this great cosmic orchestra.
They would sing in crystal voices about this love. they would spin round and round with the stars. Whirling in ecstacy.Until one day man was distracted while singing. He was looking up at the skies and his heart was connected to this great network when suddenly his eye caught something glimmering in the distance.
It was a firefly.
'Light that is worn by something apart from the stars' he thought,the idea of having light was interesting to him and he thought about it for days on end.
He wanted it. And from then on, when he sang with the orchestra, it wasn't a celebration of love. It was a song of longing. Having always lived by his need- this 'want' was new and exciting to him.
7 days and 7 nights later he saw Fire again. One day when all the world creatures were asleep, he snuck up behind the firefly and trapped it in a small glass box.
He labelled this box and it gave him great pleasure that he could see it whenever he wished and it would never ever go away (it had no choice).
Soon he collected more creatures like this. He no longer sang in praise with the rest but instead arranged his collection meticulously in rows.
When the other spirits approached him to ask him why he didn't sing and why he was trapping these creatures and plants he said
'Don't you see? I discovered them and so they are mine'
The spirits didn't understand this logic at all.
But the truth is- that before any pandora's box was opened...it was first sealed up.
Long Live Fishes :D
Grandfather fish's secrets to a long long long life :)
(secrets will be revealed shortly as well)
Oooooo :D
The Nasha
The Nasha-
Concept Sketch from Khoya
the nemesis of sorts
The Rock Clan
known as 'Atut' (meaning unmovable/unbreakable in Hindi)
are the oldest creatures in Khoya.They’ve been here for millions of years.
Inherently still in nature, it is this very stillness that makes them excellent keepers of wisdom.
“Written in Stone”, they record the history of the universe. They are keen observers though their greatest sense is that of sensing movement and the sounds of the earth. They do not record by sight or meaning of the sound. By sensing the vibrations of the earth (because of their inherent stillness). this history is recorded not in the form of words but wave patterns...that change as they sense and record more. This process is wrongly called ‘weathering’ when infact it is just a manifestation of their internal recordings of 'what has been'.
Curious-reserved-silent and Still. Slow moving.
The following scientific experiment is inspiration to how patterns are made in the heads of the 'Atut'
sensing vibrations.
(the experiment is rather trippy as well)
sensing vibrations.
(the experiment is rather trippy as well)
More from the vaults of Khoya
More from the Vaults of 'Khoya'
an interactive graphic novel for children using Augmented Reality.
Desanguination
Invite to the launch of my Book!
'Pampasutra'
by Arshia Sattar
and Shilo Shiv Suleman (me!)
All those in Bangalore.
by Arshia Sattar
and Shilo Shiv Suleman (me!)
All those in Bangalore.
Please do come :)
5th of December 2009 at 4:30 at Ambara in Basvangudi.
And if you can't make it then send me an email with an order and I'll keep a copy of the book for you.
or the stickers! or the tshirts! or the badges!
:)
Love.
Shilo
5th of December 2009 at 4:30 at Ambara in Basvangudi.
And if you can't make it then send me an email with an order and I'll keep a copy of the book for you.
or the stickers! or the tshirts! or the badges!
:)
Love.
Shilo
The person you love is 78.9% water
The Character from a New book for Children I'm working on by Arshia Sattar
And the Kishkinda Trust.
Stories told by the River Tungabhadra.
Joy. :)
Watch this space
pampa and shiva fall in love
mother earth and Pampa
Hriday Maahi Aarasi
Hriday Maahi Aarasi
The Heart is a Mirror
Inspired by Alex Grey's' Sacred Mirrors'
The Emotional Self
the physical self
The Realized Self
The Higher Self- Love :)
Rangashankara's Aha-theatre for Children Festival
Some Illustrations Done for Rangashankara and Brittannia's
'Aha!' Theatre Festival
The two images above were used as big decorations in the venue
And the three below were billboards around the city
The Blurb where the logo is placed is mine. :)
Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Bangalore, India
Creative Director: Anil Thomas
Art Director: Rathish P Subramaniam
Copywriter: Carl Savio
Illustrator: Shilo shiv suleman
Photographer: Kiran Nama
Creative Director: Anil Thomas
Art Director: Rathish P Subramaniam
Copywriter: Carl Savio
Illustrator: Shilo shiv suleman
Photographer: Kiran Nama
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