Creature Comfort - For all to see :)

So here all the drawings that house the solo exhibition of Creature Comfort. The responses have been so overwhelming. As of today 9 have been sold and three people bidding on one piece called Bappi Coolers that you'll see below. This has been one hell of a ride and I'm loving it. The images below have small sections on which you can see the detail as well. :)





















So many people have been my source of inspiration and strength to create this series.
I thank you all for it. :) and specially ...

Amma and Baba - for giving me space to paint on refrigerator, fans, walls, cupboards and all their preciously recorded notebooks - and for liking it :)
Sam - who's lit me up since the moment I first laid eyes on her.
Deepak - for being my friend.
Tarun - for love.
Ashwini - for being my support and my critique
Suresh Jayaram of 1 Shanthi Road - for seeing my work 4 years ago and making sure I created Creature Comfort.
Papaji - For seeing things in me I haven't.
Sukhdev - For building me a kiln.

Jas Chitti - For all the stories she told me while I lay on her staying awake till 5 in the morning imagining the rest of it.
Gowri Chitti - For taking me to the beach the very first time and walking back home with one rubber chappal and me on her waist.
Enver Chitappa - For the first big box of colour pencils I ever owned.
Paati - For understanding me.
Kamesh, Mahesh, Chandhu and Darshi - For never giving up on me.
Rashmi - For the most beautiful mind I have ever known.
Rakesh - For Ernst Haeckel.
Shobha - For giving me the space to create a world for children through 7 books (and I have been difficult) and flying all the way here with flowers to see the show.
Joono - For finding me.
Rajiv - For the imagination.
Veenapani - For giving me the time to be.
Kira and Ganavathi Amma - For feeding me and taking care of me.
Aruna - For believing in me.
Ravi - For teaching me to ride a bike.
Soap - For doing so much for the show and making the beautiful postcards possible :)
Anushka - For being herself.
Iswar - For the hundreds of cups of tea, cigarettes and dream rolling.
John - For being there.
Sculpey - For her lines and perfection in everything she does.
Ashwin - For his belly button.
Ahana - For loving that belly button :)
Anu - For Dho bucket paani.
Uk - For 9 months of freshlime.
Aunty Bhai - For giving me my very first home.
Blaa -For all the pjs, postcards and letters.
Darshan - For pieces, peesloose and mala-di.
Clinton - For the years of patience and support.
Bindhu - For I cry when she sings.
Ponni - For growing up together.
George - For the strange world he draws.
Kaveri and Hans - For making two children who rock my world.
Perch - For things we created and will create.
All at Auroville - For bringing chocolate back into my life and making me feel at home.
Bullet, KC, Vendekka, Gypsy and Ginger - For I love them.
Shekari Amma - For helping me clean up.

And a special mention to all 1 Shanthi Road:
Raghu - For helping me put together creature comforts and getting me pani puri.
Aishwaryan - For hanging up all the drawings so many times and adjusting them till we got them absolutely exactly and perfectly right.
Cop Shiva - For photographing the opening.
Mona - For her energy and enthusiasm to keep Shanthi Road alive.
Devi - For feeding me.

Catherine and Christian - For being here.

Much love
a comfortable creature.