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Hey guys - so I'm super aware that I've been quite quiet lately, I've actually just been swamped with the adjustment of a 9-5 life and all the rest of it.  But that doesn't mean I've gone totally silent... if the blog post name was any hint at all, I'll actually be doing one of my first ever health & wellbeing festivals in Dartford this year!  Catch me at the 'Love and Light Festival 2019' hosted by The House of Leyla on Sunday 28th July from 1pm - 8pm. Venue: The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford.  The festival promotes vegan food,...

So you all may have noticed that on the website there is now a 'personalised backdrop' option with a little bit of info on what it's all about. Consider this the 'more information' part of that page and how that option came about!  Being a private commission initially for my dad's big 50th birthday and being a party held in a bar/restaurant venue, we had a huge feature wall to cover and there was the birth of the idea of creating a "feature photo wall" - which required a personalised backdrop.  Wanting to mark the occasion and create a similar...

So I have a close one to me who had always asked for a personal commission piece that represented them and was totally unique. Having a powerful name as they do - Shahzaib - I began there as the basis for the piece, hence the name, 'Zaib's Kingdom'. Having told me their name meant 'lion' in Urdu, I used this to research the true meaning and depth behind their name which lead me to reading this: "Shahzaib name meaning in Urdu – The name Shahzaib is an Arabic Muslim name which translates to “Crown of a King” and “Like a King”. Shahzaib...

 Oh yep - so custom mandala canvases are a thing! Well I mean, anything with mandalas are a thing really, but this commission was a pretty special one to me!  So my best friend commissioned me to produce a canvas for her cousin sisters wedding - theme: An Indian Summer, sized at A3. Including a bespoke design & print with delivery, it was definitely one of the most fun commissions I've ever taken on board.  Working with a range of colours (which as shown is not normally my kind of thing!), the final piece included the concepts of bringing traditional...

Hybrid Youth Market 2.0 - #simmyghattxvikkainth An amazing experience yet again being able to take part in another #hybridyouthmarket hosted by @the_community_giants - although i was on shift at the gym in the morning, @vik.kainth did an absolutely incredible job to showcase the best of our work in a stunning way! If anyone joined on the livestreams you know we're all just love and banter, but the day was amazing, met some amazing people - huge thankyou to @gho5t__af & & Priya for taking time out to pop over too it was appreciated 🤗 we came back bigger & better...