Kalashri Krishna From Art Medley

Art Medley is the soul of a self-taught artist with an immense passion for images and art. I believe in being true to the art I create by exploring and experimenting with different visual art forms, methods, processes and techniques including a brilliant combination of modern media.

My primary influences are Aboriginal and Indian Folk art such as dot painting, Warli, Gond, Madhubani, Mandala art and similar styles, which bear a remarkable likeness and share a connection with nature through art.

For a creative soul who is passionate about images and art, photography is just the right topping. As with my artworks and recycled crafts, my photography also attempts to explore, celebrate and honour that connection with nature, hence I love exploring nature at its raw through landscape and wildlife photography.

I hope that my work brings just as much happiness and joy into people’s lives and homes as it brings me creating each of these unique handcrafted artworks.

As cliché as it may sound, it is mostly self-taught through inspiration, curiosity and experimenting along the way, and of course with a little professional help in childhood when my parents recognised my skills and interest in art when I first apparently drew a clothes hanger (perfectly) at the age of 3 and was encouraged to attend hobby classes.

I later did a couple of years of art during school. Regardless of classes, it has always been my escape, my go-to and my all-time favourite thing to do where I wish I could just never stop doing it.

I always wanted to be an artist and either I managed to convince everyone, or they were just convinced by my art obsession… but then at some point I decided I wanted to be more than an artist… so I decided to be a business professional.

I then went on to become one after graduating, and finally got my dream job as a Business Analyst, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but art was still my soul. My creativity was my soul and that was what held me during the toughest time of my life.

Born to be an artist, I would die to be an artist any day! In fact, I’m told by my grandparents that my name means “Master of Arts” in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit.

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