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Sadhvi Jawa

Area of Practice

Textile Artist

Education

Undergrad diploma (Textile Design), Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru

Advanced Diploma (open pathway), Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru

M.A. (Textile), Royal College of Art, London

Work Experience

  • Illustrations for children, Book Cover Designs
  • Tapestry installations at public places
  • Tapestry exhibitions, nationally and internationally

Interest Areas

hands-on work (weaving, embroidery, clay, paper making, drawing, illustration, natural dying); education; craft

Current Practice at Srishti

Foundation studies: Form and Structure

Creative Practice and Outreach

  • Tapestry Installation at MG Road Metro Station, Bengaluru
  • Illustrated book for Karadi tales
  • Illustration (mobile exhibition) project for Brazil Embassy in India
  • Large scale pop-up book for children’s theater
  • Tapestry exhibitions, nationally and internationally
  • Workshops conducted at various schools and colleges about hands-on making
  • Home textiles for various clients

Projects showcase:

Between the Lines

 Between the Lines 1
Social perception of stains (before and after images of a rag cloth): Emphasis on the rag cloth was made embellishing the stains using embroidery.

 

Between the Lines

Between the Lines
Social perception of stains:  translation of stains on a flat surface to a sculpture.

 

Between the Lines

Between the Lines 3
Embroidered narrative of observations after field visits to the village of Silvepura.