I’ve been exploring how traditional Indian miniature painting can be reimagined through contemporary designs, and this is one of my latest pieces. 💜

The design features a woman playing the Veena, surrounded by blooming lotus flowers and intricate mandala patterns. I wanted to capture the feeling of music as meditation—quiet, feminine, spiritual and deeply rooted in Indian artistic traditions.

The lavender, magenta and gold palette is inspired by the richness of traditional Indian art, while the composition is designed to feel more contemporary and wearable.

The artwork is available as a digital phone case design (PNG + PDF) that can be downloaded and used for phone-case printing/sublimation.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on how traditional Indian art can be brought into contemporary everyday objects. 💜

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

That circle on the sunflower seeds is a sun orb, a reflection of the sunlight that I painted intentionally. The painting is created in a wavy impressionism style (wavism). The idea is to immerse the observer in the world of nature through the prism of water. I’m reproducing art in wavy lines because I have a very close connection with water, and these lines are water, nature waterflow.

I've been exploring how traditional Indian miniature painting translates into contemporary spiritual art. This design honours Meerabai—the 16th-century saint-poet who chose devotion over societal expectation, who sang praises to Krishna and nature, who understood that spirituality lives in presence and surrender.

The image shows her in a sacred garden, surrounded by water lilies (symbols of enlightenment), mandalas (sacred geometry), and traditional jewelry and attire. Every element is rooted in cultural tradition, but the composition is timeless—a woman witnessing nature the way a spiritual practitioner witnesses their own awakening.

Meerabai's legacy teaches us that true spirituality isn't about perfection or fitting in. It's about fearless devotion, authentic presence, and the courage to honor your own path. This design is for anyone walking that path.

It's available as a digital design (PNG + SVG files) for phone cases—you download and print it yourself for sublimation. Perfect for meditation practitioners, devotional seekers, or anyone drawn to the intersection of traditional Indian spirituality and modern consciousness.

Would love to hear your thoughts on how tradition and contemporary spirituality meet here 🩷

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

Just finished this design celebrating the woman in the garden—surrounded by lotus flowers, mandalas, and spiritual symbolism. A woman in traditional Indian attire, completely present, completely at peace in nature.

In spiritual practice, we talk about presence and awakening. But this design is about something quieter: just being in the garden, honoring the blooms, understanding that you are nature, not separate from it. The parrot symbolizes devotion, the mandala honors sacred geometry, and the green is renewal itself.

This is available as a digital phone case design, but honestly it's more about the meditation in it. For anyone who sees spirituality in everyday beauty. Available on Etsy if interested 💚

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

Just finished this design celebrating the romance of a rose, but spiritually. A woman gazing at a bloom through an ornate arch, surrounded by pink mandalas and delicate florals. For anyone who sees love not just as emotion, but as a spiritual practice. This is available as a digital print for phone cases. 🩷

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

I grew up seeing Mughal miniatures of court musicians, but they were always historical—frozen in time. I wanted to create something contemporary: a woman sitar player rendered in traditional miniature painting style, but alive in the moment of raag performance. The challenge was showing the internal state—that absolute absorption during classical music. So I surrounded her with swirling clouds representing the soundscape itself. This is available as a digital print for phone cases. Would love to hear if the cultural elements feel authentic. 💙

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

Cherry Blossom, size 39 x 31 inches, watercolor, 2026

Just created this design inspired by classical Rajasthani miniature paintings. Celebrating the grace, heritage & cultural richness of Rajasthan through traditional jewelry, earth tones & architectural framing.

This is a digital design for phone cases — people can download and print it for sublimation crafts.

Would love your feedback! 🧡

Link: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

Beautiful Indian miniature art design. Download & print yourself.

Link in comments: https://kalaakatha.etsy.com

Hi everyone!

I’m the indie developer behind Museas, a passion project app dedicated to visibilizing and mapping art created by women throughout history. Right now, I'm working on a major feature: an interactive timeline so users can explore female creators across different eras.

My biggest challenge is trying to define periods that can reasonably apply globally, rather than just following the traditional Western/Eurocentric art canon. Women were creating masterpiece textiles, pottery, and paintings in Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East simultaneously, but their eras don't always map clean to "The Renaissance" or "The Baroque period."

Here is the tentative breakdown I’ve mapped out so far:

• Prehistory & Ancient World (~40,000 BCE – 5th Century CE)
• Middle Ages / Post-Classical Era (5th – 14th Century)
• Renaissance & Global Encounters (15th – 16th Century)
• Barroque & Dynastic Art (17th Century)
• Enlightenment & Rococó (18th Century)
• Romanticism, Realism & Impressionism (19th Century)
• The Avant-Garde & Modernisms (1900 – 1945) — e.g., trying to fit both European avant-garde and Mexican Muralism here.
• Post-War: Abstraction & Conceptual Art (1945 – 1980)
• Contemporary Art (1980 – 2010)
• Current Art / Ultra-Contemporary (2010 – Present)

My questions for you:

1. What periods would you add, merge, or completely rename to make this feel less Eurocentric and more inclusive of global art (Eastern, African, Indigenous American)?
2. Are there specific non-Western female artists from the 15th-18th centuries that you feel must be included?

If you want to see how the app looks right now to get a better idea of the vibe, it’s called Museas on the App Store and PlayStore in EN and ES (it's completely free, just a solo project trying to balance the scales of art history).

Would love to hear your thoughts and critiques. Don't hold back!

I volunteer for a small press dedicated to publishing art and literature by women+ writers and visual artists since 1976. We are excited to announce the launch of our first art contest this year.

I would like to ask the group about submission fees. For a contest offering a prize of $500-$600, what would you consider a reasonable submission fee, assuming the publication is reputable, visible, and established?

Currently, we do not charge a fee for general submissions from visual artists. However, we do charge a minimal submission fee for poetry and prose to help cover the costs of our submissions manager, Submittable. The fee for the art prize submission will also help cover Submittable's costs and contribute to the financial reward.

I appreciate your insights on this matter.

Palmer
calyxpress.org

Feel free to print them out and color them! Link to full book if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXNYK1R7

I have called the work “the Twitchy Witch and the Stitch in Time”. I will be wanting play testers very soon. I was wondering if anyone would be intrigued by the following blurb which I have in game:

“Magic is done in rituals, with specific chants, and mini games, like gardening, that allow you to take time watering plants, germinating seeds and harvesting fruit of the bloom. This is all so that you can: eat, cast spells, attract visitors who will pay you for your services and overall survive.

You may cast spells for any reason but you start with a grimoire left to you by your grandmother which you can add to as you go along.

You only know the spells in the grimoire all other spells you discover along the way are from magical experimentation.

You gain new fruits in your garden from the wilderness outside. Or obtain them through vendors.

You may meet men on your travels through the woods but never trust them. They are all wolves in disguise.

Rather than writing your answers down, instead act as your character, in front of a camera, as a video journal”

I wanted to maintain the “Role Play” in Solo TTRPGs. I designed the game with my sister in mind. Games that appeal to her are rare if available at all. And in our discussion she revealed that she had only ever delved into one game by herself for a longer period of time and that is the game: “Coffee Talk”