Design has been a part of my life ever since I could remember. My grandfather was an illustrator for academic research books and my mother was a painter. But she didn’t have a typical canvas frame to work on. She painted on clothes and created scenes of tropical botany and aves (a.k.a avian dinosaurs, a.ka. birds). Her work was bursting with color, texture, and light. I adored it and proudly wore her masterpieces.

As a kid, my bedroom was scattered with paintbrushes, coloring pencils, and charcoal. In fact, I can’t recall a time in my life when I did not have an easel to create beautiful things on. As I got older, I also dabbled in jewelry making and fashion design. However, my interest wasn’t just limited to conventional design. I was attracted to anything that could be made beautiful- plating food for our large family dinners for instance.