Extraordinary artist of ribbon work – Mrs Poornima
Deepika Nambiar
Thursday, November 30, 2017
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IIK: We do not find ribbons of all colors. How do you get the colors on your art work?
Poornima: Yes, this is a major issue I face, since my embroidery is natural sceneries. It is necessary to have 100 percent natural colors. But the ribbons available in the market are not of natural colors. So I found a solution for it. I use silk colors and make my required colors by re-mixing and coloring the ribbons by it. I get the color I want in my artwork by this technique. This is one of the secrets behind my creations.
IIK: Do you produce your designs by hand or digitally by using computer ?
Poornima: Mostly, I use my own imagination and design my embroideries. We can find many designs in the Internet, but I never copy those designs. I always add my own imagination to make my image unique. As I told you earlier my art works are unique master pieces. You will never find it anywhere.
IIK: How long does it take to create a work of art?
Poornima: It depends on the design I select. If it has a background drawing with less ribbon works it takes lesser time, but the designs that have more ribbon work takes many days. As I am a working woman now, I get less time to spend on my projects. This makes me take more days to complete my artworks.
IIK: Can you tell us something about yourself?
Poornima: I am from Sri Lanka, and currently in Kuwait working as a receptionist cum secretary. My husband is working as a senior IT Professional. We have two lovely daughters and they are studying in IES - Bhavans grade 6 & 4.
I’m a self and quick learner and do not like to stick on to one thing only. In addition to ribbon embroidery works, I also try my hands in Paper quelling craft designs, make Tote bags with embroidery designs on it and Theme cake designs. After finishing my office work and spend quality time with my family, I utilize my spare time for these hobbies.
IIK: Have you conducted any exhibition of your works?
Poornima: Conducting an exhibition is one of my dream. I am planning to do it soon.
IIK: What kind of support you received from your family/ friends / colleagues in Kuwait?
Poornima: First of all, I have to mention about my lovely husband, without him I will never succeed like this. My husband is the person, whom I expect the first feedback for any of my project. He is the person who always encourages me positively and guides all my works. Not only that once I’m in a project, he helps me in house chores.
Also, I’m getting many positive comments and feedbacks from my friends and colleagues. They are always with me on my social media channels which are facebook.com/blossomcraftsq8 & facebook.com/cakeworksQ8
IIK: Do you have any plans to sell these items commercially? If anyone wants to buy this master piece, how they can get in touch with you?
Poornima: Actually, I started this as a hobby, but now through my social media pages, people found it interesting and is contacting me to buy some of my art works.
IIK: Thank you very much for spending your time with us and explaning about this new concept of ribbon embroidary. We wish you all the best
Thank you