And the Lotus Bloomed on our Wall

On a lazy afternoon,my brother and I had a heated discussion over home makeovers and how to give our home a personal touch. 

Just to prove a point we started doodling on the wall slowly by slowly our scribbles gave way to lines,line to curves and eventually beautiful blossoms became apparent on the walls. 

Here is a photo essay trip down the memory lane..over to the lotus pond.

The very first Lotus Flower blooms

Soon, the wall is covered with a cluster of them

Slowly, each one is given a tint and hue

Soon more, flowers start blushing

The work in progress, notice the shy leaves hiding below the flowers

Here's how it finally looked once completed. 

My summer afternoon chair on the edge of the 'lotus pool'. I've read many a book in this chair.

Our 'personal touch Wall' did liven up our living room

Detail of a Lotus bud

Flowers blossoming out of thin air

Deft hands carving out the lines on the wall

Dreamy eyed and armed with a permanent marker in his hands, my brother, another creative soul in my family.

Little Gaya, who helped us immensely in coloring the art wall smiles proudly in front of our Art Wall. I am sometimes amazed at her refined choice of colors.

Finally, we won our argument and did succeed in giving our home an artistic and personal touch. A weekend and a few cups of tea were all that we needed while we indulged in this passion. I thought of sharing this with you all, just to encourage you to do something creative at your our personal spaces, a splash of color or a stroke of a marker can change the character of the space and speak volumes about the ones living there.

Do try it and share the joy of indulging in a creative pursuit !!!

You can read more about my bro's creative musings at his blog http://www.alley-of-dreams.blogspot.in/