Monday, November 24, 2008

carpenters and the rain...

* I am not talking about me with a cup of chai on a rainy day with 'The Carpenters' singing rainy days and mondays always get me down... well, actually they do:-(
* I am talking about the kinds armed with saws, polish, hammer, nails...

* the ones for whom we wait with bated breath.
* the ones who tranform our homes into a dream.
* scrap, scrub, hammer, hammer, bang, bang....music to my ears.
* but, hey wait...did I hear pitter-patter too?

* "Amma, polish can't be done, no sun, won't dry"
* my dreams get postponed to another weekend.
* I grab my camera and shoot the weapons abandoned due to the rains.
* BTW, blocks of wood make interesting coasters;-)

14 comments:

Shalini said...

Wonderful series of shots, arch! Love the neutral colors in all of them. Looking forward to seeing your completed home....in your shots and in more mags :-)

bhumika said...

An artist cannot help but see art in everything around her. Great pics - especially the tea coaster :)

pRiyA said...

well this is certainly different from what we usually see at Colours of Life. enjoyed this!

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

Shalini~ Thanks:-) Nice to see you in the blogosphere as well:-)

bhumika~ Thanks:-) You are very kind with your words:-)

priya~ Thanks:-) Well, by different if you mean the 'Jhaadu' Yes, it has never been featured before in 'Rang- The Colours of Life;-))

Anonymous said...

man!! the worst thing that can happen to polish is rain!!
i lived through woodwork recently. some days it was wonderful to watch an idea spring to life...somedays i just wanted them to get the hell out of my house!!

good luck... nice pics as usual!!

TBC said...

Only u can make something like this look good! :D
I especially like the 2nd pic.

bindu said...

Enjoy the period of anticipation - sometimes it's as much fun as the realization of something! I love the smell of raw wood, and the spirals of shaved wood as carpenters do their work. Your pictures are great!

Suma said...

Another lovely collection of photos. You certainly have an eye for seeing the beauty in things that would otherwise go unnoticed :))

Veda said...

wow...nice photos arch!

cant wait to see your new home!

Madhu Gopalan said...

Oh, that must be frustrating! It's so irritating when plans flop!
But I really love these pictures :) Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of your new home :)

the mad momma said...

holding our collective breath and waiting to see your lovely new home...

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Lady Prism said...

over here we call that type of flooring "vigan tiles." They are absolutely my fave!

looking forward to see your new home..:)

AshleyL. said...

I love your pictures. Such a beautiful and artistic walk through. Well done :)

Aman said...

truly the photographer can see art in almost everything on earth. i wud recommend that u upload some of ur photos to the sony shootout contest man. they are surely great winning material. sony is giving out cameras as prizes. great na. i too hav uploaded some of my photos. here's the link if u want to visit: http://shootout.sony.co.in/index.htm