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Priya IllustrativeToronto · 1d
Drawing of Priya in her studio in a saffron sari with a magenta border and indigo paisleys, carved printing blocks on the table beside her.
Priya Illustrative@priyaprints · Toronto · 1d

Six months for this one sari: forty-two hand-carved blocks, three dye baths, one very patient husband. Wearing it to my niece’s engagement this weekend. The paisleys are my mother’s design.

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Lupe Illustrative

Forty-two blocks by hand?! Your mother’s paisleys are so beautiful. Qué arte.

June Illustrative

What a gift to carry your mother’s work forward. Your niece is a lucky girl.

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