My mom bought this old jewellery box from Value Village and gave it to me to fix it up. I ended up sitting on this project for about a year until my mom forgot about it (not purposely, I just lacked the motivation). I ended up using some left over supplies I had when I re-did my kitchen cabinets in 2011 and gave it to my mom last year for her birthday. She was trilled with how it turned out!
13 years ago!
What a amazing feeling it was to visit my old high school today only to still see a painting I did on a door of a classroom that's still there! This definitely gets me inspired to work on something new!
June 2001 - Fighting Knights at West Humber Collegiate Institute
Making a souvenir is much more meaningful!
This year I went to Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. The morning before the festival a huge street party is held called "Jouvert" to ring in Carnival day. Caribbean music is played while everyone dances throwing paint and mud everywhere without a care in the world! It was one of greatest experiences of my life - jumping around, expressing myself with paint, not caring what I looked like.... simply being a kid again. I wanted to make something special to remember this experience so I kept the shirts we wore and decided to make a frame out of it.
Jouvert Souvenir - T-Shirt Frame
Best Christmas Gift Ever!
My friend decided to make me a unique wreath since she had a lot of wine corks that she has been saving for the past 5 years! Since she knows that I love to create stuff too, we ended up making it together. Thanks BB!
Wine Cork Christmas Wreath
I found my high school sketchbook!
After going through my old closet at my mom's place, found my sketchbook from high school. I was so excited to see it and see how much progress I have made from then. High school was when drawing grew from just a hobby to my passion which is why this sketchbook is so important to me.
Landscape Design
With a background in Architecture, I was hired to do a landscape layout for one of my clients for a resort in Jasper, Florida - Florida Gateway Resort. Check out his page!
Florida Gateway Resort - Landscape Design - May 2010
1st Birthday Present for my Niece
Other than painting and drawing, I also like to take on arts and crafts. Here is a frame I created for my niece's 1st birthday in 2007. I cut out her name from matting material and used photos of her in each letter.
Alina's Frame - January 2007
Pinstriping Project
Pinstriping Project - March 2011
I was hired to do a pinstriping on a motorcycle. After a few DIY youtube videos, and VERY steady hands, I was able to come up with something he was pleased with.
Granny's 75th Birthday Gift
It was finished in a wide black matte and I had the rest of my family sign around it. The best part was seeing her reaction!
Grandma's 75th Birthday Gift; Completed July 12, 2013
Wall Art - Progress Photos
When two friends of mine found out that they were about to have a baby girl, I was honoured when that asked me to paint something for her room! Check out the progress photos...
New Era Cap features my hat design!
I was chosen to create a hat to celebrate New Era's 90th anniversary in 2010. See excerpt from the event details below:
"To celebrate New Era Cap Co., Inc.’s 90th anniversary as an international headwear and apparel brand, the company is launching New Era XC. The project gives some of New Era’s most influential fans and aspiring designers an opportunity to make their own unique statements for the world to see.
All participants have been given an exclusive New Era XC commemorative box which contains a blank New Era 59FIFTY and an array of design tools for them to channel their creative aspirations and artistic talents."
http://www.neweracap.com/en_us/explore/nexc.aspx#748/NEXC-DESIGN---NATASHA-JURAKHAN
My artwork featured on the Rant-Bot's Blog
Check out some of my illustrations featured on this hilarious blog site - http://therantbot.wordpress.com
1- http://therantbot.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/daily-rant-00051-fly-as-a-fruit-son/
2- http://therantbot.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/daily-rant-00046-go-away-train
Artwork featured in Toronto gallery
The Annex - October 2012
Last October, my artwork featured at The Annex at Bloor and Bathurst. To look at people admire my work from afar is one of the most exhilarating experiences!