Meet the Designer
Elsha
Thapa
Visual Arts
“A passion for creating new things led me to establish Amalgamated Composition since 2021. It consists of a series of kinetic sculpture prototypes created with waste and donated materials as a means to change perceptions and ideas about them. ”
Ayesha Thapa (Elsha)Elsha began her career as a fashion designer in Mumbai, India. During her time in India and Nepal, she taught, participated in fashion shows, styled magazine covers, and ran her own business. She encountered the world of Visual Arts at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. Her desire to create something original and different prompted her to explore the idea of creating kinetic art while studying at OCAD University, Toronto, Canada. A number of prototypes of kinetic sculptures have been developed by her research, and she continues to develop different forms of kinetic sculpture. "Rat race" is Amalgamated Composition's debut collection. A set of three performative kinetic sculptures were developed and titled Run, Runn, and Runnn respectively.
Wigan & Leigh College, India
Advanced Diploma in Fashion Technology
Major Completed, 2010
Edith Cowan University, Australia
Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
Major Transferred, 2022
Visual Arts Textiles Styling Visual Merchandising
2015, Through My Eyes
Gumboc Gallery, Perth, Australia
2015, Inside Out
Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
2015, Tajmahal
Fremantal, Perth, Australia
2015, Material Murmuring
Spectrum, Edith Cowan University, Perth Australia
2021, Jewellery Studio Scholarship
OCAD University
2021, Ada Slaight Bursary
OCAD University
2021, Tuition Set-Aside Fund Summer Bursary For Full-Time Student
OCAD University
2010, The Best Collection, Chimera
Wigan and Leigh College
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2021/2022!