Drawing
Coconut Street
This work incorporates the use of traditional calligraphy dip pens on wood to create landscape images of my surroundings and contrasting nature. Recapturing my memory, identity, and connection to India, a land that was once familiar. The land I... More
Drawing
Down To Earth
This work incorporates the use of traditional calligraphy dip pens on wood to create landscape images of my surroundings and contrasting nature. Recapturing my memory, identity, and connection to India, a land that was once familiar. The land I... More
Mixed Media
Dwelling Stains I
The first creation of Dwelling Stains. Henna in this process, became a sort of overlapping landscape in its own form, creating its own space and dimension with the wood. Along with the use of henna, I incorporated mini elemental ink drawings among... More
Mixed Media
Dwelling Stains II
Henna in this process, became a sort of overlapping landscape in its own form, creating its own space and dimension with the wood. Along with the use of henna, I incorporated mini elemental ink drawings among the henna designs. Pointing to the... More
Mixed Media
In The Sari
Diverting from my own traditional use of oils and acrylics, I ventured into works with mediums like henna and fabrics and aimed to create a second self-portrait of myself and of other Indian women (in Sari) who were prominent in my life. Centring... More
Drawing
Madurai Old House
"Madurai Old House" is drawn from an old home that was once resided by my family, and is currently still inhabited by other family members. This particular home holds dear memories of my childhood in the city of Madurai, the hometown of my mother's... More
Painting
Munnar Tea Leaves
As one of the first pieces that started my journey of the exploration of my roots and memory, 'Munnar Tea Leaves' is an Oil painting that shares a core memory of one of my visits to India. Painted with just a palette knife, this work incorporates... More
Mixed Media
My Memory என் நினைவு
Combining the two ideas of capturing land and amending memory is a 19” x 39” ink and henna on a wood panel piece. Initially drawing a familiar memory of the land in India, I resorted to covering the intricately detailed drawing with thicker henna... More
Drawing
என் தாய்நாடு My Motherland
Using just ink and a traditional calligraphy dip pen, I captured a landscape consisting of different elements of India such as trees, fields, mountains, homes, goats, dogs, and people. Using such elements is only a fraction of the vast culture and... More
Drawing
தாத்தா & அம்மாம்மா Thatha & Ammama
"Thatha & Ammama" means Grandfather and Grandmother in Tamil. This ink drawing depicts a combination of two of my worlds. Both my grandparents who are positioned in the setting of a Canadian landscape, share the life I had as a kid in India... More
Drawing
பாட்டி Pati
This work incorporates the use of traditional calligraphy dip pens on wood to create landscape images of my surroundings and contrasting nature. Recapturing my memory, identity, and connection to India, a land that was once familiar. The land I... More
Work by
Judith Grace Vijayasenan
Drawing and Painting
“We can search through our past and attempt to discover the lost memories held within us but just as I scrape the henna off the board, I see the stains left behind, knowing it is not possible to go...” [More]