Boudoir 4 is a part of a 4 piece set sold as a multiple edition piece for a lower cost for collectors to get to know the artist or new collectors to start up. There will be 10 pieces of each art.

Boudoir 4 Dreams edition

Fidel Amos and Adam Goldman Presents S.H.E.

Bloom-ingdale

Meet 48 y/o Chhaya . 

She sat on a wooden plank by a tree in a puddle of roses . 3-4 women sat around her and watched as she artistically made little garlands . These would later be sold at traffic lights when they turn red . 

Chhaya was a pleasant lady . She was smiling and enjoyed talking to me . She has been selling flower garlands since she was a child . 
Her sick husband  , lives in their village in Gujarat. She gets to meet him once a year . 

She had no tools except a needle . She did everything else by hand . Her daily earning was ₹150 -₹200 ( 2.5$ )

Bloom-ingdale

The Woodpecker

Meet 26 year old Suresh .

One of the 5 carpenters of a small woodwork stall . He was quietly working on smoothening planks of wood with his plane .

His hands were gravely textured as he worked with rough old tools , covered in saw dust . His fingers had glue , splinters & aged polish stains . Lost in a trance of motion , he was oblivious to his surroundings.

Location : India
Dimensions : 4886 x 3909


The Woodpecker 

Naked

Proudly I stand naked and tall
Amongst the others that look so small

Without my leaves they thought I’d fall
But I grew up strong with every crawl

Now I stand naked and bare
For all to see and some to stare

I can touch the sky I am so free
Am I talking about the tree or me ?

Edition : 1/1

Dimensions : 5000 x 4000

Location : Kruger National Park , South Africa

Naked

Cutting Edge  

Meet 40 y/o Shankar 

Will you believe it if I told you his stall is a cycle? Yes , a two wheel cycle . 

Perched upfront is a plank with different types of knives . He roams around little markets , parks his cycle on the side and rings the bell . People get alerted and bring their knives or scissors to him to get sharpened. 

He sits on the parked cycle , and starts to paddle. There is a pedal sharpening wheel that turns while he paddles . He places the knife on the wheel and that’s how it’s done . 

It may sound simple but his hands said otherwise. With grease and burns , he continued to work ..

Cutting Edge

Vanilla Ice 

Meet 34 y/o Ashok 

This is his family business . Perched on a height with a work shop the size of a garage , it was a busy morning. 

Massive slabs of ice , which were carried from the storage up front with the help of 2-3 men . 
Vendors waiting to collect crushed ice and smaller blocks of ice . People shouting , pushing and even a few cursing . 

Ashok used a large scissor shaped holder to drag the slab of ice and place it in the shredder . As he stabbed the ice and placed it in the machine, shards of it started flying around. No one gave a damn ! 

No gloves , nothing to protect the eyes either . His hands were bruised , rough and had tiny cuts . Clearly, this was not an easy job to do .

Vanilla Ice

Tailor Swift

Meet 44 year old Dev .

A big pair of scissors & colourful rolls of yarn lying around. A measuring tape around his neck and piles of cloth scattered around his stall untidily.

The sewing machine was from the 80’s . I remember my grandmother using one .

As I stood in awe , he effortlessly needled a thread & went about his work . It was nothing short of magic . After all , a stitch in time ….

Location : India 
Dimensions : 4693 x 3754

Tailor Swift

Metallica

Meet 27 y/o Aasim.

Aasim is a cutter & his brother Aalim is a welder . 

They both run a stall together. Their great grandfather started this stall 70 years ago . 

Aasim was a young , happy man . With dreams and hopes . He thoroughly enjoyed his pictures being clicked and even offered to pose . 

He works inside the stall , cutting sheets of metal . He covered his face and sat down to work . No gloves in sight , he starts his grinder . Sparks everywhere! 

When I questioned him about not wearing gloves , he laughed and replied “ nothing happens . These sparks are our identity.”

Metallica

Milibooo

Sashimi

Meet 52 year old Rajyashree or “Rajjo” as she was known in the market where she sat.

Her morning begins at 5 am, where she picks up her baskets of fish from the whole sale market to sell in the local market . The sole bread earner in her family, Rajjo is quite the badass.

With her gold bangles lighting up her hands , she grabbed her knife and within minutes the fish was ready and wrapped in an old newspaper.
Yes , a tough life she leads . Surrounded by dead fish , guts and haggling with customers all day in that market.

With every cut to the fish , her bangles ‘clunked’ & she would smile proudly . In that moment , she was just like an artist - painting a pretty picture.

Loction : India 
Dimensions : 4912 x 3930


Sashimi

Working Hands V2

Dour

Hello darkness my old friend
You’ve come to take me to the end

You tease me with that ray of light
I’m no child , I’ll put on a fight

The world renounced me and made me a stray
One look at me and they threw me away

Hello darkness my only friend ......


Location: Cape Town , SA

Dimension : 6000 x 4000


Dour

Foundation

Tea-totaler

City : Mumbai 

Tea makes for an important part of our daily lives where people consume at least 4-5 cups a day .  
“Cutting Chai” is a different take on the usual Cup of Tea. Roughly translates to “ one by two” or “half a cup” , this Tea is served in small glasses called “Tapris” . Loaded with milk and spiced with ginger & cardamom, this is just the refreshing boost you need . 
At ₹5 - ₹10 a cup , street stalls are buzzing throughout the day with customers.

So next time you’re in Mumbai ,  stop by a Tea stall & treat yourself to a Cutting Chai .. you can thank me later .

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