House arrest

It's Holi and I'm staying home peering out the window which is exactly how close I want to be to the action.

Mum is feeding me jaggery and coconut treats and I am sipping on my rose tea trying to map out my adventure with this city.

Google has been very very helpful already, I've stumbled upon The Poetry Club and on reviewing their notes, this particular poem has jumped out and made me smile :)

WHAT IS MUMBAI TO YOU? by FAIRY DHARAWAT

The city that never sleeps

Is a place we call home

It has a bleeding heart

And may have lost its soul

Simple and succinct and pretty much how I feel at the moment but I do believe there is order in chaos and just because I don't know the system doesn't mean I get to thrash it :)

For information of events and going ons in this vibrant city the two following sites were really helpful and comprehensive: 

1. Burrp Mumbai

2. Times City

I've got something nice to look forward to and start my artistic journey with but I don't want to give too much away just yet so let me leave you with this piece of art. Just a little teaser of what is to come: 

Something is happening

It has been less than a month since I landed in the Motherland and already my feet are itching for discovery. I am a self proclaimed poet/writer/artist and having not been to anything remotely artistic for 3 weeks now the withdrawals are horrific. I have uncurled from foetal position while drowning my afflictions on a beach somewhere in Goa and having once again re-returned to Bombay I am ready to try everything twice. So here I am humbly offering up my curiosity and espial for you to share/create and dialogue.

Wherever there may be art in Bombay, I want to find it. 

First things first - I have heard of The Big Mic, Caferati @ Prithvi and Tall Tales Storytelling, very eager to check them all out and...

Secondly I would also love to feature local artists on here this humble blog. 

So lots of hopes but mostly a deep deep desire to be enveloped in Art's creative embrace. 

Much love, 

Rochelle.