After 13 years of making Handmade Storybooks, I have decided to launch my line of StoryPrints. Maybe it’s because I have been a museum docent for 20 years, but I often find stories intertwined with artworks—either mine or the work of others—and I want to share so everyday people can understand how the artist works and can be inspired to explore creative pursuits of their own. “What was the artist thinking or feeling?” and “What am I thinking or feeling?” are valid questions, as are many more. So go for it, I say!

Today, January 14, 2021, is Sankranti, a big festival in India, where people fly kites. Why? And what do I remember from my childhood in Bombay, India? When my friend wished me on Facebook today, I remembered I have an artwork and a story about that! I decided to share it with you.

A StoryPrint is a folded card with the story of my artwork and its meaning today, with a print of the artwork attached. This one, called Kaipoche! is from my first solo show in 2012. The story is from then too, but updated here as I learned new things about the word in 2012 and then some new things about the festival today, in 2021. The print, attached to the cover gently with artists tape, can be carefully removed and framed in a 5x7 frame. It is printed on sturdy cotton rag paper.