Sneha Suresh is a visual communicator and printmaker born and brought up in Goa. She is a graduate from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology and is currently working on her own brand, Tucksac. Her latest body of work is inspired by Indian musical instruments that are either forgotten or are on the verge of extinction.

This series of illustrations is a playful re-interpretation of lesser known Indian musical instruments that are either forgotten or are on the verge of extinction. Each illustration is a tribute to one such instrument with an aim to push people to think, wonder, imagine and perhaps even create. A year ago, Sneha’s father visited his boarding school 4 decades later where he found and re-united with his tabla after 40 whole years. The sheer joy on his face while holding an instrument that he played 40 years ago inspired her to work with forgotten indian musical instruments.

This project along with her previous projects Prajne and Inaipu, is a part of a brand that she founded 5 years ago called Tucksac. Tucksac’s logo is a carrier pigeon as a major part of the the brand’s work involves making certain narratives from the past (Indian Cultural Heritage) more accessible.

4 of Inktober 2019’s prompt words were used to create this series of illustrations. All illustrations have been hand painted and photographed by Sneha Suresh

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“To design is much more than simply to assemble to order or even to edit: It is to add value and meaning to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade and perhaps even to amuse. To design is to transform prose into poetry.” – Paul Rand