Trafika Europe 7 - Ukrainian Prayer

Original illustrations and layout for this issue come fromDirector of Sioveh Illustration, Nandita Dhindsa. She was born in India in 1984, and studied Solar Power Engineering in Budapest, Hungary before turning to illustration and design. She has lived in several countries and now lives in Bangalore, India. Working internationally, she creates motifs, portraits and typographical pieces in watercolor and ink, as well as digitally. Her experimental work explores various styles and subjects, leaning toward an urban illustration style influenced by Japanese art. Her work has been reviewed variously by online curators Cupick and Polka Cafe, and she has conducted workshops for premier French accelerator NUMA at their branch in Bangalore. For this issue, Nandita has created chapter illustrations based on traditional Ukrainian dress, the key pieces of which are headdresses made of flowers for women, and embroidered white shirts for men. For more information on Sioveh and her work, click here.

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