Rainy creativity
Whether or not you love the rains, one thing’s for sure, they don’t leave much to do outdoors. So while you are indoors, and are bored of the idiot box and your computer, what better way to enjoy the pitter-patter than with some good old art and craft? Not only can they be a good boredom-buster, but they are also a fine way to get back in touch with your creative side and relive the long-lost memories of school days.
As the sky paints itself several shades of gray, actress Shaurya Chauhan loves to splash her canvas with bright colours. She says, “Rainy days are great to spend time indulging in your favourite hobby, which for me is painting. I would love to randomly pick some colours and paint the board. It gives me immense pleasure to play with colours when it rains.” The paintbrush and colour palette seem to agree with actor Raquesh Vashishth too, who says, “I love to paint and the rains enhance the creative mood. The colours look so much better and ideas fall free from heaven much like the raindrops them- selves. So give me a paintbrush, canvas, a nice hot cup of coffee with the company of my wife and pets, and you have made my rainy day.”
Some love to invite friends over to bring in more ideas to the table. Says Sakshi Goel, who works in the creative department of an advertising agency, “My friends and I love to dig up old stuff and see what we can create with them. Websites such as Pinterest are a goldmine of ideas. It’s from there that we got the idea of rehashing an old wooden photo frame, paint it in a happy pastel shade and use it as a frame for multiple smaller pictures.”
Even though a bit messy, pottery is becoming another popular choice for a rainy day. Arvind Sen, a fine arts student, who has just bought himself a beginner’s pottery kit, says, “I’ve been following some guidebooks and the going has been great so far. I want to make the most of the long spell of rainy afternoons to master the craft. Somehow, the rains can do wonders for my concentration.”