Thrissur: Artist Dr Jiji S. Deepak who had in June conducted a paper quilling art exhibition, the first of its kind to the held in the state, has now won the Indian Book of records for making most number of such art pieces. The exhibition held at Laithakala Academy had attracted huge crowd and received widespread appreciation from the art lovers in the town.
Jiji, who is a dentist by profession, had put up for show as many as 101 works of paper quilling at the exhibition and set the record on the basis of the exhibition. The paper used for works are purchased online from across the country and abroad, and focus needs to be given on purchasing different shades of colours as these papers is deftly cut and rolled into different shapes for each creation, Jiji said.
Adding her skills in painting using acrylic and crayons, she had blended paper quilling with paintings in some of her works. Along with paper, the artist subtly uses beads and shells in some of her works.
