{"id":1568,"date":"2010-02-17T11:08:27","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2010-02-17T15:58:51","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T20:58:51","slug":"work-in-progress-re-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/?p=1568","title":{"rendered":"Work in progress-re-post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I find myself to be a fusion of east and west. Born and raised in India and moved to Chicago to study and later settle down with my husband, making America my new &#8216;home&#8217;. As days go by, I am trying to re-create, re-mold, re-visit my identity and the concept of &#8216;home&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>For ah Motherland! project, I am using my mother&#8217;s wedding saris from the 70&#8217;s to<br \/>\ncreate something new, western and personal for myself.<br \/>\nI am draping a simple pleated dress as a back drop in black. Over that I have draped my mother&#8217;s sari that represents my culture and heritage; that can be worn several different ways, representing the adaptive\/blending nature of an immigrant. as a second piece: I am working on Jacket\/Drape piece that could be worn over a t-shirt and pair of jeans or dress..&#8217;wear it as you wish&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My Identity,\u00a0I try to re-adapt, re-create,\u00a0re-mold and then re-drape&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1608\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-1-sari-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"image 1 sari\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-1-sari-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-1-sari.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-2-sari-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"image 2 sari\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-2-sari-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image-2-sari.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/drape-1-118x300.jpg\" alt=\"drape 1\" width=\"118\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/drape-1-118x300.jpg 118w, https:\/\/gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/drape-1.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaiastudio.org\/wonderwomen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/drape-back-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"drape back\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find myself to be a fusion of east and west. Born and raised in India and moved to Chicago to study and later settle down with my husband, making America my new &#8216;home&#8217;. 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