Meet Rakhi Jha

We were lucky to catch up with Rakhi Jha recently and have shared our conversation below.

Rakhi, so excited to have you with us today. So much we can chat about, but one of the questions we are most interested in is how you have managed to keep your creativity alive.

I’m a self taught artist and that too I started to teach myself after being a professional architect for 20 years. I am what many may call a somewhat ‘brave’ artist. I am not afraid of experimenting, trying new art mediums or pushing the boundaries of either my skills or what my art materials can do for me. I think this has been the biggest factor in keeping my creativity alive. I like trying new things, new mediums, new techniques and because of that, I keep getting new ideas and challenges. Also I do many types of artwork and not just wall art. I do art on furniture, unique decor pieces, even preserved flower jewelry. I feel this variety in my wok keeps the creative juices flowing

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

My artistic career started about 4 years ago when I left my architecture job and started to paint more as a hobby. As I taught myself the techniques of ‘fluid art’ I started to enjoy my work immensely. When you enjoy doing something, you are more inclined to put in your best efforts. I started with furniture art where I would paint abstract paintings through the medium of fluid art and make accent tables. These were an instant hit as they were unique. I then progressed to using natural preserved flowers and epoxy resin to make accent furniture. From there, I went on to making many unique home decor items. I developed my own unique style and I started to post on social media where my followers started to grow. I loved interacting with them. Being appreciated for my own style and work gave me the confidence to make art my full time career. Today I do a range of art products, from furniture to home decor to even preserved flower jewelry, but I most enjoy doing abstract wall art pieces in a mix of mediums. Selling art was never my focus, although I’m very grateful for my customers and collectors. Initially, I wanted to just learn and get better and now I want to teach and give back to the art community. My social media posts are full of art tutorials and process videos which has been widely appreciated and has garnered me over 200K followers. I now plan to hold in-person workshops and teach to others. I keep challenging myself with new mediums and techniques and that’s how I keep my creativity alive.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I think the three most important qualities that shaped my journey were:
1) Don’t be afraid to try new things. Experiment, make mistakes because you learn more from your mistakes.
2) Find what you are most passionate about and pursue that with all your heart. You will then find the journey fun and not work.
3) Don’t look for perfection in your work but do look for progress. Everyday your work should be better than yesterday’s. Don’t settle for anything less!

How would you describe your ideal client?

My ideal client or customer would be one who appreciates colorful, bold although minimal abstract art inspired by nature! One who is house-proud and would love to surround themselves with unique art that can’t be replicated. One that is open to new techniques and appreciates new ideas of doing art! And very importantly customers who want to support small business and their talents!

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