Wednesday, January 23, 2013
"Shishya"
People often ask me why I named the store something that was so hard to pronounce, and it doesn't quite make sense until I explain where the whole concept came from, and what "shishya" actually means.
I was standing at the checkout line one day at the local grocery store, and the person in front of me was spending what seemed to be an obscene amount of time at the register. I was quite annoyed at first and tried to change lines, but every other line was much longer. I waited and watched as the person in front of me, a girl of maybe sixteen, added and removed items from her purchase, returning and re-buying things from the cart in front of her. When I peeked around the cart, I noticed a stroller with a tiny head poking out, and in the section front of the stroller was a pamphlet for the local community college. Everything started falling into place, and I realized what I was witnessing. The girl, who had $40 in her hand, was returning items such as pasta and juice--luxuries--in order to buy necessities for her child. She probably couldn't even afford community college. Although I couldn't help the girl at the time, fearing that she would spurn any money I offered, the incident and the defeated expression on the her face stayed with me.
I believed that I had a social responsibility to help people who were less fortunate than I, but I wasn't aware of any avenues that would give me the knowledge or satisfaction that my particular contribution had made a difference in someone's life. After pondering this for a few days, I came upon my paintings piled up in a closet. I saw them as the beginning of a journey that could aid in changing people's lives for the better. Thus, formed ShishyaArt.
"Shishya," which comes from Sanskrit, means "student" in the simplest of terms. To me, the word symbolizes the wealth of knowledge and skills one can gain through a formal education. ShishyaArt is dedicated to serving the underprivileged by helping them obtain an education through the funds from each painting sold at our store so that the no one will have to feel defeated or dejected again.
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Thanks for reading!
~ShishyaArt Creations
I was standing at the checkout line one day at the local grocery store, and the person in front of me was spending what seemed to be an obscene amount of time at the register. I was quite annoyed at first and tried to change lines, but every other line was much longer. I waited and watched as the person in front of me, a girl of maybe sixteen, added and removed items from her purchase, returning and re-buying things from the cart in front of her. When I peeked around the cart, I noticed a stroller with a tiny head poking out, and in the section front of the stroller was a pamphlet for the local community college. Everything started falling into place, and I realized what I was witnessing. The girl, who had $40 in her hand, was returning items such as pasta and juice--luxuries--in order to buy necessities for her child. She probably couldn't even afford community college. Although I couldn't help the girl at the time, fearing that she would spurn any money I offered, the incident and the defeated expression on the her face stayed with me.
I believed that I had a social responsibility to help people who were less fortunate than I, but I wasn't aware of any avenues that would give me the knowledge or satisfaction that my particular contribution had made a difference in someone's life. After pondering this for a few days, I came upon my paintings piled up in a closet. I saw them as the beginning of a journey that could aid in changing people's lives for the better. Thus, formed ShishyaArt.
"Shishya," which comes from Sanskrit, means "student" in the simplest of terms. To me, the word symbolizes the wealth of knowledge and skills one can gain through a formal education. ShishyaArt is dedicated to serving the underprivileged by helping them obtain an education through the funds from each painting sold at our store so that the no one will have to feel defeated or dejected again.
Thanks for reading!
~ShishyaArt Creations
Friday, January 18, 2013
Welcome!
Hello there,
Welcome to the ShishyaArt blog. You'll find that this medium acts as a window into the mind behind ShishyaArt Creations. Here, you'll find sources of inspiration for future projects, color ideas, and unique art --- maybe even before they appear on the storefront! Please be sure to visit our store!
Thanks,
~ShishyaArt Creations
Welcome to the ShishyaArt blog. You'll find that this medium acts as a window into the mind behind ShishyaArt Creations. Here, you'll find sources of inspiration for future projects, color ideas, and unique art --- maybe even before they appear on the storefront! Please be sure to visit our store!
Thanks,
~ShishyaArt Creations
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