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In a small farming family, I grew up watching the people around me fix and make things independently. From an early age, I got handy with using basic house tools. I spent most of my time outdoors trying to make stuff.
I then went on to join the Indian Military Academy after college and thereafter got posted to various places in India. The ‘maker’ in me was looking for new projects, and I discovered woodworking. As I moved on from the Army to pursue other challenges, I kept trying my hands at small projects.
After moving to Gurgaon, I set up a small workshop in one of the rooms in my high-rise apartment. The noise from the power tools gave my neighbours a pretty hard time. And that's when I discovered Spoon Carving, which does not need any power tool and was almost noiseless.
Last year, before heading to Germany on a vacation trip, I reached out to a few artists on Instagram, and one of them was kind enough to respond. I met him in Hamburg and carved spoons with him from locally sourced green wood. I got my tools the next day, started practising, and created my page @spoonfulcarving to document my carving journey. I always wanted to be identified as an "artist", and this was the place I could do so, finally :)
Another reason I am amazed at this art form is that the spoon is the first tool we humans use in our life. It feels like meditation where I cannot afford to be distracted with sharp tools in my hands and I can spend hours carving.
Though it is not a very popular art form in India, I'd love to share my learnings on this with whoever wants to start their journey.
Kamal’s story is something we would like to refer as, ‘Liviing life through the
lens of an artist.’ Isn’t it an interesting art?
Delhi Stories is an emerging platform to feature inspirational, motivational, relatable and beautiful stories. Do you also have an interesting story like Kamal?
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