Paternal Grandmother Ancestral Scroll

A tiny film sharing of my finished scroll dedicated to Nihal Kaur.

Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of my father becoming an ancestor. Today I feel just as close to both my parents, as when they were both alive. I can feel them inside me, alongside me. I feel my paternal grandmother too. This scroll is dedicated to her, Nihal Kaur.

This whole scroll making process feels deeply alchemical, soothing and connecting. It's also really slow as I have to look after my body. If I do too much too quick, I'm in pain. Last year I over-stitched and damaged my rotator cuff. I’m still recovering. This process is teaching me a lot about slow making, for the love of making. Of making alongside limitations.

If you’d like to see more of this process or learn about the materials you can visit my insta posts.

I'm hoping to run some in-person ancestral scroll workshops this summer in Sheffield. Please do get in touch if you’re interested in coming along.

Thank you for sharing my creative journey 🙏🏽💚

* a variation of this post was originally posted on instagram