Sandhya Mulchandani Art

31/08/2026

SALA month swept by in a whirl of exhibitions, workshops, and beautiful conversations — so much so that I barely had a moment to share these stories from Weaving Tales with Gond Motifs at Mitcham Library.
Now that SALA has wrapped, I’m finally sitting with these images, remembering the quiet focus, the pattern‑making, and the joy of watching everyone build their own Gond‑inspired narratives.
A lovely workshop worth revisiting.
Gond motifs always find a way to linger.

25/08/2026

Welcome to Timeless Indian Art Forms Episode – 8
Today’s topic is Warli Art. Warli, the tribal art of Maharashtra, where circles, triangles, and lines come together to tell stories of community, nature, and everyday life.

20/08/2026

Shaping Islands in Clay
All are welcome to join this free community event on 22 & 23 August. Together we’ll shape clay islands, explore fun cardboard activities for kids, and think with our hands about the real South Australian islands that inspire this project.
Part of Error 404: Islands Not Found, our community artwork raising awareness about how climate change is affecting island environments, created together with Catherine Fitz-Gerald and Abstracts by Swapna Namboodiri Proudly supported by

12/08/2026

Karuna Katha — Sculpture No. 2: Children of a Lost Sea
Story - When the oceans began to rise and reefs faded into ghost white silence; Samudra Devi emerged from the deep — a mother shaped from water, memory, and grief.
She swam across the seven seas gathering every small, fragile creature she could find. None were born from her, yet she claimed them all as her children, holding them with a love as vast as the tides.
As species vanished, their spirits pressed into her turquoise body, carving their shapes into her skin so their stories would not disappear.
In time, the spirits pushed outward, breaking through her surface — not to escape, but to speak. Each protruding fish became a voice rising from the depths, warning that the sea was losing its children.
They say Samudra Devi still swims beneath rising waters, her swirling fins carrying echoes of oceans once alive. The fish blooming from her body reminds us that life can return — if we choose to protect it.

11/08/2026

My two colourful Paper Mâché sculpture are currently at display at Art Expression at 123 Fisher SALA exhibition. The exhibition is open until 29th August…

10/08/2026

SALA Open Studio is almost here. Join me as I create a paper‑mâché bird sculpture live — from first layer to final details. Would love to see you there. 15th and 16th August, 11.30am to 2.30pm

09/08/2026

Karuna Katha — Sculpture No. 1: The Dance of Companionship
Story - In a quiet mangrove creek, three slender Sui Machhli — needlefish — lived in harmony with the trees. They were known not for strength or size, but for the way they moved like ribbons of colour in water — bright, fluid, and joyful. The mangroves offered calm shelter, and the fish brought movement and joy. Over time, a gentle bond grew — not of need or duty, but of companionship.
One golden evening, the youngest fish said, “The mangroves stand beside us all day. Let us offer them something in return.”
They had no grand gifts, only their graceful motion. So, the three began to dance — one circling softly, one gliding in waves, one leaping in light. Their ripples touched the roots, and the mangroves rejoiced as they felt the rhythm of friendship.
The fish whispered, “You give us shelter and peace; we give you rhythm and motion. Friendship needs no grand gifts.”
Since then, each dusk glows with their shimmering dance — a celebration of quiet companionship between fish and tree, movement and stillness, life and love.

27/07/2026