The Buzz

Been getting a lot press lately and it’s good but looking at this one now makes me a lil uncomfortable, honestly. I’ve been recognized as one of the 13 “Buzz Makers” of 2013 by ECS Media’s Fr!day Magazine. I am honored to be in the same category as Guiness World Record holders, influential politicians, and international athletes. Thank #ECS Media. However, there are hella lot more women doing amazing stuff. Off rip I got 23 people in my head. Especially now, we got more kickass women than ever before. Damn. Look at what Haushala Zimba is doing. See.

“Bhanubhakta”

I wrote “Bhanubhakta” in Nepali graffiti letters across this massive wall (in Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal) because he is the great poet of Nepal who translated the Hindu epic, Ramayana into Nepali from Sanskrit at a time when Nepali was considered nothing more than the commoners’ bastardized language.

The poet understood the importance of making The Ramayana available to households beyond that of the privileged few. He did what what he knew was right and this inspires me.

The background of the wall has the first and the fourth paragraph from The Ramayana which still makes sense till this day (google Ramayana to read the paragraphs)

This wall of words is a tribute to the great Nepali poet, Bhanubhakta Acharya, whose words and work changed so many lives.

Shoutout to Problak, Sonik, Boston and Prod-J

 

Birthday Blast

June 1st this year was a blur because I was practicing my pitch for the fellowship summit. I knew that if I got the award, I knew I’d be celebrating something bigger.

Once the summit was over on June 5th and I won the World Learning Advancing Leaders Fellowship, it was time to celebrate!

I spent the entire month of June in California, meeting other artists, painting walls and leaving my mark, making new friends, eating good food, biking on the Golden Gate bridge and just straight up CHILLIN’

I need to go back and live in California some day. #bucketlist

Another wall in California

I was invited by Oakland Gallery to paint. It was a pleasure painting beside a wall adjacent to Shepherd Fairy’s work…psh..NO PRESSURE!

 

Hitting up Bay Area Walls: Hello CALIFORNIA

I HAVE to leave some Nepali flavor while I am at the Bay Area!

Shout out to Lady Mags

Brought it home baby!

I got awarded the World Learning Advancing Leaders Fellowship!!

Nepal Children’s Art Museum is gonna be REALITY now!

Gift of More than a THOUSAND

Check this out: http://blogs.worldlearning.org/now/2013/05/17/advancing-leaders-fellowship-finalist-sneha-shrestha/
I am an Adavancing Leaders Fellowship Finalist, heading to San Francisco to make a pitch to get funding for Nepal Children’s Art Museum!

More than one THOUSAND people support my idea of Nepal’s first children’s art museum! On my birthday, damn I feel good!

Wish me luck!

Today’s “Crime”

I busted my elbow a week ago and the doctor put me in a sling. I have a couple of cool spots to paint in a week so I got anxious about my injured elbow. I didn’t know how else “to see” if my elbow is okay now so I painted a quick one hour piece today.

Elbow not a hundred per cent yet.

PechaKucha Kathmandu

I got invited to talk at PechaKucha Kathmandu and it was fun making new friends

 

Kathmandu 101

My mom’s friend got shot two days ago at 7PM on her way back home on a scooter. A woman, alone, unarmed and somebody decides to shoot her.

So why am I mad about someone doing this to my piece? I’m not. Kathmandu101.