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About the Artist
Shivani
Contours of Truth · Hues of Fantasy
cuddlingupmybrush
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The Story
Every brushstroke begins as a feeling
Shivani paints where truth and fantasy meet — watercolour blooms, mirror-work keepsakes, and hand-lettered messages that turn moments into heirlooms. What began as quiet evenings with a brush grew into cuddlingupmybrush, a studio devoted to made-to-order art that carries someone’s story inside it.
Every frame, card, and rakhi that leaves the studio is painted individually — no prints, no reproductions. Your names, your dates, your memories: contours of truth, finished in hues of fantasy.
Studio & Process
i.
Listen
Every piece begins with your story — the sibling, the occasion, the inside jokes. Shivani sketches only after she understands what the moment means.
ii.
Paint
Watercolour is layered on 300 gsm cotton paper and handcrafted frames; mirror-work and hand-lettering are set piece by piece. No two works are alike.
iii.
Send with care
Each work is signed, dated, and wrapped in rigid, gift-ready packaging — so unboxing feels like opening a little gallery of your own.
Milestones
2019
First brushstrokes
What starts as evening sketches becomes a daily ritual — and a name: cuddlingupmybrush.
2021
First commissions
Friends of friends start asking for hand-painted cards. The studio ships its first fifty keepsakes.
2023
The Rakhi collection
Mirror-work rakhi frames debut — the studio’s signature — selling out the first festive season.
2025
A studio of stories
Over 1,000 personalised pieces later, every wall of the studio carries someone’s memory.
Kind Words
★★★★★“
She painted our names like they were always meant to be art. My brother has it on his desk two years on.
Ananya R. · Rakhi frame commission
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The letter she hand-lettered for my mother made everyone cry. It is the most personal gift I have ever given.
Daniel K. · Letter commission
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You can feel the care in every layer of paint. It arrived like a gallery piece, wrapped like a present.
Priya S. · Custom keepsake
Commissions Open
Have a story worth painting?
Rakhi keepsake frames, hand-lettered cards, and custom pieces — every commission starts with a conversation.
Start a Commission