Rachana Saurabh

About the Artist

Rachana Saurabh is a Self-taught artist, jewelry designer, art teacher, mother of 2 and engineer by education. She portrays Indian women in contemporary style. Her paintings are inspired by gorgeous Indian folk art and traditions with bright and beautiful colors that will represent authenticity of Indian women in a culturally rich way. Through her canvases, she expresses the self-expression of the subject, revealing their suppressed emotions and natural beauty in an artistic way. She was born in a small town of Gujarat, India, an Engineer by education. Since childhood, she was passionate about art and painting and won many awards. She did not get professional training in Art, but it has always been a passionate hobby since school days. After her marriage, with her husband’s support and encouragement, she started art blog 'Creations - the essence of arts' in 2010, and reader’s feedback and positive comments inspired her to take art to a new dimension. Her work has been displayed in art galleries in Maryland and Washington DC area. Soon after her discovery of a new medium Polymer clay, she launched her handcrafted jewelry Label “'Mitti Designs” in 2012 (Now renamed as - By Rachana Saurabh), where she creates Fine hand Embroidered jewelry pieces and Sculptures with Polymer Clay. She is volunteering at community programs, and fund-raising events to give back to the community. She currently teaches Indian Folk and Tribal art to kids and adults to keep the Indian Tribal art alive.