Paper Pencil Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Season Finale S2E25 Featuring Alicia Souza
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well finally its Alicia Souza on the Paper Pencil Podcast! Alicia has been an inspiration to me and a bunch of other illustrator friends for almost a ...
S2E24 Featuring Sayan Mukherjee
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sayan joins me for a lovely conversation in this episode. He is an extremely talented visual artist from Calcutta. He talks about his journey starting...
S2E23 Featuring Misscompasshands
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sangeeta aka Miss Compass Hands is a dear friend of mine. Apart from being a really skilled illustrator, she is a gem of a person. In this episode we ...
S2E22 Featuring Namrata a.ware_studio
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Namrata Baruah is the hands behind a.ware studio, a pottery studio and school based in Bangalore. In this episode we talk about her life pre and post ...
S2E21 Featuring Pearl D'Souza
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pearl is an illustrator and storyteller from the sunny state of Goa. She joins me from Mumbai to talk about her journey, her style, her inspirations a...
S2E20 Featuring Sticker Genie
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sticker Genie is a print partner for many of my illustrator friends who are into merchandising. Subodh, the brains behind Sticker Genie shares his sto...
S2E19 Featuring Sahitya Rani
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I ran into Sahitya at a Children’s Literature Fest in Delhi last year. I had a fantastic conversation with her there about art styles and thats wh...
S2E18 Featuring Rajiv Eipe
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I finally get to talk to Rajiv Eipe on this podcast!!!Rajiv is one of my favorite children’s book illustrators. He has illustrated over 30 books ove...
S2E17 Featuring Kavita Arvind
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kavita Arvind is an artist, illustrator and design educator, mother to a teenage daughter and two lovely dogs. She joins me from Bangalore to have a s...
S2E16 Featuring Highonmangoes
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Aaryama Somayaji joins me for a chat. Aaryama is an illustrator who loves to get high on mangoes. She is currently in Singapore in the...
S2E15 Featuring Zaina Mayat
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Zaina Mayat joins me for a conversation from Birmingham UK. She has worked on several illustration projects over the past couple of ye...
S2E14 Featuring Delhi Street Art
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Yogesh Saini joins me for a very interesting conversation around his experiences with Delhi Street Art. DSA is a startup (or as Yogesh...
S2E13 Featuring Isha Mangalmurti
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Isha Mangalmurti joins me for a chat about her life as a 2D animator. We talk about how it takes 6 months to create a 2 minute animate...
S2E12 Featuring Sueno Souvenir
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I finally get to speak with Shilpa (Sueno Souvenir). Shilpa is a Food Miniaturist from Chennai and makes these detailed miniature food...
S2E11 Featuring Urvashi Adhye
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Urvashi (take it easy) Adhye joins me for a super fun conversation on Indian Folk Art! She takes us through her journey and tells us w...
S2E10 Featuring Neha Sahai aka wildflowerink studio
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Neha joins me for a lovely colorful conversation. This episode is mostly about stories, ideas, values and how all of this affects your...
S2E9 Featuring Pearl Auyeung
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pearl joins us for a conversation about her experiences growing up in Hong Kong and then moving to the US to attend art school. We tal...
S2E8 Featuring Shibani
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shibani joins me from Pune. She is a ceramic artist who makes these intricately hand painted tiles and name plates amongst other thing...
S2E7 Featuring Mansi Joshi
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mansi Joshi joins us for a fun chat. She is a self taught illustrator, currently trying to get better at animation. She is an interior...
S2E6 Featuring ArtyPantss- Ruchi
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the show, Ruchi aka ArtyPantss joins me for a conversation from Mumbai. She is an amazing Acrylic artist. She makes these beautiful...
S2E5 Featuring That Yellow Trunk-Anjari
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2023 listeners! This episode goes live on the first day of 2023 and I have Anjari with me for a lovely chat around interiors. Anjari is an ...
S2E4 Featuring Jui Talukder
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas!!! (Well if you are reading this around Christmas time that is) Today Jui joins me from the other side of the world (First Singapore a...
S2E3 Featuring Vaishnavi Giri
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my neighbor Vaishnavi joins us from across the street! She is the hands and brains behind WildPaper. We talk about her experiences wo...
S2E2 Featuring Saurabh Devadhe
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We begin the guest episodes of season 2 with Saurabh. Saurabh is an embroidery and textile artist from Maharashtra. We talk about his journey from a s...
Season 2 Episode 1 Let's do it again!
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Okay! Season 2 is finally here! Let's do this one more time! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My w...
Episode 50 Season finale
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have made it to Episode 50, the Season 1 finale. Thanks to everyone who supported this podcast. A big thanks to all the guests who took out t...
Episode 49 Adda Featuring Annada Menon and Chaaya Prabhat
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chaaya and Annada join me this week to help figure out what is good & bad art...or if there is anything as good/bad art. Let's face it, there is n...
Episode 48 Art podcast conversations Featuring Nishant Jain
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week its Nishant Jain from SneakyArt Podcast joining the conversation. Nishant is an urban sketcher from Calcutta, based in Vancouver. We talk ab...
Episode 47 Featuring Keshav Rathnavel R - Kesh
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Keshav aka Kesh joins me for a conversation this week. Kesh is a visual artist and video producer who first made a name for himself through his YouTub...
Episode 46 Featuring Nori Norbhu
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Nori joins us from Bangalore. Nori is an illustrator from Darjeeling, India. She talks about her journey starting from the beautiful h...
Episode 45 Featuring Varun Nair
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode does start on a smelly note, but I promise you it picks up pace as we talk about Varun Nair and his artwork. Varun Nair is an Indian arti...
Episode 44 Featuring Debjyoti Saha
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Debjyoti is an animator, filmmaker, illustrator from Kolkata. We talk about his experience maneuvering through life while trying to find a direction. ...
Episode 43 Featuring Christina Furtado- Potatoface
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Christina aka Potatoface joins me for a conversation from Australia. Christina is an illustrator and animator from Pune, India. She op...
Episode 42 Featuring Aditi Mali - GoodBadComics
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Aditi aka GoodBadComics joins me for a conversation about her journey as a web comic artist. She opens up about her life, learning from ever...
Episode 41 Featuring Lavanya Naidu
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"My fanboy moment with Lavanya Naidu." That should be the alternate title for this episode. So this week, my absolute favorite children's book illustr...
Episode 40 Featuring Kaveri Gopalakrishnan
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kaveri (and her cat) joins us from Goa. We talk about how books and comics shaped her childhood. Her interest in visual storytelling, graphi...
Episode 39 Featuring Sanjana Chatlani
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's Sanjana Chatlani joining us from Mumbai. Sanjana is a calligrapher and the founder of The Bombay Lettering Company. We talk abou...
Episode 38 Featuring Anwesh Sahoo
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Anwesh joins me for a conversation. We talk about his journey, falling in love with art from a very young age, filling sketchbooks as a kid,...
Episode 37 Featuring Ankita Shinde
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ankita is a visual designer and creativity coach based in Goa, India. We talk about her journey and her experiences while helping people realize...
Episode 36 Featuring TikiLava- Aditi Kakade Beaufrand
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this week's super unstructured and organic conversation. Aditi is a children's book illustrator based in France. She has worked on more th...
Episode 35 Featuring Art Lawyer Mekhala Dave
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have an interesting conversation about Law and Art with Mekhala Dave, an art lawyer and a doctoral researcher at the University of Applied...
Episode 34 Featuring Spreefirit
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Its Vijaya (aka Spreefirit) this week on the Paper Pencil Podcast. We go into a super long conversation about her journey from her home in Oman to her...
Episode 33 Featuring Sushma Hegde
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sushma joins us from Luxembourg. Sushma is a self taught watercolor artist from Bangalore, India. We talk about her journey which was heavil...
Episode 32 Featuring Ayan Nag
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ayan is a freelance concept artist from West Bengal, India. He has been in the industry for over 8 years and has worked with clients like Axis S...
Episode 31 Featuring Pranita Kocharekar
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pranita joins me for a conversation this week. She has been working as an independent artist in the design and advertising industry for over 7 years. ...
Episode 30 Featuring Prashant Miranda
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prashant Miranda grew up in Bangalore, studied at the National Institute of Design, India, and moved to Canada in 1999. Since then he has worked on an...
Episode 29 Featuring MoodyMoo - Saloni
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week its Saloni aka MoodyMoo joining me for a conversation. Saloni is a freelance illustrator from Mumbai with a Masters Degree in Graphic Desig...
Episode 28 Featuring Sahiba Madan
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sahiba Madan joins us in this week's episode. Sahiba is the mind behind Kalakaarihaath, a Mumbai based studio working in diverse design disciplines. ...
Episode 27 Featuring Priyanka Tampi
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A fun conversation between freelance animator Priyanka Tampi and I. We talk about animation, crack lame jokes and fall in love with the idea of ...
Episode 26 Featuring Keeedakari- Sunayna Dey
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sunayna is a freelance illustrator from Assam, India. In this episode, she talks to me about her journey. Her experiences in art school and grow...
Episode 25 Featuring Anuradha Bhaumick
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Its episode 25 already! This week Anuradha joins us from Bangalore, India. She is a freelance embroiderer. After a stint as a denim designer, she deci...
Episode 24 Adda Featuring Aishwarya and Annada
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The second 'Adda' episode with the two ladies. This time we try and have a conversation (despite a thousand tangents) about 'dealing with criticism as...
Episode 23 Featuring Rachana Mahadimane
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Rachana joins the conversation from Bangalore india. Rachana is a freelance watercolorist with a background in architecture. We...
Episode 22 Featuring Samidha Gunjal
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about Printmaking, especially Linocut. Samidha joins me in this conversation from Maharashtra, India. She is an illustrator, comic a...
Episode 21 Adda Featuring Aishwarya and Annada
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adda is a Bangla word which is a synonym for an informal discussion or a chit-chat. My ex guests Aishwarya Vohra and Annada Menon join me for a fun co...
Episode 20 Featuring Tarun Lak
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tarun Lak is an Indian American character animator based in California. Tarun is currently working at Pixar Animation and we talk about his exp...
Episode 19 Featuring Chaaya Prabhat
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chaaya Prabhat joins me in this episode from Goa, India. Chaaya is an illustrator who has worked on a variety of projects. From children's book illus...
Episode 18 Featuring Nishka Mehta
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Nishka joins us from Bangalore, India. Nishka is a self taught artist who specializes in conducting art workshops and painting w...
Episode 17 Featuring Dejeshwini
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have Dejeshwini joining us for a quick conversation about her journey. Dejeshwini is a freelance illustrator from Chennai, India. We talk...
Episode 16 Featuring Alicia Goveas
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us in this week's episode is Alicia Goveas. Alicia is an artist from Dubai. She specializes in body and face paintings. In this episode...
Episode 15 Featuring Amrit Pal Singh
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amrit Pal Singh joins us on this week's episode. Amrit is a 3D Illustrator, Art Director and an NFT Artist from Delhi, India. We talk about his ...
Episode 14 Featuring ArtOfChai - Chaitanya Limaye
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Chaitanya Limaye (a.k.a. Art of Chai) joining us for this episode. Chaitanya is a freelance illustrator and artist from Pune, India. He talks abo...
Episode 13 Featuring DoodleODrama - Mounica Tata
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mounica Tata (a.k.a Doodle o Drama) joins us in this episode of the Paper Pencil Podcast. A freelance illustrator and author of 2 books from Ban...
Episode 12 Featuring Aishwarya Vohra
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Paper Pencil Podcast, we are joined by funny woman and illustrator Aishwarya Vohra. She is a freelance illustrator from Chandi...
Episode 11 Featuring Sanjana Desai
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Sanjana Desai. Sanjana is a concept artist, illustrator and storyteller from India. We talk about her experiences in ...
Episode 10 Featuring Naveen Selvanathan
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Naveen Selvanathan joins me for a really long chat about his journey. Naveen is a visual development artist, currently working with DreamWor...
Episode 9 Story behind the artist: Frida Kahlo
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frida Kahlo was definitely one of the most iconic artists of all time. Someone who teaches us an amazing lesson on self appreciation and self acceptan...
Episode 8 Featuring Joyeeta.Joyart - Joyeeta Bose
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth conversation with Joyeeta Bose an artist and storyteller from Calcutta, India. We talk about building your style, getting inspired vs imit...
Episode 7 Featuring Sketchedup20 - Rahul P
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Rahul Patil, a comic artist from Mumbai, India. We talk about his recent comic book Jambalaya. The experience of coming up with t...
Episode 6 Featuring Delhi Doodler - Sadhika Gupta
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Sadhika Gupta (delhidoodler08) about her journey as a calligrapher in India, setting up workshops and a bunch of other stuff. We...
Episode 5 Featuring Satavisha Chakrabarty
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Satavisha Chakrabarty, an illustrator and entrepreneur from Bangalore India. We talk about setting up a brand as an artist, stuff...
Episode 4 Featuring Annada N Menon
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Annada Menon, a visual artist from Pune, India. Annada is a trained artist and has been freelancing for more than 3 years. In thi...
Episode 3 Featuring WoodleDoodleDesigns- Sumouli Dutta
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I want to name this show, 'Datta meets Dutta'. In conversation with Sumouli Dutta, an Illustrator from India. She has been around in the art scene for...
Episode 2 Story behind the artist: Vincent Van Gogh
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous names in the art world. There is a lot more to his journey beyond Starry Night and the fact that he cut his...
Episode 1 Story behind the artist: Jamini Roy
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jamini Roy was one of the greatest artists in India of the 20th Century. A man who teaches us about the importance of finding one's style and learning...
The beginning_ Podcast Teaser
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Paper Pencil Podcast! Hosted by freelance illustrator Swarnavo Datta (Instagram profile), this podcast is about conversations with diff...