Smiling woman with dark curly hair sitting at a table with art supplies, including paint and markers, in a cozy living room.

Hi, I’m PALLAVI!

MY RECONNECTION TO CREATING ART BEGAN WHEN I DELETED MY PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA IN FEBRUARY 2025.

In the absence of doom scrolls and double taps, I felt my creativity colour my life again like a paint by numbers. I started a monthly pen pal with my best friend just for fun and reconnected with the joy of true play: of colour, creativity, vibrant inner worlds and fearless expression.

As it turned out, I uncovered three antidotes to today’s world of disconnection, screens, consumerism and curation:

  1. Burn the candle, use the stickers, or do whatever your version of using-the-thing-you’re-preserving-because-it’s-”too-nice-to-destroy”-even-though-using-it-isn’t-destroying-it-it’s-actually-just-giving-your-soul-permission-to-freely-enjoy-nice-things-without-pressure-of-perfection.

  2. Listen to your inner child. Choose (yes you can CHOOSE!) happiness and don’t wait for it. Give yourself permission to let go of judgement and expectations because it’s all made up anyway. Delight can be wherever you look for it.

  3. Create and enjoy art that makes you feel something good. Unclasp yourself from the myth That Every Thing Must Have A Purpose. Art is a better reflection than a mirror; it’s the portal to a whimsical other world of comfort and possibility.

These discoveries have swirled together in my mind to form the Backyard Blooms Club: a snail mail art delivery that inspires, delights and exists for the sake of joy and connection.

My INSPO COMES FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

A young girl with dark hair, wearing an orange long sleeve shirt and artist apron, standing in front of an art station with colorful paints, brushes, and an abstract painting on a whiteboard. She is smiling and gesturing towards her artwork.

MY GARDEN

I affectionately call it my little cottage garden. In summer I like to potter around, pruning, harvesting, smelling fresh herbs on my fingers.

a LOVE FOR FOOD

Food to me is excitement: tastes, textures and fragrances all swirling together in sensory buzz. And let’s be honest, there’s almost nothing better in life than a lil sweet treat :)

INTERIOR DESIGN

I surround myself with harmoniously bright colours, quirky patterns and happy art that’s equally inviting and calming.

THE ARTY SILLY KID INSIDE OF ME

The one who squeals at new gel pens and sings made-up songs off-key and wears yellow socks with orange flowers.

A pink flower with a smiling orange face in the center, set against a yellow background.
A cute, cartoon-like illustration of a snail with a green body, a smiling face, and two blue heart-shaped antennae. The snail has a pink spiral shell on its back, set against a yellow background.
A blue, star-shaped cartoon character with a smiling face on a yellow background.