My passions! jewelry and more

Summer's here & it's so hot in bombay. Current obsession: whites & pastel shades. Either which ways, it does reflect in whatever i make. Thought i'd share a design from my new collection.   NEWS OF THE WEEK : For all those people who were waiting for Richard Gere to finally go senile, congratulations, you need not wait any longer. The man is in need & I'm sending him a dvd of Pretty Woman to revive his memory, or maybe he's just doing modesty... wrong? He called it a 'silly romcom' His raison d'etre- 'it glorifies the wall street financiers' Sorry Richard, you got it all wrong...

how silly of me for not haiving shared this before... Well here it is, the feature in Timeout, dated- Jan issue... Like the official Cheyenne'11 page on http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Cheyenne11-Jewelry-by-Shyan-Kashyap/122202087802281?v=app_2392950137

Whoever thought that modeling is a cakewalk, let me give you a bite. Posing for 200 snaps in a 20 by 20 sq foot area is not all that creamy as it seems. woke up at 8- rushed to college- invariably turned up late despite ALL my efforts- rushed for makeup- lipstick went awry- friend came to the rescue- supposedly all set- got accidently punched by a woman ( who had this random urge to fling her arms in the sky just when I crossed her path) s trong women like these shouldn’t be exposed in public (felt like my eyeball was going to pop off the socket)- Checked my bruised eye- “everything’s fine”- reached the studio- forgot lunch- got scolded for the same. awaiting me was a 4 hr shoot- flattered to have 3 grown ups at my disposal- arc lights blinding my cornea- smiling till jaws hurt- asked to continue- 3hrs- still have my shoulders squared- wrap up- returned to home sweet home with a spine as stiff as Barbie. Felt like I was totally worth it (having said...

I’m picky & I choose the best, I’d like to replace the otherwise self employed for free(& under necessity) model (read: me) with  Anna Dello Russo for my brand Cheyenne'11 . Which is only when I earn in additional no. of zeros. Pray, are they listening up there?! Luxury she lives in drama is her wardrobe leopard, feathers, fur, & gold she has them all ‘re-incarnated Marie Antoinette’ she is! Worked as fashion editor for style bible ‘Vogue’ ADR is one lady who has a wardrobe I can kill for.               ‘ Spunky Superwoman ’ is the word for her! She makes heads involuntarily turn 360 degrees as she walks by, I bet superman can't beat that. Fierce yet lady-like is her appearance! Luxury is burgeoning in her wardrobe. She’s the kinda lady who takes chances , is upbeat and humorous - all that a lady should be! Confession: I want to be ANNA! I sense ADR is as cheeky ...

My love for jewelry drives to me to take fancy in absurd things, and one of them is the Julianne Moore Bulgari Ad with Cockatoos. The ad which has been banned in Venice due to its inappropriate content has been recreated. This is me doing the- adolecent version of the Bulgari ad in Cheyenne'11 with my cockatoo. The cockatoo shouldn’t irk animal rights activist for I can officially state that its stuffed & belongs to the ‘stuffed bird’ sanctuary in my bedroom. Anyway do you know why i'm luckier than Julianne? My birds neither ask for food nor do they have intestines... Who did it better? Or is Bulgari going to sue me for my cheek?

The first time i saw my lampwork beads i fell in love with those protuding polka dots and intricately carved flowers on them, what eye candy!!! i had them with me for about a year and it was only recently that i discovered them again and decided to finally work on these babies. Today i was so inspired by this book, "1000 Glass Beads" which had lampwork beads in shapes of Clowns, Fish, Marine life, Frogs, Jelly Fish, and Faces with noodle hair. I want to meet this creative bunch of artists and wish to purchase such a piece of art and value. Surprisingly they've been discovered even before 2002, and I saw them only in 2006 in India. With every turning page, my head was popping with ideas to make a jewelry piece on these amazing creations of man. This book was what i call , A Beaders Paradise!!!!