FUTURASUL

EMBARK
VERDANT MIRAGE
DESERT ARABESQUES
MIRDUKHT
I FIND JOY IN THE STRUGGLE
GEOMETRIC MODULARITY
EXPERIRI


About
DESERT ARABESQUESTextile Art
2025
Created for No Shoes Allowed, a showcase of South Asian Artists in New York City, November 2025.

Machine embroidery on faux leather and suede; jump-ring assemblyEight-pointed stars bloom across stitched tiles of faux leather and suede, their floral sigils whispering protection and memory.

Cowhide is used as a node to the artist’s Texan upbringing, quietly grounding the mystical geometry in the artist’s identity.

Linked by metal jump rings, the piece floats between tradition and reinvention, weaving personal and cultural narratives into every embroidered surface.In 2025, I submitted FUTURASUL to an art show for the first time ever. When I came across the open call on Tiktok, I was not sure I would be selected, but figured it would be great to try anyways.

I still remember leaving the Ravyn Lenae concert @ the Brooklyn Paramount, checking my phone, and seeing the acceptance email. Pride & joy rushed through me, and I began to excitedly think about the piece I wanted to make for the show. With less than a month to complete my piece, I figured my upcoming visit to London would serve as my source of inspiration. It was my first time visiting London, which meant seeing as many museums & galleries as my eyes & feet could handle!

My first (& most impactful) stop was at the Victoria & Album museum, where I spent most of my time poring over all of the Islamic art pieces. As soon as I saw this tile pattern, I knew I had found something. With my fabric tile making, I opt for tile patterns where I can visualize the jump rings easily, to minimze the amount of twisting I have to do.

The 8-pointed star tiles has only a simple shape outline. I wanted the cowhide itself to be the pattern.

The embroidery patterns of the X-shaped pieces were based on a mix of cybersigilism & line drawings of flowers that I could easily digitize into machine embroidery patterns. Silver thread was used to give it a sort of protective & shimmery effect.
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