Divine Artz N Craftz

Divine Artz N Craftz is over at D-63 in the Om Sarvodaya housing society. We are on the second floor, so there’s a bit of a climb up the stairs. We’re in Vile Parle East, which is a nice part of the city to be in, though it gets quite busy near the Chakala Cigarette Factory. You can often smell the tobacco in the air when the wind blows the right way. Our space is usually filled with all kinds of things—glue, paper, bits of wood, and whatever else we are working with at the time. It’s not a sterile environment; it looks more like a busy workshop where things are actually being made. Sometimes there’s dust on the floor or scraps of material in the corner. We aren't trying to impress anyone with a fancy office. We just like making things. The society is mostly quiet, but our unit stays active with the sounds of cutting and fixing stuff. Neighbors walk by, and sometimes we stop to have a quick chat near the landing. It feels very local and homey. We’ve been here at Om Sarvodaya for a while now and we know the rhythms of the building. We just get on with our crafts and try to finish our orders. It’s a simple life of making things by hand and dealing with the daily grind of Vile Parle.