Gautam Art

Our workshop is actually at Plot No 6 in the Ankit Industrial Estate. It’s right on the National Highway, near Gujarat Solvent and just across from the Hotel Krishna Park on the way to Gondal. Being so close to the highway means there is a constant roar of traffic and big trucks passing by all day and night. It’s a busy spot in Rajkot. We do a lot of our work in the open part of the shed where the light is better. Art is a bit of a messy business here because of the paints and the materials we use, so the floor is covered in different colored spots. We don't worry too much about keeping it pristine. Our neighbors are mostly industrial shops, so they don't mind the smells or the noise we make. We have a small area where we keep the finished pieces away from the dust of the highway. Sometimes travelers who are staying at the hotel across the road wander over to see what we are doing. We mostly just focus on finishing the orders we have on the books. It’s a lot of detail work and sitting in one spot for hours. When the wind picks up from the highway, we have to close the big doors to keep the dust off the wet paint. It’s just how it goes here. We have been in this location for quite some time and the noise doesn't even bother us anymore.