Sarika Purchase, founder and artist of Art of Story.

 

Art is my voice. Words can fail. But a line, a stroke, a smear of charcoal? They don’t lie.

Ever tried to capture a feeling? A moment? A person? That’s what I do.

I’ve always learned fast. Faster than I could understand. Faster than most. Poetry. Music. Dance. Jewellery.

Some stuck. Some didn’t. Awards, recognition, nods from people who saw me before I saw myself.

Does that make me proud? Sure. But it also proved one thing: skill, commitment and curiosity can break limits.

 

I work across many mediums: pencil, charcoal, oil pastel, color pencil, ink. Each has its voice. Each tells a story differently.

A pencil piece might take a month. A charcoal wildlife drawing, 24 hours. Does time matter? No.

Medium matter? No.

Discipline, mastery and method define the work. Medium is the tone. My mind and method are the voice.

 

I break boundaries. Not for show. Not for ego. To see what’s possible. To challenge expectations.

To make people stop and notice the how, not just the what. Every piece is deliberate. Every piece is proof.

Every piece asks: “Do you see it? Do you feel it?”

 

Art is never random. It is a conversation, a test, a question. It’s built to endure. To challenge. To linger.

And maybe, just maybe, to make you notice what you didn’t even know was there.

 

Artsy Regards,
Sarika