We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Savitri Grover. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Savitri below.

Alright, Savitri thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

Most of my visual art is derived from life experiences and most pieces have their own stories. However, the most meaningful project was the one in which I created a whole collection for a year with each month focussing on an aspect of mental health. It was meaningful at a personal level as it helped me overcome my own challenges and at the same time provided me an opportunity to talk about mental health.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My brand is all about connecting through art. While as an artist I feel there is so much to learn and explore hence I have a variety of pieces. However, at its core, my brand focuses on using art as a medium to spark meaningful conversation while learning about some of the issues in various communities around the globe ranging from clean water and sanitation to talking about nature and everything in between.

I strongly believe that if used effectively art is a great way to build communities, inspire, and engage individuals. I personally love the community art project I did with the St. Louis city public library where we requested community members of all ages and gender to express something about their city on a community canvas. It sparked a great conversation and brought joy to everyone who participated. Overall, the final pieces had details from people’s backyards, to all of their favorite places in the city.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

While art is a very powerful tool, often artists do not get enough credit and support. I have always struggled with the idea of using art as a hobby or something on the side. I always see my art as an extension of myself and my work and not something on the side. There are countless instances where I have used skills interchangeably in my work as a data professional and artist.

Being an artist who earns from their art includes everything a small business owner does, from marketing, accounting, and filing taxes to finding time to perfect their craft.
As a society, if we can support local artists in the same way we support other businesses, that helps both the artist and the local economy.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

This is from my experience as a self-taught artist. Do not let your knowledge from your past/current skill set as whatever you do be an obstruction to learning about how to be an artist. Especially in the beginning, we can always use our skills, and knowledge and combine them, be ready to learn!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.savitrigrover.com
• Instagram: @ewokecreations
• Facebook: @ewokecreations
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savitri-grover/
• Twitter: @ewokecreations