MANADAPAKA, JYOTSNA. I'm now pursuing an MFA, I'm a little sensitive and react to my surroundings. My earlier artworks depicted how I pursued the things around me, but gradually my attention was captured by the weavers of our society, and I became more reciprocating towards the fabric art, the way the fabric is made, and the various patachitra art forms, particularly the art of kalamkari of Andhra Pradesh. In response to our country's dying art, my works are my way of showing the Indian patachitra in support of the craft and the craftsmen, and my works are my contribution to raising awareness.