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India-born Sheetol Chawla, a student at the Auckland University of Technology explores the path of spiritual enlightenment with her new clothing collection titled 'Spiritual Shift' - marked by a specially woven signature fabric and free-flowing silhouettes.

I created this image through a complex combination of Photoshop filtering and layering, after initially rendering the base image with the 3D fractal program, XenoDream. The final work of art bears little resemblance to that base image. Among other filters and effects, I used Kaleidoscope 2.1 by Mehdi, set to 20 mirror petals, and the KPT Gradient Lab. The end result almost looks like an elaborate symbol of an esoteric secret society. Sitting back and meditating on it, I found myself seeing it as symbolic of the complex web of the Cosmic Collective Consciousness. In ancient Greek philosophy the Nous was thought to be the Cosmic Mind, or Primary Intellect. Thus, that of a Noedic nature is akin to this Cosmic Mind, this web of intellect interconnecting all conscious beings throughout the entire Universe. Out of all of these considerations, I ultimately came up with the name for this work of postmodern contemporary abstract fractal art, "Mandala of the Noedic Web". It is here presented at Bubblews, complete with the digitally embossed Bill M. Tracer Studio logo signature seal, small as not to distract from the design, while decidedly present, showing authenticity.

By Ishita Shah Photography: Courtesy Hutheesing Design Company The Durbar Collection of garments by fashion aficionado and royal cultural attaché Umang Hutheesing holds universal appeal in formal and semi-formal evening wear... In a land enriched by its heritage and inherited knowledge, both royal families and rural communities are two segments of Indian society that till date patronize some exclusive practices.