Live Hand-Painted Accessories for Events

A top-down view of my workstation during a busy live event. You can see I'm working on personalizing Goyard wallets, with my professional paints and a much-needed coffee ready to go.

Here I am interacting with a customer at the Project Tete-a-Tete festive edit. She's checking out a pair of custom-painted sneakers at my pop-up, "The Art Nook by Ridhii Makkar."

A close-up of me painting a custom initial onto a canvas tote bag at a pop-up event. This kind of on-the-spot personalization is a huge draw and makes for a great guest experience.

The finished product. This tote bag features a custom initial with a cool, layered 3D effect, all hand-painted live at the event. Guests love taking home a functional and personalized piece of art.

My pop-up stall, "The Art Nook," at a festive edit event. On display are a pair of my custom gold glitter Nike Air Force 1s, showing the kind of detailed work I can do.

A customer discussing a custom design with me for a tote bag at my live art station. I work with each person to bring their idea to life, making the experience truly collaborative.

A wider shot of my setup at the Project Tete-a-Tete event. I was busy all day painting custom designs on tote bags for shoppers, creating unique keepsakes for them.

Another great interaction from the TUMI event. Guests were so excited about the custom luggage tags that they were asking me to save specific designs for them. It's all about creating that personal connection.

The mandatory elevator selfie after a marathon 52 hours of painting for the TUMI collaboration. It was exhausting but so rewarding to see the event's success.