For Sakina Tayeb, a stop-motion artist who shuttles between India and Kuwait, a picture not only speaks a thousand words but is also made up of a thousand frames to communicate an emotion; and in her case, specifically, nostalgia. Illustrating her childhood memories like perfecting a Maggi recipe or going to the fair, and her experiences as a mother, this self-taught stop-motion artist has been making paper animations for the last decade. And in all this time, she’s nailed her craft perfectly to lend colour and paper cutouts to her imagination. What started with curiosity has been sustained through passion. Nothing less would drive someone, as Tayeb notes that a video takes around 10 days to complete, from ideation to execution which includes storyboarding, creating the art, and shooting and editing videos.

A frame from the Sunday champi video