Mithila painting wasnever made for commerce—it beganasa prayer drawn on courtyard walls to bless marriages, harvests and new beginnings. Kicky & Perky's silver is worn the same way: close to the body, daily, without ceremony. Kalyani brings the two together. Ambika Devi's canvas becomes the vessel; our silver becomes what it protects.
“The jewellery is worn against the skin.
The artwork is preserved in the home.
Both carry the same devotion to detail.”
Fine jewellery packaging is usually thrown away within a day. We asked a National Awardee to paint ours instead — so that what holds the silver is worth keeping as long as the silver itself.
TWO CRAFTS, ONE DEVOTION
Silver has a maker. So should the box it comes in.
THE KACHNI LINE
A line drawn without a ruler, and without hurry.
Ambika Devi worksin the Kachni tradition— fine, repetitive linework built entirely by hand, nib or bamboo twig, with no reliance on colour to carry feeling. Every packaging motif in the Kalyani collection is drawn first at full scale, on paper, before it ever touches silver or foil. “In our village, lines are drawn without rulers. The hand follows the heartbeat.”
A study from Ambika Devi's personal archive.
THE COLLECTION
Three tiers, one unbroken idea
Every level of packaging carries Ambika Devi's original artwork—nothing here is a printed placeholder for something meant to be thrown away.
CORE
The Unboxing Suite
- Rigid two-piece jewellery box, blind-embossed
- Collector's art print card — artist portrait & story
- Printed silk ribbon, Kachni border
- Archival tissue wrap, fish & lotus motif
FESTIVE
The Gifting Suite
- Rigid two-piece jewellery box, blind-embossed
- Collector's art print card — artist portrait & story
- Printed silk ribbon, Kachni border
- Archival tissue wrap, fish & lotus motif
COLLECTOR
The Limited Series
- Rigid two-piece jewellery box, blind-embossed
- Collector's art print card — artist portrait & story
- Printed silk ribbon, Kachni border
- Archival tissue wrap, fish & lotus motif
VISUAL VOCABULARY
Nothing here is decorative by accident
Kalyani draws only from Mithila's auspicious nature motifs — never from devotional iconography, which stays where it belongs, off packaging.
The twin fish
Matsya
- Fertility, fluidity and protection — placed beneath the jewellery bed, echoing the drape of a silver chain.
The sacred lotus
Kamala
- Purity rising from mud. Anchors the wax seal and the centre of every thank-you card.
The dancing peacock
Mayura
- Grace and seasonal renewal — flanks the box's outer sleeve, guiding the eye toward the silver within.
ARTIST MONOGRAPH
Ambika Devi Master of the Mithila line
Hailingfrom Rasidpur inBihar'sMadhubanidistrict, AmbikaDeviwasinitiated into Mithila painting by her mother, the celebrated artist Leela Devi. She works across both the Kachni (fine line) and Bharni (colour fill) traditions, and her paintings have been presented to India's Presidents and Prime Minister as gifts of state. For Kalyani, she has painted an original 36" × 24" masterwork — "Prakriti & Roop" — that becomes the visual source for every piece of Kicky & Perky packaging in the collection.
“Art should not stay trapped on museum walls. When someone wears silver and keeps my painting, art lives with them daily.”
IN HER OWN VOICE
Nothing here is decorative by accidentThree questions, three answers
- “Art should not stay trapped on museum walls. When someone wears silver and keeps my painting, art lives with them daily."
ON WHY SHE SAID YES
- “The fish swims through deep waters without drowning — it is resilience. The peacock dances when the sky is dark — it is hope.”
ON CHOOSING THE MOTIFS
- “The lines feel alive. When you touch the box, you touch the time I spent making it.”
ON SEEING HER ART ON SILVER PACKAGING
Two crafts.
Two regions.
One enduring Indian heirloom.
Kalyaniisthefirst chapter of Kicky &Perky'songoingArt inAdornment initiative — a new master artisan, invited every year.