Nepal, Feb. 22 -- As a child, Rochelle Tuladhar, now 23 years old, dreamt of becoming a nurse. However, when she received a big box of color pencils as a birthday gift, her plans took another turn. From making colorful scribbles as a child to coming up with fun and quirky illustrations as a graphic designer and illustrator, Tuladhar has certainly come a long way.

Tuladhar was born in Ason in the heart of Kathmandu and she reckons that her attention to details might have been subconsciously triggered by this very fact. Her illustrations are themed on surrealism, a form of art that 'sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.' She further experimented with surreal...