Paris-based artist Sujata Bajaj's enthusiasm for exploring energy through a variety of mediums cannot be contained. Born and initially educated in Jaipur, her childhood memories throb with the vibrant vitality of the desert. After her last exhibition, Fire and Water at Gallery Chemould over a year ago, it now overflows onto something as elemental as colourful platters in her new series Sublimation at Gallery Art & Soul this March.

Those acquainted with the work of this abstract artist will not be surprised at this fresh evidence of her propensity to experiment. As a student at Pune's SNDT University to a star on the art firmament, Bajaj has expanded her vocabulary to include text from ancient Indian manuscripts with oils, inks, paper, fabric, collages and gold foil. She has shown her work all over Europe.

Bajaj admits that it was her fortuitous meeting with veteran artist S.H. Raza that transformed her life forever. "When he saw my work, he said: Why don't you come to Paris? That a great artist had said that, left a mark," she recalls. "He told me I needed a different atmosphere to find my own identity and language. So I tried for the French Government scholarship in 1988 - and got it!"

Studying at L'ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris was an unforgettable experience that led to her own vocabulary in the Energy series that defines her style. Like her, Bajaj's work is an exotic blend of the East and the West. "I make the paper in India, find the textiles here and later the gold foil is made in Jaipur. I partly work in the French capital...so it's a balance - like my life," she divulges, tossing her glistening black mane with a satisfied smile. "Sometimes I need Maharashtrian poha for breakfast, but I also like croissants and Norwegian berries from the woods," adds the artist who spends time with her husband Rune Larsen and daughter Helena in Paris and Norway.

Her new series of Japanese porcelain platters by Narumi, carefully designed to maximise strength with a high degree of shock resistance, display high-grade reproductions of Bajaj's mixed media paintings. The limited edition of 100 sets, each containing five large platters - two round, two rectangular and a palette - will be packaged in leather boxes accompanied by signed ownership certificates. Each platter (which could be wall, easel or table mounted) will also carry the limited edition number printed on the back. So if you have an appetite for art that is distinctive, it's time you satisfied it with a platter!