Valli is a trained watercolorist, avid gardener and nature photographer with travelling toes. With roots in Chettinad, growing up in coastal Chennai, spending memorable childhood summers in the Nilgiris and living the slow plantation life in Chikmagalur, she is now based in "The Garden City" - Bangalore. At her home studio with an inspiring view of her backyard garden, she hand-renders botanical designs for her stationery brand The Garden House.