Dolls taking you to era of Ramayana
Already I’ve posted about the Dasara dolls when I visited a shop, in previous post . I entered another shop. At the entrance itself, there were many beautiful dolls....
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Walking down the street of dolls
Now its Navaratri. “Navaratri“, is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. There are lots of traditions and customs which are part of Navaratri celebration....
Bidri work- A perfect combination of Black and White metal
Bidri work is a unique metal craft which is found in Bidar of Karnataka (India). I wish to visit Bidar once and meet some of the craftmen who do...
Lonliness – a pencil sketch
Very rarely I draw pencil sketches. I don’t have proper training in drawing pencil sketches. This the one I drew yesterday- ‘Loneliness‘. (I have taken help of a sketch...
Hampi Stone Chariot in Bangalore!
I had planned to post about Bidri work. In between visited a craft fest , held at Chitrakala Parishat. I saw replica of the famous Hampi Stone Chariot there....
Kumkuma Bharanis with unique designs
I’ve already posted about the collectionof Kumkuma Bharanis in my earlier posts listed below: 1. My collection of Kumkuma Baharanis 2. Kumkuma Bharani- with Peacock design 3. Paper Mache...
Pink saree with screen printing
This is also my friend’s saree. Pink with maroon border. I used dull gold and maroon combination for the saree. Along the border printed paisley designs and on the...
Quilled Cards for Teacher’s day
I wanted to publish this post yesterday, 5th Sept 2012, on which Teacher’s day is celebrated in India. I think for everyone mother is the first teacher. I learnt many...
Saree with net border and pallu
This is a saree a designed with net material and running Orange synthetic material.As net material is very thin , I attached the net as border and Pallu on...
Terracotta – An earthy experience
Terracotta- its an earthy craft. This connects with mother earth and nature. I think this is the most ancient craft in the world. Archaeologists have found terracotta artifacts in many excavations.This craft...