Introducing Traditional Craftsmanship to our Children
Cherubic faces, smeared with paint, fingerprints inadvertently smudged onto walls, paint and adhesive streaked clothes and - ah the smug look of satis ...
The Exquisite craft of Patola Weaving
Patola is one of the famous textiles from Gujarat characterized by weaving of separately dyed warp and weft yarns to create surface motifs. It is one ...
Mata ni pachedi: Ritual cloth painting
Mata ni Pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple of the goddess. It is a art form from Gujrat.
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Jawaja Leather: The beauty of hand stiched Leather
Jawaja leather is a flourishing craft, with its unique identity and style, and is becoming known across the world.
The beauty of Jawaja leather wor ...
Lac Art of Rajasthan
Lac is a resinous substance secreted by an insect called Kerria Lacca. The insect hosts itself on the branches of certain trees such as k ...
Diverse fabrics of India
There is something earthy and real about hand woven fabrics. You almost sense a story behind each yard.
India has been and still is a treasure trove ...
Craft and Culture
In many ways, a civilizations intangible cultural heritage is linked to its traditional forms of craftsmanship. They tell stories of lives lived, of p ...
The Art of Ajrakh and a Maker
Akin to high art on fabric, Ajrak is sheer beauty of form . The Ajrakh dyer uses the deepest blue of indigo and the molten red of madder eulogising th ...
A Contemporary approach to Traditional: Potli and Kadam
In this global consumerist eco system, it is essential that the tangible and intangible tradition and culture of a place has to be infused with a cont ...
Gujarati Leather Work
The Meghwal community of Kachch specializes in leather craft. The men work with goat and camel hide to fashion items such as mojaris or footwear,etc. ...