Mandalas are sacred circles that have long been used to facilitate meditation in the Indian and Tibetan religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Many other religions, including Christianity and Taoism, have incorporated mandalas into their spiritual practices as well.Mandalas can also be used as a healing tool for meditation. Meditation itself has been shown to reduce

Tholu bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its performers are part of a group of wandering entertainers and peddlers who pass through villages during a year and offer to sing ballads, tell fortunes, sell amulets, perform acrobatics, charm snakes, weave fishnets, tattoo local people and mend pots. This ancient custom, which for

Madhubani art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. This painting is done with a variety of tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. To give our Circle Members the experience to learn and enlighten themselves about

Polymer clay is a type of modeling clay made from vinyl. It’s great for crafting because it stays soft until it’s baked in a regular home oven. It does not dry out, so you can store extra clay to reuse it another day. You can blend it to create custom colors, sculpt it, or impress it with a variety

Gouache is a fast-drying, opaque acrylic-based watercolor paint. It’s water-soluble while wet, and water-resistant, matte and opaque, even over dark surfaces. It is a great artform for grounds and layering. To give our Circle Members the experience to learn and enlighten themselves about this traditional art form, Rajasthan Studio curated a special workshop and invited

Art does not have a definite structure when it comes to sketching or painting, one can paint or create patterns the way they want. One such way of creating patterns in a sketch or painting is Stippling where small or larger circular spheres are made of a different colour to create a texture in the

Mud and Mirror Work is a traditional mural craft of Kutch, Gujarat, India. Lippan or mud-washing using materials locally available in the region like a mixture of clay and camel dung keeps the interiors of the houses cool. Though the work is limited mainly to the interior walls, it can be found on the outer walls as well.

Tshirt painting is a  way to make plain, boring tshirts fun and quirky. A tshirt is your blank canvas and with some fabric paint, brushes and a plain tshirt you can go berserk and be the artist and then wear it yourself. To give our Circle Members the experience to learn and enlighten themselves about

Vincent Van Gogh is one artist who was known to use the method of knife painting. By applying thick dabs of oil paint on canvas, he was able to achieve the swirling, textural work he became famous for. Today, many contemporary artists continue to use painting knives in the same way to create expressive works

 Henna is a dye prepared from the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet, the sole species of the genus Lawsonia. Henna can also refer to the temporary body art resulting from the staining of the skin from the dyes. After henna stains reach their peak color, they hold for a few days,