Mini Dream Catcher Workshop: A dreamcatcher is said to be a protective talisman that is used to protect people from nightmares and bad dreams. It filters out bad dreams and ensures a good night’s sleep. The tradition spoke of hanging the dreamcatchers over the cradle and beds of young children. Rajasthan Studio curated a Mini
The anatomy of Organic Pigment Painting is to use pigments/colours organically. These are derived from plants. They are 100% natural. Paintings made from such colours are known as Organic Pigment Paintings. Amrita Sequeira looks at the world on her easel. Colours mean the world to her. She is a Stay-at-Home-Mum with two beautiful kids. In 2007,
Madhubani Painting Workshop: Originating from the Mithila region, Madhubani Art Form is a spectacular geometrical painting with recurrent motifs such as fishes, birds, women, Lord Krishna, elephants and peacocks. It also applies the use of fingers, brushes, nib-pens, matchsticks and twig pens and natural dyes to the paintings. Rooftop curated a Madhubani Painting Workshop with Preethi
Handcrafted Macramé is like playing with knots. This was an accepted definition by Ritu Choudhary. It is an Arabic artform where they used it for stitching their blankets and wall hangings. Later, even Chinese started using it. Recently, the process has become modernised. Macramé uses different types of knots. This fun process is the art
Acrylic String Pull Art or Pulled String Art is a form of fluid art. In this form, Acrylic paint is poured, swiped, and dragged onto the sheet to form an art piece. Mostly, florals are a favourite of String Pull Art. Divdrisht Kaur Suri is a Mandala and abstract artist and an art educator from Calcutta.
As unique as it may sound, Mata Ni Pachedi is a rare yet beautiful textile hand-painting art form. When we host Circle Experiences at Rajasthan Studio, our aim is to promote and enlighten all the artists out there with a rare and beautiful art form. This experience –in association with Ms. Sejal Agarwal- was a
Tie and dye is a method of dying textiles to produce patterns. Sections of the cloth are together so that they will not absorb the dye. In the Indian context, these patterns are called Bandana. These originated 5000 years ago in the state of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Initially, color sarees and dupattas were the first
Madhubani Painting Workshop: Madhubani Painting is a style of Indian painting originating from the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. This painting is distinct from other paintings because of its characteristics like spectacular geometrical patterns, use of fingers, brushes, nib-pens, matchsticks and twig pens and the application of natural dyes to the paintings. Rooftop invited Debopriya
Embroidery Encounter: Embroidery is the play with threads done on the cloth to enhance the looks of it. Bela Parakh hosted this embroidery encounter. She has been practicing since the age of 8. She loves embroidery so much that she has done embroidery on masks, gloves, and pockets too! This is not just her hobby,
Embroidery Workshop: Embroidery is the world of threads! In collaboration with Ms. Aparna Agarwal, we learned about the diverse and appealing types of embroideries! Are you ready to create your embroidery masterpiece? Unraveling the Art of Embroidery What’s better than learning embroidery from someone who is surrounded by them all the time? Yes! We had
