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Porcelain Jewellery: Cape Town, Africa
When she was asked to be part of an annual ceramics and sculpture exhibition, ceramicist Alexia Klompje thought back to her childhood for inspiration. The exhibition was titled “From African Earth; a Celebration of Ceramics”, and Klompe wanted to find a way to express her understanding of Africa and the concept of celebration through her…
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A day at Delhi Haat aka Dilli Haat
Where we define what India is. Probably a part of it. An angle. A style. A way. A fashion. Or something. Delhi Haat located in the commercial centres of Delhi, opposite I.N.A Market. In all, Dilli Haat, INA Market has 62 stalls allotted on a rotational basis to craftsmen a payment of INR 100 per day…
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Miniature Painting : Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Miniature Paintings Paintings that are so small, that you need a magnifying glass to see the detail and the depth of everything. The intricacy is so beautiful and breathtaking! Mughal painting represented a fusion of the Persian miniature with older Indian traditions, and from the 17th century its style was diffused across Indian princely courts…
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Buddhism: Handmade from Nepal
Share. Connect. Love. Smile Loveknits has collaborated with a beautiful and an honest organization. We were happy to meet such good people who wanted to help everyone. World needs more lively people! ABOUT BUDDHISM Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development mostly. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of…
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Wooden Tie, Kolkata, West bengal
Foldable Wooden Tie! A piece of art. A collectible and a piece of sheer creativity! Kuber Sircar, a man of diverse interest and skills. He is a musician, an artist and a really good human being. Since his childhood he was always interested in doing something different or differently. Born on 7th July, 1933 at Chattagram,…
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Trip to Jodhpur :World Sacred Spirit Festival
It’s been a month and a half, and I am still humming those tunes. It was as if a small world of soulful spiritual living, I lived all of it in two and a half days. My feet still recalls and starts tapping in that same rhythm, the rhythm of drums, dhol, tabla. And those…
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The magical blue: Indigo: Jaipur, Rajasthan
Egyptians were all about ranks. Kings, priests and peasants all were a part of a huge ranking system. There clothes, adornments and even the colors were to basically a signal for the ranks they had. Clothing Purple, Blue, White: Royal and Noble Brown: Peasants Jewellry Royal and Noble: Gold Silver and Precious Stones Peasants and…
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Fun Patachitra Paintings: Midinipur, West Bengal- 2
Featuring Fun Patachitra and a very talented Artist Loveknits proudly features another artist! Rumi Chitrakar There were different products that we wanted to add life to! Earlier Patachitra was done on scrolls for public also on cards known as Ganjifa Card. Now, fun Patachitra with lively colors on different material is what is attracting most to…
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Patachitra Paintings: Midinipur, West Bengal
Paintings Traditionally, the Patachitra painters are known as ‘Chitrakars’ (Lit. Artists) . – Patta paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth. The canvas is prepared by coating the clothe with a mixture of chalk and gum, made from tamarind seeds. – First, the initial lines are drawn. Usually the women members, prepare the glue,…
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For the readers: Story of Artisans
Dear Reader, Greetings! I am writing from the artisan land. Everything here is so beautiful and colourful. It is almost as all the colours of the rainbow have swooped down and painted themselves on a piece of cloth. You should see the designs, they are so detailed that it produces a gush of excitement inside…