Tholu Bommalata- hand painted leather puppets
Tholu Bommalata, (In Telugu, Tholu – leather, Bommalata – puppet dance), is the traditional craft of AndhraPrandesh, which was flourished under the patronage of Vijayanagar kingdom. The bright color...
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Peacock design- carving on Mahabodhi temple
It has been quite sometimes that I had planned to share peacock designs. . The perfect blend of enchanting colors o the peacock feather, and the pattern have made...
Cutwork – An embroidery which needs lots of patience
Its always embroidery that I like the most in all arts and crafts. But it needs lot of patience. Now embroidery machines are used. As I know, with the...
Wooden replicas of Jharokas
The last post contains some information about wood work of Rajasthan. While writing about wood work of Rajasthan, replicas of Jharokas cannot be missed. Basically Jharoka is a balcony...
Colorful Wood work of Rajasthan
Rajasthan , which has biggest desert of India, is famous for unique crafts.As I have observed almost all crafts of Rajasthan like tie and die on cloths, block printing...
Ratnachakarma- the carvings in the shape of lotus at Mahabodhi temple
Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya is not only religious place for Boudhas, also an architectural wonder. This is declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. Its built in Gupta...
Model of village and forest – by a crafty woman
I often get emails from many, asking tutorials about crafts, especially on making models. A year ago I had received an email from Ms. Lalita , asking instructions for...
Ghats of Varanasi-Bank of Ganges
Varanasi , an ancient city of India, famous for temples, spirituality , pilgrims, the river Ganga( Ganges) , and of course the ghats on the banks of Ganga. Ghat...
Bobbin lace- Desire unfufilled
When it comes to crafts, I have learnt quite a few of crafts. Some are inherited from my mother, like sewing , crochet, hand embroidery etc. Some I learnt...
Krishna Radha – Beaitiful Idol in bronze.
I’m planning to post tutorials to make different models for school projects. In between, I got an opportunity visit a craft fest . There this beautiful idol of Radha...