Monday, December 31, 2012

Bracelet

Here is a bracelet with antique finish. Studded with multi coloured stones and decorated with intricate vine patterns and roses. 
The edges overlap so it can be adjusted to fit the size of our arm. Goes well with similar neck pieces, ear rings and other accessories.


Painted Saris

These days fabric painting is in vogue-on saris, suits and other dresses blended with embroidery or as it is. Here is a sari painted beautifully with birds.  It is pure cotton with blue and yellow borders on either sari. I don't know what to call the colour of the body of the sari-may be grey?
Yellow border on one side. The entire sari is painted with bird motifs in blue yellow and red, like these in small size.
 Blue border on the other side
This is the pallu painted with bigger sized birds.
The borders are also painted very artistically.

The sari is the Bengal cotton sari and has been painted by the artisans from Bengal. Beautiful isn't it it? So we are preparing for the hot summers here ......

Watch out for more....


Rangoli -248

Kalasam and Roses Rangoli

Kalasam or Kumbham means a pot(made of gold, silver, bronze, copper or 5 metals oreven earthenware) decorated with leaves of Mango (or leaves of 5 different trees including mango) and a coconut on the top, smeared with turmeric and vermilion, sometimes tied with sacred thread etc.  The pot may be filled with water or rice, along with flowers, turmeric  and other such items. It is used in auspicious occasions and prayers.

19 to 1 straight dots.