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28 Mar Phulkari Embroidery of the Women of Punjab

Posted at 15:01h in Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, Embroidery Series, History, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 1 Comment

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1616956674552{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]If there is any embroidery that is solely in the realm of women, it is phulkari, and that too the women of Punjab. Translating to 'flower work,' it is vital in the history and culture of its state of origin, steeped in its history, its customs, and rites of passage ceremonies. More than any other embroidery of India, it is significant- less for commercial reasons and more for the insight it offers into women's lives historically.

24 Mar Embroidery of Gold- Zardozi Embroidery

Posted at 00:27h in Art, Artisan, Culture, Embroidery Series, History, Technique by Mira Gupta 4 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1616300712552{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Zardozi Embroidery: There is something about embroidery that has held the world in thrall in all of recorded history. Is it the human urge to beautify and improve? Is it a stress buster? Whatever the reasons, India probably stands at the forefront of the world in terms of both the variety and the complexity of its embroidery traditions. Many of the embroideries found on garments on the international catwalks are developed in India, though this may not be known or acknowledged.

03 Mar Kashidakari – The Gorgeous Embroideries of Kashmir

Posted at 17:30h in Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, Embroidery Series, History, Technique by Nidhi Garg 4 Comments

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Kashidakari - The Gorgeous Embroideries of Kashmir

Kashmir Image from traveltriangle.com[/caption]Embroideries of Kashmir: A couple of weeks back, I shared a breathtaking video made by the Google Arts & Culture Institute on the Sozni Embroidery from Kashmir. The video gathered a lot of love and likes on Facebook and Instagram.The valley of Kashmir with its beautiful flora and fauna is resplendent with nature. Therefore the embroideries or textile designs from Kashmir have always been largely inspired by the floral beauty of the valley.

World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Persia

21 Feb World’s Most Famous Tradition of Persian Carpets

Posted at 21:22h in Art, Culture, History, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 2 Comments

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14 Feb World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

Posted at 23:20h in Art, Culture, DESIGN, History, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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India's most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

A prayer carpet. James F Ballard[/caption] Imagine a home, an airport, or a hotel with just bare floors room after room, no matter how lovely that floor might be. Through the ages, carpets have warmed our homes literally and visually, added to the decor, and provided insulation. In many cultures, they are regarded with enormous esteem, part of prayer ceremonies and religious places. The motifs are replete with history and cultural references, common across geographies and nations.

07 Feb Historic Design Motifs, The History, Culture and Anthropology, and Relevance to Craft

Posted at 21:30h in Culture, DESIGN, History by Mira Gupta 2 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1612749018323{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Historic Design Motifs: There are recurring motifs in textile, architecture, tombs, and artifacts that we have seen through our lifetimes, and we are so used to them that we pass them by without a thought. Many of these motifs have long and complicated histories spanning time and straddling nations. An understanding of these is to understand culture and anthropology, and it is especially vital to craft. In earlier blogs, we have discussed the Paisley and the Cypress, arguably two of the most important. Today, let us look at a few more, perhaps less known but equally historical.

31 Jan NATURAL INDIGO DYE INTERESTING GLOBAL HISTORY IN BRIEF

Posted at 01:16h in Art, Culture, History, Sustainability by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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The Singh Twins painting of the story of indigo, showing both its value as well as the suffering caused[/caption]NATURAL INDIGO DYE: Blue is the color of the sky and the sea. It is the color of the sapphire and the tanzanite. It is a color we take so much for granted when we wear our denim and fleece that we forget that at one time, it was worth its weight in gold, worn only by the richest and royal. Indeed it was called Blue Gold. It also has a turbulent history associated with famine, slavery, and human suffering.

23 Jan About Silk Route, the Primary Goods or Ideas Traded, and Historical Impact

Posted at 23:24h in Art, Culture, History by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1611460407530{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_single_image image="3501" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Silk Route: History, as it is taught, has a strong and very narrow bias to the West. Most history concentrates on the rise of Europe, to the cost of ancient civilizations like China, India, and Persia. Yet, through much of ancient history, civilizations were concentrated around the Black Sea and eastwards. Harappa had a teeming population, as did Babylon and Mohenjo Daro. And at the center of this great melting pot of culture, religion, and language were the Silk Roads, a bridge between West and East, carrying goods, produce, ideas and disease.

08 Jan The Fascinating Textile Crafts of Japan

Posted at 15:25h in Art, Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, History, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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20 Dec Art Nouveau Movement Supporting Arts & Crafts during Nineteenth-century Europe

Posted at 02:46h in Art, Culture, DESIGN by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1608448837036{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Art Nouveau : As a young girl, I remember attending a book fair in Delhi and spotting a book with black and white illustrations. Curling and sinuous, at once decorative yet a little naughty, these were by the famous Art Nouveau illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. I've been hooked to this movement ever since, from the architecture of Gaudi, the jewelry of Tiffany, and of course the art of Beardsley and Alphonse Mucha.

28 Mar Phulkari Embroidery of the Women of Punjab

24 Mar Embroidery of Gold- Zardozi Embroidery

03 Mar Kashidakari – The Gorgeous Embroideries of Kashmir

21 Feb World’s Most Famous Tradition of Persian Carpets

14 Feb World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

07 Feb Historic Design Motifs, The History, Culture and Anthropology, and Relevance to Craft

31 Jan NATURAL INDIGO DYE INTERESTING GLOBAL HISTORY IN BRIEF

23 Jan About Silk Route, the Primary Goods or Ideas Traded, and Historical Impact

08 Jan The Fascinating Textile Crafts of Japan

20 Dec Art Nouveau Movement Supporting Arts & Crafts during Nineteenth-century Europe

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