Blog Tour : Craft Decor

Hello Creative Folks…

After a long hiatus from blogging and social media, I am slowly coming back. Blogging till now is a special journey for me. It gives me opportunity to learn many new things, interact with many like minded people and explore new horizons. Before few days through this virtual world I came across a very creative person Priyanka from Navi Mumbai. She is an Architect by profession and I am an academician by profession, it is our love for art, craft and creativity, that brought us together. She shares her creativity in her blog Craft Decor. She loves to paint bottles like me. Let’s know more about her...

Hello Priyanka, would you like to share few words about you with the readers of When Creative Juices Flow…

Hi, I am Priyanka staying at New Mumbai. I always like to explore new types of crafts since childhood. I am interested in handmade crafts especially best out of waste. I am an architect by profession. Architecture has given me new vision which helps me in finished product, color combination, material selection etc.

Some of her decoupage bottles...

When did you find passion for painting bottles?

Unknowingly I had collected different types of glass bottles. So I thought of painting 1 bottle with glass paint, then another with acrylic paint. After trying decoupage on MDF trays thought of trying it on glass bottles. And it came up to my expectations. Now I am trying to explore more bottle decoration ideas.

Decoupage of MDF tray and Pencil Box..

When you thought of starting your own blog and what was your inspiration?

Every time being in search of new craft, I have collection of different types of articles which I made. While searching about craft tutorials, I came across this blog world. And then I decided to write a blog about my craft work. It’s best way to introduce your craft to other like minded people.

Decoupage on tin cans and now waste tin cans became beautiful pen stands...

Do you have any other passions or crafting hobby?

I like to try different types of crafts where ever I see/read. I have tried my hands on paper quilling, decoupage, knitting, pot decoration, paper flower making, glass painting, jewellery making, candle making, worli painting, fabric painting and now bottle painting/bottle decoupage.

Paper quilling on photo frames, envelops and cards...

 

Hope you like her work... I wish her luck from all of us (me and When Creative Juices Flow's viewers) To see more of her artworks, you can visit her Blog page: http://mycraftdecor.blogspot.in/

Don't forget to share your views about her work and do visit her blog too...

Image Copyright/Credit : Priyanka and CraftDecor. 

Pipli Applique Work from Odisha

Hello Art and Handicraft Lovers....

From a long time I was thinking about starting a series of post regarding various Art forms and Handicrafts of India that has gained recognition both at national and international level. Just took a pen and wrote down few of them that came to mind and it's tough to believe that I don't know much about the varieties, still had a long list of names. Really proud that we have so many varieties in India. Different states & areas are specialised in different varieties of art and handicraft. Now which one to choose first. Confusion is very obvious. We all are somewhere little bit biased or inclined towards our home town or home state, even I. So my first post is on "Pipli Applique Work" from my home state Odisha.

Pipli Applique or Patchwork is a traditional handicraft, that got its name from the name of the place where it is made. Pipli is small town on the way from Bhubaneswar (state capital) to Puri (Jagannath Dham). This traditional handwork is mainly made with cotton fabric. Decorative motives and animals are cut from Colorful fabrics and then are stitched on other contrasting color fabric. Mainly they are sewn in with running stitch, back stitch and chain stitch. Various size and shape of mirrors along with some laces are also used to beautify the applique work.

A framed pipli applique work at my parents place, commonly known as Pipli Chandua.

Applique work lantern in my living room...

Applique work on a traditional hand fan..gives it a classic look.

Image source: Nishaslifestyle

Now they are trying various modern and unconventional patterns of applique design.

Image source: Thehindubusinessline

There is a wide variety of umbrellas with applique work. Small are for regular use to get protected from the scorching rays of sun and some are of huge size used as garden umbrellas.

Image source: Pipiliapplique

Have a look on hanging letter holder or letter rack, it can hold your letters or documents or knick knacks and with that will beautify your wall.

Image source: Chitra Ramaswamy's Travelouge

They offer a wide range of products with applique work such as hand bags, ladies purses, wall hangings, cushion covers, lamp shades and many more, that even I don't know.

Image source: eSamskriti.com

So if ever you get a chance to visit this small town, don't forget to bring one with you. One good news is that there are many online stores also who have a wide range of pipili applique work products. I am thinking of trying my hands on this work. If I succeed, I'll surely share with you all.

Bengal Paintings Workshop By 'Heart For Art'

Heart For Art

India has had a long tradition of exquisite handcrafted products for centuries. These arts and crafts have been suffering from lack of patronage! Our artisans are losing their market and their pride. In this scenario Heart for Art Public Charitable Trust has now been setup to give our artisans access to the market and consumers the convenience of online shopping. Along with this it helps to reach out further to many more people by bringing the handcrafted products to people's doorsteps through an online store. Thus this initiative by Heart for Art provides opportunities to the artisans, contributes towards job creation in our country and for people like me who have a soft corner for handcrafted items a great convenient place to shop online. 

Trust's Online Store: www.heartforartonline.com

FacebookPage: https://www.facebook.com/HeartForArtHandicrafts

Bengal Paintings Workshop In Mumbai By 'Heart For Art' on 31st January @ Art Lovers Gallery, Mount Mary Bandra. 

The Bengal painting workshop is an an initiative by Heart for Art to increase awareness about India’s art & craft heritage through one on one interaction between the artisans & the learners. 

Everybody in Mumbai or those who will be visiting Mumbai on the last week of this month, there is a golden opportunity for you to learn Bengal Painting styles on 31st January at Art Lovers Gallery, Mount Mary Bandra and those who are staying in Pune or planning to visit Pune in last week of January to attend Bengal paintings workshop at several city institutions, art galleries and cafes of Pune (from 28th Jan to 2nd Feb).

This is a golden opportunity to learn Bengal painting with Suman Chitrakar, a young Patua Artist from West Bengal. He started painting nine years ago at the age of twenty with his mentor Jagdevji. Suman has been creatively infusing new themes to the traditional art form to create a distinctive style of his own. Suman carries the lineage of ‘folk’ artists who paint long, vertical scrolls and compose verses. Suman Chitrakar’s artwork has featured in two books – one book on Bono Bibi of the Sunderbans and another on the life of Savitribai Phule published by Azim Premji University. 

Make and Carry back your own Bengal Painting!

To Register send email to info@heartforart.co.in

Or call Shashwat Menon at 93228 32138

Before attending the workshop let us know few things about Bengal Paintings 

3 types of Bengal Paintings

Bengal Pattachitra

Pattachitra known for its brilliant play of colours, is an ancient folk art form of rural Bengal (Nayagram village, West Midnapore) that has been in existence for many centuries. The world Patta is derived from the Sanskrit word Patta meaning cloth. The painters are called Patuas. Pattachitras are made in two formats: the vertically scrolled paintings and the horizontally scrolled ones, both referred to as Jodano or Gutano Pata and the smaller square or rectangular formats, known as Chouko Pata. Chouko Pata are painted on square pata or canvas.

Kalighat Paintings

An urban incarnation of the Chouko Pata in nineteenth century Kolkata (in the neighbourhood of the famous Kali temple at Kalighat) was the Kalighat Pata or Kalighat paintings. Kalighat Pata is an interesting example of how a rural folk art form reinvents itself in an urban milieu. 

Santal Paintings 

A very different style is to be found in the Pattas of the tribals – especially the Santals, the largest tribal community in India, who live mainly in the eastern states of India. The Jadu Patuas or Santar Patuas are a community of Patuas who have been living among or in close proximity with the tribals. The word Jadu means magic. The Jadu patas or Santal Patas (Santal Paintings) are associated with the rituals and rites, legends and myths, beliefs and prejudices linked with the life cycle of the Santals and the songs sung in the Santali language.

Don't forget to visit 

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Blog Tour: Color2drape

Hello my Lovely readers...

Hope you all are doing good. I am here with a blog tour for you all.

Women have remained the center of focus in the words of poets and art of artists since ages. Today on 11th October, "International Day of the Girl Child" I am going to welcome a very talented painter Sabita Sahu of blog Color2drape, a wonderful painter and whose paint brush, colors and words, says a lot about a woman and about a mother. 

Let's welcome Sabita on When Creative Juices Flow...

Hello Sabita, tell us something about yourself.

I am SabitaSahu basically from Orissa, educated as an bioinformatician. Have moved to Hyderabad after marriage and a mother of a three year old baby boy. 

I was awestruck when I first saw her paintings, with so much professional touch. Love the detailing and play of colours... 

Have you taken any formal training in painting? When did you find your passion for painting? And what was your inspiration to start your blog? 

I am a self taught artist and you can find my paintings based mostly on Indian culture and traditions and also on nature elements too. Frankly speaking its my husband who has nurtured the growing seed of creativity in me and made painting a very important part of my life.

As Sabita said her husband is the person who solely nurtured her talent...

Her paintings shows this true love....a women full of dreams and lots of hopes in her eyes, when starts a new life...a great friend and guide as a life partner is indeed a blessing. 

Do you have any other passions apart from painting and blogging?

Apart from painting and blogging I love making creative craft projects and love photography which I keep sharing sometimes on my blog too. Besides painting I have a burning desire of writing on any particular topic that keep inspiring me and as my paintings are the outcome of my inspiration so those paintings have some stories to be said that's being written within my mind which I keep on sharing in my blog. I drape these inspiring painting and stories with loads of colors and hence I named my blog as color2drape. 

Sabita is a mother of a baby boy and the unconditional love between a mother and her child can be seen from her paintings too...

The following two sketches...

The left one describes the feelings, emotions and thoughts of a woman waiting for someone special...

The right one..a painting that Sabita has titled Ghunghat...

Dressing up for some occasion is a must...look at the beautiful ladies...

What are your future plans? 

My dream in life is to start up a self business relating my artworks through different mediums and make them reach people who have soft corner for art in their heart.

A painting of Krisha stealing butter and the elephant headed God Ganesha says a lot in itself.

Few more drool worthy paintings by her..

An illustrative night....

An African painting, showing few ladies working...I personally love the border of the painting...

A Zen themed painting with few blooming lotus...

Lastly, few words from Sabita about When Creative Juices Flow...

Talking about your blog I was very inspired by its title and your posts never fail to make complete justice to your blog title each and every time. Do make more creative projects and keep inspiring us Shashwatee. 

What you say...isn't she a very talented painter...I wish her lots of luck from me and from When Creative Juices Flow's viewers....

To see more of her artworks, you can visit her 

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/color2drape

Blog page: http://color2drape.blogspot.in/

Don't forget to share your views about her paintings and do visit her blog too...

Image Copyright/Credit : Sabita Sahu and Color2drape.