Explorations: The Lab
Student Life, especially getting back to college after being mother and a long work experience is getting out of your comfort zone and getting the rusted design talent back in action.!!
Everything about Sargalayya is fascinating. The idea of all crafts being promoted under one roof is simply amazing. But what was fascinating for me the most is the traditional colors, orange, red, the kathakali and theyyam, the folk art of Malabar Region of Kerala (North Kerala) depicted through paintings and masks and even wooden carvings. I have depicted the same as a logo for Sargaalaya, where through the eyes of theyyam, various craft's are practiced under one roof which the face painting around the eye justifies.
Kumbharwada - The Tale of Potter
A study of the potters of Mumbai, who would soon not exist in Dharavi...
This project was conducted on Diwali Break, Sadly we did not get to see the art in action but what we got to know is the demand and talk to the potters about the season, about the plight and hopefully a proud moment to be able to empathize with the dyeing Khumbhar community
Morazha Weavers Co-operative Society, Kannur
Ethnographic study of the Craft Cluster at Morazha. Experienced Weavers doing end to end job, warping, wefting, weaving and making exquisite sarees, furnishings, lungis and towels. But is the generation of weavers getting extinct???
And how is this co-operative society supporting weavers for their livelihood?? Too many questions, and too much curiosity, tried to answer
Woven with Soul,
Morazha
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