Today I did something thats been on my list for a while! I finally got to sit with some folk artists and work with their lovely vegetable dyes. A friend and I went to the valley school in Bangalore - a gorgeous space, very much like auroville, and in their artists village, amidst music and much energy, we painted and watched and listened to the artists as they related stories and sang songs about their art :) lovely!
Banyan trees have special powers. They heal souls and exude peace.
the initial form that Rabia's art took
painting a pattachitra bird
my folk art dreams finally coming true :)
The colours arent spot on, I clicked this picture half in the dark! But heres my first foray into folk art!
The tale of how the magical urn of life that poured endless amounts of nectar filled the soul, so everything - the trees, birds, sea, fish and lotus, the entire universe exists within you.
