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Warli Painting - Art as an expression!!

Expression is said to be an art. Folk arts dating back hundreds and thousands of years, found carved and painted on trees, walls, and stones tell us a story of art as an expression. The people, their lives, their celebrations and fears are reflected in such rudimentary paintings. They are found everywhere in world where civilizations prevailed, left for us to interpret and bring them to life by giving them words; a journey from art as an expression to expression as an art.

Warli Painting in India is such tribal art dating back several hundred years. The word “Warli” comes from the word “warla” which means a piece of land. The Warli tribe painted the walls of their mud homes with pictures to depict their social life and mark important occasions such as weddings, birth and the harvest. Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary from their observation of nature: a circle, a triangle and a square.

A circle represents the sun and the moon

A triangle represents mountains and pointed trees

A square represents the piece of land symbolizing fertility.

These geometric figures are joined together to form beautiful patterns. Like, two apex of triangles are joined together to form a human figure.

To make your own Warli painting:

• Choose a design

• Draw pattern with pencil

• Outline with black marker

• Fill in the colors

This art was derived from observation of nature and a limited vocabulary... Simple way to do it is just let go of all you know for few moments. Limit yourself to discover what’s unlimited and…that’s expression

Enjoy the art!!

POP mask molding art project - Simple and creative art projects for summer break!

Schools have started counting backwards towards the summer break. That tells it’s a high time for us to get equipped with creative ideas to beat the kind of words we do not want to hear like... What’s next, we are bored etc.

I was living in denial that summer break is around the corner. However, a week of spring break was simply enough of a trailer for me to get started to prepare for the movie. I started thinking about the fun, creative and simple activities that kids can do outdoors while I can recover from the home invasion.

Molding and sculpting made to the top of my list.

Molding using nontoxic Plaster of Paris is one of my daughter’s favorite craft. You can create perfect reproductions of any object within minutes using mold with this excellent medium for casting decorative figurines. Plastic shapes and packaging from toys make perfect molds. Painting and decorating the figurines is so much fun and engaging. We used plastic masks as molds.

What you will need

• Non Toxic POP
• Molds
• Paints
• Paint brush 

Follow the instruction on POP pack and pour in molds. Paint and decorate when dry.  

Sculpting using air-dry terra cotta clay is another fun filled activity to create 3-D decorations, figurines, jewelry etc. You can carve, use rubber stamps, textured materials, press beads, small stones or other decorative items directly into this clay. Paint with tempera, acrylic or watercolor when dry. The best part is its air dry and does not need kiln 

Other fun ideas are terracotta pot painting using stencils, sand art, rock painting, sidewalk painting, finger painting, blow painting etc. 

 

Wishing you all a very colorful and joyful Mother’s Day and summer break!     

 

 

Madhubani art!!

Madhubani or Mithila is a style of painting practiced in mithila region (Bihar state) of India. The origin of the painting is shrouded by mythology and antiquity. The style of painting can be observed on walls, pottery wares, clothes, bags, handmade paper and canvases. 

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day!!

Fraktur Art!

Fraktur is both a style of lettering and a folk art created by Pennsylvania Dutch. It includes sun, birds, hearts, flowers, leaves, patterns and tulips. The art was executed in ink, natural and water colors and was used for variety of purposes like personal gifts, certificates and blessings.

Mosaic Gond Painting!

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Gond Painting in India is an ancient tribal art dating back several hundred years. The Gond tribe painted the walls of their mud homes with pictures to mark important occasions such as weddings, birth and the harvest. Gond painting has no borders or rigid themes and is done with very bright colors. The basic form is filled with tiny dots and dashes.

All you need is

• Construction Paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Card stock
• Paints
• Paint brush
• Marker
• Pencil (for sketching)

For each bird cut 4 pieces (2 wings, tail and body) from different color construction paper.
Glue them on card stock in the shape of flying birds. Draw stripes using marker. Finish with vibrant polka dots using paints and brush.

Enjoy the art!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a colorful day!!