This post has been re-blogged from the wonderful site Treasure Trove of India, one of my favorite sites. The intricate and fascinating art work is beautiful, and I envy the patience and ability of the artists. Thanks WanderingSoul for this!
India, as I have shared earlier is a land of many surprises and mysterious.
Among the various treasures that it is home to, the arts and crafts on India hold many awe-inducing gems. These arts are many centuries old and have been passed on generation to generation. Infact, that’s the only way some of these techniques have been kept alive.
My recent visit to National Crafts Musuem, located in Delhi made me discover some of these arts. They are many more such arts and art forms which are not part of this post, and that’s because they are either are very well-known and commonly known or were not displayed prominently at the Musuem.
Sanjhi
The intricate and delicate designs on paper are from making cuts using a scissors. The deft fingers of the artist I met maneuvered the paper expertly, making small, deliberate cuts. It takes him anywhere from a few hours…
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Thanks for sharing!
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I love sharing the work of others. I’d like to make the reblogs a special feature billing.
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It indeed requires a lot of perseverance and patience to make such pieces of art. Thank you so much, for the reblog and mention. Appreciate your gesture.
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Thanks for letting me reblog…I really enjoy your writing and work. 🙂
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patience is one thing I lack…even in my beadwork I want to do quick projects, I’m always in a hurry to get it done. 🙂
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🙂 i read a recently read a post about the difference between tolerance and patience. I’ll share it if i find the link again. Please share pics of your beadwork.
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Ha…I am pretty old to change my ways now. 🙂 At least I don’t fuss and cry like I did when I was little…everything was a big “nunance” (nuisance) to me then.
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I’ll ask my daughter to send me a pic of the one I made her, I liked it a lot. I do have other things that I beaded, maybe I’ll do a post on it with some photo. Good idea, thanks!
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there are a LOT of good comments coming on the re-blog.
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Wow! Thanks so much 🙂 but i can’t see them 😦
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can you see comments?
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I’ll gather them up and send info to you.
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