Rangolis

Rangoli is one of the most popular art forms in India. It is a form of sand painting decoration that uses finely ground white and colored powders, and is commonly done outside homes in India.

'Rangoli' is a Sanskrit word which means a creative expression of art through the use of color.The word rangoli may also have come from "rang" (color) + "aavalli" (row), which means row of colors, or from rang+avalli, which means creepers of colors.

       Basically, Rangoli is the art of drawing images and motifs on the floor and walls of one's home using different color powders. Designed with a beautiful combination of various colors, the Rangoli images create an enchanting piece of art. Basically a floor painting, a Rangoli image stands for a sign of welcome. The main purpose of making Rangolis in diwali is to welcome Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth, to individual homes apart from warding off the evil eye. The art of Rangoli is known by different names in different regions such as "Rangoli" in Maharashtra, Alpana (in Bengal), and Kolam (in South India). Although Rangoli has its origins in Maharashtra, today it is practiced everywhere. One of the most popular arts among Indian women, Rangoli is an age old custom of India, and practiced all over the country.

Here,I take the honour of presenting few of my attempts on Rangolis,on various Diwali :

Coffee Painting

Hiii All...Welcome to my blog..its a unique Collection of  My Creativity..

To Start with,let me introduce to the one, because of whom, I gained Confidence in myself..Its All of our dear  Lord Ganesha...

Its the first Coffee painting of mine,which has given me lot of Inspiration, Confidence, and Motivation..its a work totally out of Coffee...

Let me have the honor of giving some brief of Coffee Painting :



Coffee : 
As its all well said,"A morning without coffee is like sleep,and is the finest organic suspension ever devised"..so is this Coffee painting..Filling your living room with a wonderful aroma of Coffee.

To begin with,Lets Start with the Materials Required for making of coffee painting:

  1).Instant Coffee powder

2).Square canvas Board   3).3-D Gold Liner(Metallic Golden)   4).Brush and 5). Plain Varnish. Procedure :   1).First trace the  design on the white canvas board.   2).Outline the trace with Metallic Golden 3-D Outliner.

3).Mix Coffee powder with plain water to have different       shades of colours,varying from pale yellow to       Brown,even to some extent Black can be acheived.   4).Now at the end,maybe after 1-2 days drying up,Apply 2       coats of varnish to give shine and to protect your painting.

Batik

Batik Painting :
This is one of the most famous,ancient( more than 1000 years old) and beautiful form of Art.
   The word Batik or 'Batique' is Indonesian in origin. It is derived from the word “Ambatik” which     means clothes with many dots. The word batik refers to the wax-resist dyeing technique used in textiles.Batik painting is usually done on cotton and silk fabrics,which is more popular in this modern world.

In this technique of painting specific areas of the cloth are covered with a dye resistant substance like wax to stop them form absorbing the dyes and thereby they give shape to exquisite patterns.
Batik painted clothes are also very durable. Batik painting portrays a huge array of themes which include religious themes as well as abstract patterns. 
Process :

The process of batik painting involves three steps which are : waxing, dyeing and de-waxing.
-The 1st step includes giving the cotton cloth a thorough washing to remove the starch. The cloth is   then dried, ironed and stretched on a wooden frame.
-The 2nd step includes making a rough pencil/crayon sketch which serves as a guide for the painting. The design develops gradually with each coat of waxing.
-The 3rd process is a pretty complicated one. It includes the application of the wax(melted mixture of paraffin, resin and yellow beeswax )that is a protective agent in the dyeing process. the wax needs to be filled up in the portion of design where I dont want colour to be applied.This needs to be taken care of as the process is reversed.Thus for each and every different color to be used on the fabric the painter has to use the protective wax ink.

Once this is done,the cloth is dyed in the required colour.
This process of waxing,dyeing and dewaxing can be repeated multiple times till the entire batik design or fabric has been completed.For more fineness,this process should begin with light colors and end with dark colors.