Varli folk painting for A Hundred Hands

In 2015, Kalavishkar had the opportunity to showcase its artwork on a global platform. Three paintings of size 2x3 feet were made depicting the SAGE Story. Read on...

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Design Concept: A Hundred Hands
Artwork: Priti Gadgil
Client: Sage Publications

When Sage Publications approached A Hundred Hands for a commemorative handmade momento for their Golden Jubilee, the key points were to highlight Sage, its pillars of success, its beliefs and something that was timeless. The result was an intricate hand painted Warli mural depicting the journey of Sage and the celebration of 50 years. Painted skillfully on canvas by A Hundred Hands Member artist Priti Gadgil, this collectors piece uses traditional warli symbols that cuts across languages and continents and stands the test of time.

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Our work also found a mention in the print media with the SakaL Marathi newspaper writing a small article about us and our work:
http://online4.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5400364313174832173&SectionId=2&SectionName=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF&NewsDate=20160107&Provider=%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6&NewsTitle=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A8

Summer Craft Adventures 2015

It gives me great pleasure to announce our first batch of Summer Craft Adventures for this year..all excited as we plan to teach lots of good crafts that can be done even as adults.

Happy New Year! :)

2014 has been a happening year for Kalavishkar...we started in March and have been happily busy since then with lots of work!  Thank you for all your support and encouragement...we thrive on it all! 
Wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous 2015! !  

Life of a Doily

Found this beautiful poem on the internet
Photo credit : Kalavishkar's crochet doily

Merry Christmas! :)

A belated Merry Christmas to you all...hope you're enjoying the festivities and time spent with family and friends! :)

Kalavishkar is never short of ideas...so the things that we did for Christmas that sold out at the Annual Handmade Collective that happened early in December :

1) Cross-stitch greeting cards -- Christmas tree, Jingle bells and Reindeer motifs -- these patterns we found on the internet

2) Cross-stitch snowflake keyholder -- again, found this pattern on the internet

3) Tatting doily - snowflake keyholder

Do try doing these yourself...handmade gifts always have more value in the eyes of the receiver! :)

Member - A Hundred Hands
Mum and I are proud to be associated with 'A Hundred Hands', a non-profit organization which brings together artists and artisans who work with their hands.
We join them as Cross-stitch and Tatting artists! :)

Cross stitch
Cross-stitch is one of the oldest forms of embroidery and can be found all over the world. This cross-cultural, counted-thread embroidery technique starts with a simple X shaped stitch that is commonly embroidered with floss on an evenweave fabric.  The cross stitch is repeated numerous times to create a design.
Traditionally, cross-stitch was used to embellish items like dishcloths, household linens, and doilies in which only a small portion, such as a border, would actually be embroidered. In today's times cross-stitch is often combined with other popular forms of embroidery, embellishments and speciality threads of various kinds.

Tatting
Tatting is a vintage craft used to make laces and other decorative ornamentation. This technique is composed of knots or stitches, and picots, which form rings and semicircles, that is done with a tatting shuttle. Projects include doilies, earrings, necklaces, ornaments, bookmarks, baby caps and booties, wedding veils, as well as edgings on handkerchiefs, purses, garments, placemats, note cards, and much, much more.

http://www.ahundredhands.com/

Cardboard tubes -- recycled art...

I admit am just like the author of this blog..i cannot throw away a toilet/kitchen paper roll. So here are some ideas to convert the cardboard tube into something interesting:

http://happyhooligans.ca/22-things-make-cardboard-tubes/