Spring is here or atleast the Spring Equinox is here in the Northern Hemisphere. Well, Google says so with its animated Hedgehog (which is all the rage now). But Google also knows through reported temperature that Spring is long gone in Chennai and Summer is inching its way in. But sarcasm aside, I have been […]
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Female forms in jewellery
International Women’s day (IWD) is celebrated every year on March 8th as a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also a day to look at issues of women from less advantaged backgrounds, uplift and support them. The United states of America observes the entire month of March […]
How I make my kolam necklaces
Couple of months ago, Sapthavarna Creations, an UK based firm, conducted an online kolam Contest, Kolothsavam. I participated in it and entered my kolam necklaces under Kolam crafts section and won the prize – a small trophy in outside UK category. I have been making kolam jewellery for my brand, Sayuri since 2017. Therefore, its […]
Therukoothu necklaces
While working on the Marabu collection, I wanted to touch on several folk dance and theatre performances of Tamil Nadu. Karagattam, Poikaal Kudirai and mayilaatam (peacock dance) were at the top of my list. I used the karagattam illustration extensively in the labelling and promotional collaterals. however, I could not make jewellery out of it […]
Marapachi doll necklaces
Maram means wood in Tamil, thus Marapachi bommai are dolls or playthings made out of wood. These hand carved dolls are made without palm or feet with a little ornamentation. An average dolls represents a human – male or female. However, there are also wooden dolls that look like Gods and Goddesses. In many states […]
Tamil Vatteluthu necklaces
In continuation to my post on Tamil Jewellery, where I described the Tamil Logo jewellery that I created, here is a post on jewellery based on a Tamil Script. Even before I started to teach communication design I had an inkling towards typographical prints. Though I have made several text based prints for apparel, I […]