culture

I cannot imagine how it is that the Goan found the time between cultivating their unbelievable rice, cooking and eating their amazing curries and enjoying the subsequent coma-like siestas that … Continue reading →

The post Art in Gold for a Goan Wedding appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Classic Goan Portugese Houses are found all over Goan villages. Some are in great condition, others dilapidated. Viewed collectively, they represent an art style that belongs to the late 1800s … Continue reading →

The post Goan Portugese Houses – Art in Architecture appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

The weight of this token of commitment is about 100grams. Of Gold. !!! In case you are underwhelmed … here is a similar piece displayed in the V & A … Continue reading →

The post The Weight of Commitment  appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

A visit to any museum can be exhausting and the maximum I can handle is about 1 – 2 hours of exposure. In any given hall there are always too … Continue reading →

The post A Kalamkari Coverlet – Antique Indian Textiles appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Isn’t it terrific that in our way of life, the act of creating art is one of the basic household activities that every single woman indulges in? Art is too … Continue reading →

The post Creating Art Every Day appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

I’ve seen a dozen or so amazing  antique zari  saris but none has been as unusual as this one seen in the museum of Sawantwadi, This shalu – a zari … Continue reading →

The post The Bridal Sari of the erstwhile Queen of Sawantwadi 1922 appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

An endearing naive  2-dimensional rendering of bullock cart & a bullock-run oil press or oil mill! And the featute that makes me wonder about the Banjara connection is the white … Continue reading →

The post Bullock Carts & Oil Mills in Applique!  appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

How many people have others praying for them? Am certain that I have fewer today than I had 50 years ago. And so as these blessings become rarer, I value … Continue reading →

The post Blessing Containers in Silver appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.