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Waterlife: a Fluid Tradition

By admin | Published: March 15, 2012

Earlier this year Mithila art expert and enthusiast Peter Zirnis visited India’s Madhubani region. There he met with a range of artists working in what can broadly be defined as the Mithila style of folk art. He was guided by the artist Rambharos Jha, the talented author behind our latest handmade title Waterlife Since Peter discussed the book [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Books, Interviews, Tara Ethos | Also tagged BolognaRagazzi Award, book craft, books, Dulari Devi, fair trade, Folk Art, Ganga Devi, Ganges, handmade, independent publishers, india, Jyotindra Jain, Madubhani, Mithila Art, Peter Zirnis, publishing, Rambharos Jha, Sita Devi, Tara Books, Tradition, Waterlife | 8 Responses

Women’s Art of the Everyday

By admin | Published: June 23, 2011

A Workshop Exploring Indian Floor Patterns All over India, there are enduring traditions of women decorating the threshold of their homes with decorative patterns. Known by different names in various communities, they are called kolam in Tamil Nadu. Women create them every day with rice paste or powder, and by nightfall, they are usually gone. [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Events, Gender, General, Tara Ethos, Workshops | Also tagged Aniruddhan Vasudevan, aripana, Besant Nagar, Bhajju Shyam, book craft, Chennai, community art, digna, floor art, Gender, Gita Wolf, gond art, handmade, india, Indian women's art, kolams, Madhubani, Madhya Pradesh, Meena art, publishing, Rajasthan, Sarla Devi, Selvi, Spaces, Tamil Nadu, Tara Books, V.Geetha, Women's Art | 5 Responses

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