My love for drawing rangolis dates back to my childhood, when I along with my friends spent hours to draw the colourful rangoli designs during Diwali vacations. It was a traditional art passed on by my grandmother and my mother, and I cherished it with passion. Over years I learnt a new form called Sanskar Bharti which was to draw ever expanding and large Rangoli designs. My practice however dwindled to only a few instances during important festivals as I got busier in life.
One of the times I really enjoyed making Rangoli designs was during the annual decorations in my office. It is such a joy. I learnt to make really big designs, put shades into the colours all right there. Making it along with colleagues surely made it more enjoyable.
Yesterday during the celebrations, I enjoyed every moment of making the Rangoli. We did two different forms of it. The theme was South of India. First was a traditional Onam flower rangoli that depicted a Kathakali dancer's face. It looked so awesome with all colourful bright flowers bringing it alive, and the fragrant rose petals brought a magic to it. Pure awesomeness. The design was inspired by the image below:
Another one that I always wanted to try was the traditional Kolam rangoli that the South Indians draw using rice flour. The designs looked complex, and always mesmerized me. I wanted to learn and try it out, and yesterday was a perfect chance :) I tried this one using a white chalk on a brown chart paper, and it turned out to be pretty neat. I think the trick here was to know how to draw those parallel 4 lines such that those intersect with each other forming 5 squares. But I really loved the experience. It was inspired by this design I found on the Internet.
Looking forward to trying out more complex designs from the South of India in this year :)
One of the times I really enjoyed making Rangoli designs was during the annual decorations in my office. It is such a joy. I learnt to make really big designs, put shades into the colours all right there. Making it along with colleagues surely made it more enjoyable.
Yesterday during the celebrations, I enjoyed every moment of making the Rangoli. We did two different forms of it. The theme was South of India. First was a traditional Onam flower rangoli that depicted a Kathakali dancer's face. It looked so awesome with all colourful bright flowers bringing it alive, and the fragrant rose petals brought a magic to it. Pure awesomeness. The design was inspired by the image below:
Another one that I always wanted to try was the traditional Kolam rangoli that the South Indians draw using rice flour. The designs looked complex, and always mesmerized me. I wanted to learn and try it out, and yesterday was a perfect chance :) I tried this one using a white chalk on a brown chart paper, and it turned out to be pretty neat. I think the trick here was to know how to draw those parallel 4 lines such that those intersect with each other forming 5 squares. But I really loved the experience. It was inspired by this design I found on the Internet.
Looking forward to trying out more complex designs from the South of India in this year :)
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