Tag: terracotta
Sculpting Mediums: Choose your clay!
What clay or sculpting mediums are there? With all the different sculpting mediums available, we’ve all thought of making something with our own hands. But the choices seem to be daunting when one tries to start out. Experimenting with different sculpting mediums can help you with your creative process and you might find that you’d…
Sculpting Mediums: Natural Clays
Creating a piece of art with natural clays is a very therapeutic activity. In this blog post, I will introduce you to the world of naturals clays like terracotta, stoneware, porcelain, WED, etc. As mentioned earlier; this blog series is meant to help those who are absolute beginners in creating art with a sculpting material.…
Exhibition at the Hidden Door Restaurant
Now that I’m in Belgaum (update: I’ve moved back to Bangalore), I’ve been in touch with people around here. Through friends over here I got to know about this wonderful restaurant called “The Hidden Door”. The experience was very good! I loved the food and the conversations with the people who run the restaurant. We…
Making of Ceramic Bow Ties
Ceramic bow ties have been a fashion for a while. Unlike a cloth bow tie, a ceramic bow tie would shine and sparkle in the light. Imagine yourself going to a party or a ball with a glistening bow tie! There’s only so much colour a cloth bow tie can give out, even a silk…
Making of Body Swapper Fridge Magnets
The making of Body Swapper Fridge Magnets came from looking at all the passport sized photos that were lying around. There are only a few times when we get to use these pictures: for a job interview, passport application, government application forms, etc. Until then, these photos just lie around, some of them end up…
Making of Tanjore swaying doll
Every now and then life throws a few curve balls at us! For me this was trying to make a tanjore doll that would sway and eventually find its balance. The customer approached me to make a wedding anniversary gift that would convey a message. The idea was to make a tanjore swaying doll! The…
Artist Feature: Rakshita – Painter
My name is Rakshita Hiremath. I am an engineer by training and an artist by choice; One that lets me achieve a fine balance between the creative liberties of art and the structured paths of the corporate world. I work mostly with water color and acrylics for which I trained under some of the well known…
