Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Masala Mango Mantra: Win an Indian Inspired ethnic jewelry by AhKriti
Masala Mango Mantra: Win an Indian Inspired ethnic jewelry by AhKriti: "Hello everyone! Want to win a pair of beautiful teal blue earrings by AhKriti? Then head on over to Katenkaboodle your one stop money sav..."
Monday, April 25, 2011
Creative with clay: Pottery by Charan Sachar: Mother's Day Sale
Creative with clay: Pottery by Charan Sachar: Mother's Day Sale: "The one thing that my mom loves is a good deal! And I am sure there are many like her. So if you haven't shopped for your mom yet, this is ..."
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Navagraha Kolam (Yantras for the Planets): The Sun
Yantras (kolam) for the Sun
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| Kolam (Mandala) the Sun Navagraha kolams are yantras drawn to propitiate the planets and to invoke their blessings. These yantras for the the planets are said to originate from Soundarya Lahiri, a poem composed in praise of Devi by Sankara. Though yantras are typically etched on a copper plate, kolam is drawn in front of the home shrine using rice flour or can be drawn on paper also. The image above is the kolam for the Sun. The line drawing is the kolam; I have added color and embellishments. Here are some significant astrological details regarding the Sun, the most important of nine grahas (planets): Name in Sanskrit: Surya Sign: Simha (Leo) Day of the week: Ravivar (Sunday) Direction: East Season: Grishma (summer) Nature: mildly malefic Kaalapurusha rulership: Soul Gender: Masculine Father of: Yama (god of death) and Saturn (planet) Karaka (significator): 1st and the 10th house Exalted: Aries 10 deg; Moolatrikona sign: Leo 0-20 deg Directional strength: 10th house Natural friends: Jupiter, Mars and the Moon Represents: Father, government, authority, temple Represents (physical): Bones, heart, eyesight, head Lordship of nakshatras (lunar mansions): Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashada Dasa length: 6 years Favorable in houses: 3, 6, 10 and 11 Aspects: the 7th house from itself Yogas: budhaaditya , veshi, voshi and ubhayachari Represents: devotion to lord Shiva Navagraha Kirtana: Surya murthe namostuthe by Muthuswami Dikshithar Temples: The Sun Temple at Konarak, Orissa, India  Suriyanar Koil at Thirumangalakkudi, Tamilnadu, India Mantra to chant: Om suryaya namah Note: You may copy the kolam for your personal use. Posted by Indira |
Monday, April 18, 2011
Bollywood hoop earrings by AhKriti
Hoop earrings are very easy to make and they happen to be my favorite designs.
In today's post I will show you how I make them. They involve just 4 steps and you can wear them tonight. Of course, if you are a beginner, I suggest you do take up a beginners tutorial on how to make earrings.
Supplies for the Bollywood hoop earrings
- 6 4mm emerald czech swarovksi crystals
- 6 4mm fuchsia czech swarovski crystal
- 10 decorative head pins
- pair of hoop earrings with 3 hoops
- pair of jump rings
- a pair of fish hook ear wires
- a pair of round nose pliers
- a wire cutter
Step 1 Using the head pins make a plain wire loop.
Step 2 Attach the bead wire loops to the hoop earring finding.
Step 3 Attach the jump ring to the top portion of the earring finding
Step 4 Attach the fish hook wire to the jump ring now.
Voila! Your bollywood hoop earrings are finished!
For more of these bollywood hoop earrings and more ethnic jewelry visit my studio Indian Inspired Ethnic Jewelry by AhKriti HERE
Sunday, April 10, 2011
A scarf and jhumkas for every occasion!
Suit your style or your many moods - we have it here at IndianArtistsCorner.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Team member feature: KavitaKriti
I love Indian ethnic designs and wanted to incorporate them into the scarves I paint. India is a melting pot and each state offers something exquisite and unique from the types of clothes worn by the people of the region, to their language, and their arts and crafts. Even if I wanted to I would not be able to represent all Indian art forms because they are infinite in number but I want to try and the scarves I paint are my way of doing that. Each scarf comes with a hang tag describing my inspiration source so you can learn a little bit more about the art, tradition or trend I am inspired by. Not only do I want to offer women a new choice in their most treasured accessory but I also want to promote the gorgeous work done by the artisans of India, most of which may not have gained exposure outside the Indian subcontinent.
Currently I am focusing on painting indian motifs like peacocks, paisleys, elephants, mandalas and henna designs as well as painting indian textile, indian embroidery and sari border designs.
Take a peek at KavitaKriti's artistic process
This week I was in the mood to play with silk and I captured the process in a storyboard below. I tried several techniques and basically just let the silk do all the work :)
Dribbling paint, watermarks, salting, gutta work, watercolor effect, brush strokes, paint spots... basically all around good fun!
My idea was to paint alternating squares of blue and black blockprint designs with a border all around the scarf. I was going for a blockprint-batik effect and so started with two blockprint designs and traced them on the silk using clear gutta. Once the gutta dried it was on to the painting.
My color palette consisted of a sky blue, sort of lime green and black.
I started with the blue blockprint squares and then filled-in the border. The green seemed too green (if that is at all possible :)), so I dulled it down with a little watered-down blue overpainted on the green and then finally gave the entire border a rinse of black resulting in this lovely dull henna color.
Next I filled in the black blockprint squares. All of the silk dyes were painted on dry silk and I let the colors flow in every which direction. The gutta lines were not solid so the colors mixed and mingled in every way possible.
The dry silk probably stopped the dye from flowing around too much ofcourse. Finally I did a little bit of salting for texture in some of the squares and watermarks in others. I did not wipe away any of the paint spots purposely leaving them in for an uneven look. The final pictures of the scarf are displayed below and I'm quite happy with the final result. The colors work well together and the blockprint design is interesting.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Indian Decor - A Treasury
'Indian Decor' by Ahkriti
Experience decor from Indian Artists
 Naani's Lullaby... $20.00 |  Yoga Art Elephant P... $51.11 |  Vintage Cherry Pri... $27.50 |  Black Cats wedding... $100.00 |
 Unique Pillow Shape... $75.00 |  Decorative Pillow C... $48.00 |  The gate - Illustra... $25.00 |  Pair of Textile Tre... $35.00 |
 Abstract Ganesha on... $80.00 |  Henna Candle $12.00 |  Splash of colour (S... $10.00 |  For Someone Special... $10.99 |
 Handpainted Paisley... $30.00 |  Custom Watercolor ... $250.00 |  Owls perched in a t... $12.00 |  Table Runner Bold F... $38.00 |
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