You don’t have to be a Museum…
…to hold & behold art from the past! Seen in a casual corner in the lobby of Regency Hotel, Singapore.
From One Nomad to Another
These lovely motifs from a nomadic tent band now decorate my life And they say material things cannot make one happy!?! Am finding that a great way to start the … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Antique Burma Manuscript
Exploring an antique Buddhist manuscript from Burma, dated 1874
Daily Art Fix
Majestic head lama performing Losar ceremonies at a monastery in Sikkim – where Life and Art are inextricably braided into one!!
Textiles in Antique Christian Art
The mind directs the vision. And so at the Met Museum NYC, I could not help but notice the textiles on the beautiful old artefacts of the Christian world of … Continue reading
Art for Fun – 16th Century Goose Game & Chess Board
Daily Art Fix – Art for Fun … Beautiful Game Board from 16th century Gujarat on display at the Met Museum, NYC
Daily At Fix – Peranakan Bead Art
A million beads strung together to create a large artwork! From the Peranakan Museum, Singapore
The Mesmerising Qashqai Motif
Clans do things similarly. Like make curry in a particular way, or wear their sari in a particular way. Or weave the central medallion in their rugs using one template. … Continue reading
A Story in A Sar Pallu Phulkari Textile
Before we had cartoon TV serials, we had cartoon comics. Like Tarzan and Phantom and Dennis and Amar Chitra Katha. But before that, we had textiles! And stories were written … Continue reading
Technology or Art?
16th / 17th century (perhaps Nuremberg) Strongbox with amazing locking mechanism! At the Met Museum, New York Jm June 2016
Daily Art Fix – The Heavy Crown of Responsibility
A large yet simple copper crown or Mukut worn by learned Buddhist priests known as Vajracharyas or “Master of the Thunderbolt” during religious ceremonies. The weight of this crown is … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – A Sublime Tampan with an Amazing Soul!
Such an amazing work of art!!! Not painted – not embroidered but WOVEN!! More from the same fragment: And though it is past its prime, it still is … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Antique Dayak Baby Carrier
ATS- Superbly crafted beaded Dayak Baby carrier from Kalimantan This is the only one that I have seen that has the 3 rims (upper, left & right) covered … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Ceremonial Sumatra Weaving
A stunning festive weaving from pre-1900 Sumatra
Daily Art Fix
Old Food Covering appropriate for a ceremonial feast! Made of Coconut shell and decorated with sea-shells. Indonesia – probably Sumba. Part of a museum collection jm Dec 2015 … Continue reading
Daiy Art Fix – A Magnificent Chope Phulkari
A Work of Art from a genius.
Daily Art Fix – Antique Yao Paintings
Daily Art Fix Antique Yao Paintings from WOVENSOULS.COM #artfix #art #decor #style #design #interiors #architect #wallart
Old Textiles for Animals – Available for Sale
Photograph of Silver Carriage for Rajput Women, Princely state of Baroda, 1895. !!! Save
Daily Art Fix – A Thousand Silent Bells
Heavy Silent Jhanjhar from Maharashtra, Early 1900s The latest addition to the Wovensouls collection Read more about Payal Traditions here. jm Oct 2015.
