Daily Art Fix – Persian Manuscript Covers
PAIR OF OLD PERSIAN PAINTED MANUSCRIPT BOOK COVER BINDINGS – LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE See more pictures here
Let’s weave with Silver today…. DAILY ART FIX
“Am tired of weaving with textile fibers – let’s weave with silver bits instead …” These might easily have been the words that led to the creation of this stunning … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Gorgeous Thirma Bagh
Who could have guessed that the base of the silk-floss embroidered wedding cloth from Punjab is white!! From the wovensouls collection. May 2015
Daily Art Fix – Dance of the Peacock
An amazing animal ornament in silver! See more pictures of this piece from the wovensouls collection here. jm May 2015
Daily Art Fix – Tile Art
Art in our surroundings: Somewhere in Chinatown, Singapore jm May 2015
Daily Art Fix – Tribal Silver with Blue Green Enamel
from the wovensouls collection jm May 2015
The Purpose of Art
Welcome to WOVENSOULS.COM jm April 2015 The Purpose of Art
Daily Art Fix – Vintage Embroidery
Large rectangular panels on Khaddar cloth embroidered with hand spun cotton thread & silk floss on stenciled cloth. Gujarat India.
Daily Art Fix : !850s Painting on Mica
The base material is fragile – yet some of these paintings have been preserved for over 150 years! Patronised by the imperial rulers – the East India Company – the … Continue reading
Triangles of Passion – A Special Textile
A Bagh textile with a thousand triangles – created with love and passion
Art with a Message – Balinese Painting
So many messages – so much to interpret. In these paintings it is clearly known that there is a message being communicated. The Art is secondary – the message is … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Home Decor 6
An idea for decorating walls with Textile Art Framed Antique Patan Patola Sari as wall decor. View the Textile Artwork on Wovensouls wall decor, office decor, corporate decor, interiors, interior … Continue reading
A Banjara Pot Cushion from Odisha
Art from Daily Life among the Banjaras from Odisha.
Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi … Garden of A Thousand Desires
A thousand desires – a thousand blooms … Rare green base in a Swat textile – the first ever in my experience! With silk so fine that it looks like … Continue reading
A Child Gives Birth to a Mother
When a child is born – so is the mother! *** Some women knit for their babies. Others embroider. And we have works of love being created, as the woman … Continue reading
Antique Rajasthan Shawl – V&A Collection
Superb shawl from Sindh / Rajasthan from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Early 20th century Collection of the late Mr Justice Feroze Nana, given to the … Continue reading
Superfine Weft Warp Embroidery from Kohistan
Embroidery from the Kohistan people never fails to intrigue me. Someday I want to watch them do it. The Kohistani shawl has two separate layers that are stitched along one … Continue reading
Wool Art of a Different Type!
Camel Wool Art – found in Haryana & Rajasthan: A photo that came to me on Whatsapp advertising the Desert Festival in Bikaner, Rajasthan!
Let’s play with Elephants Today! – A Fairy Tale in a Textile!
“Let’s play with our elephants today” said one little girl to another. And the birds joined them at play on their unicycles made of flowers! But one little bird felt … Continue reading
