Daily Art Fix – Antique Chinese Embroidery
Antique Chinese Embroidery Cap Panel – roughly 7 inches tall. Click to view more images. jm June 2015 Daily Art Fix – Antique Chinese Embroidery
Woven into the Household – Literally. Central Asian Tent Bands
The fact that fabrics are necessary in our lives is stating the obvious. Textiles are an integrated element in our households. But some are decorated – to the extent that … Continue reading
Sad Story – Vanished Art
Sad observation made by a housewife who, like all the other housewives of that era. embroidered extensively in her lifetime*. [From the biography of Mrs. Krishen found in S. S. … 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 – Tile Art
Art in our surroundings: Somewhere in Chinatown, Singapore jm May 2015
Silken Bridges to Fairy Tale Dreams | Swat Pillow Cases
The valleys of Swat / Hazara and neighboring areas have faced incessant turmoil. Yet, or perhaps because of that turmoil, the human spirit looks inward and finds ways to create … Continue reading
Rainbows to B&W
Just one look at the contrast between traditional costumes of tribes that are worn on festivals and their normal day-to-day clothes makes me think that our rainbows are turning Black … Continue reading
To Choose or to Not Choose! Innovation in Swat Hazara Textiles
“Alice came to a fork in the road. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ responded the Cheshire Cat. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. … Continue reading
Triangles of Passion – A Special Textile
A Bagh textile with a thousand triangles – created with love and passion
Love is Blind – Color-Blind | A Lesson in Love & Textile Art
When one studies and examines an object as often as one breathes, it is hard to be blind to its flaws. But yet, with a little insight & imagination, it … Continue reading
Palindrome Embroidery – Textile Art from the Past
An article on Double Sided Embroidery from the North-West Indian Subcontinent. [click to view the PDF] PALINDROME EMBROIDERY MASTERPIECES – TEXTILE ART FROM THE PAST The pieces shown in the … 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
Tribal Motifs from Rajasthan – Fusion of Logical Geometry & Art
I love the simplicity of thought! View the complete shawls here jm Mar 2015
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
Book Recommendation – March 2015: Baby Carriers
A link to an online book published by the Taiwan Government. The text is not in English but there is material that we all understand – the images. The link … Continue reading
Wild Lines | Textile Art Drawings
To create art – one must have great imagination & visualisation skills. To create a visual that is wildly different from everything else that existed earlier using basic lines is … Continue reading
Anarchy & Chaos in a Tribal Textile!
Most traditional textiles seem to follow the patterns that are unique to their tribe. These patterns probably began with some seed of an idea and then evolved over generations to … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Chamba Rumaal with Ramayana Scenes – MET museum collection
18th Century Rumal with Scenes from the Ramayana
A Valentine’s Motif in Textile Art
KISS OF TWO HEARTS motif in textile art for Valentine’s Day! From the magnificent antique Turban from the Swat Valley Celebrate! View the Swat Valley Gallery on Wovensouls.com here. jm … Continue reading
