This was the kolam and decor I designed for Lavin's Bharathanatyam arangetram. I like combining rangoli with mauvu kolams. Gives a brilliant contrast in colours.

24th May 2009

What is this 2 post in a row?? Well I'm how do you say in a hyper mood so you get 2.

These were the kolams I put at home for Ponggal 08.





If you look at this one properly you'll realise a petals missing. I'll blame the car for that - it was drawn in between the car n a wall ;p

Do ignore the white spot - err I acidentally spilled the flour mixture and found the spot in the morning ;p Didn't have time to wipe it off ;p

Haven't been updating over here for a very long time - well i've been busy - didn't even update most of the photos of the kolams I did in margazhi 06/07. Taking into account my laziness, this was the only photo I snapped this Margazhi.

Will be posting the kolam's I drew in the temple for Margali in 2006.

The long overdue diwali kolam. I love windows and especially when its framed with a person or thing or brilliant hues in the sky. So this kolam was created with all that in mind. Before I could add the white paste borders, Mr cat did some damages n it had to be repaired.









The last one was done half asleep without drawing or any idea so it looks grainy.

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This is another favourite - its actually made to look like an elaborately carved childs toy or the metal fanlike disk you often see used in prayers.

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This is actually a huge peacock feather with a peacock on a lotus inside. I finished doing the peacock on the lotus when I got inspired to continue drawing. Yes I can never stop once Ive started, its like an obsession.

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I tend to combine a lot of smaller designs to create huge kolams. If you look at this one its actually a combination of different patterns. This would seem similar like the previous kolam but look closely they're different

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Haven't updated here for a very long time - not that I don't have designs just that I have been very busy.

This was a kolam I did for a temple function, after finishing the kolam, the creative juices decided it was too small and the rest was added.

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A twirl here ... It was christmas ;)

Ok here too don't run away - I've just changed the template and as you can see black rules here! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ;)

If you asked me to choose I'd say I love this template more than the other - but then this is more of a image blog then words- so. ;)







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Christmas Eve kolams










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Three different kolams for the 23rd of December 2005.







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Have you ever looked at the lines of a kolam? Its always interconnected. Have you ever watched the person behind the design, at work? Let me tell you a secret, they're actually lost in a different world. The ride back only starts at the end.

I stopped referring to a book for inspiration a very long time ago. These days all I have for inspiration is the freshly washed floor. Today as I was deciding what to draw, for a minute I came up blank, and as time was ticking I just decided to go with the flow. Yet today's one seemed to have left me inspired and philosophical.

As everyone gushed at today's design, I smiled knowingly of its flaws. You see I don't think I've ever drawn a perfect kolam, I don't think I ever will. I know occasionally my symmetries don't add up, or I made the wrong curve but managed to divert it back on course. To the outsider it looks flawless but I know its secrets. I could sit and pinpoint the flaws even if you don't see it, I was the creator, it was my creation, I know where it isn't beautiful. But that is the beauty of it, the flaws make my designs real, alive and most of all life like.

Take life, you go on charting a path, climbing hurdles, going through winding curves, sometimes taking repetitive circles of ups and downs. You being the person living the life, know where you had faltered, where the errors and mistakes are and the loses that time had dealt. But wait why are we analysing mistakes. Wait god tells you, step back with me and see what I see and behold despite the flaws that you think is evident, actually a beautiful design has taken shape. All that curves, circles, ups and downs intertwined itself, bringing character to what would have been plain straight lines, had life been a perfect transcending line!

The point is life has its flaws, you have imperfections, everyone has done some mistake - but these are what makes you one of a kind - no two patterns are ever the same, they could be similar but not identical. Each point of your life defines who you are, who you will be, who you can be.

Our ancestors were clever, kolams are pretty therapeutic. Each time I draw one, my thoughts wander, yeah so there's another obstacle, you'll have to make changes, but it will all come together, it will all make sense, soon, as beautifully as you had imagined, the curves tell me.

Life's philosophy courtesy the endless cycle called Kolams.

The Kolam that inspired ;)



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