My Madhubani ...

Madhubani painting also called Mithila painting is practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state. The paintings are done with fingers, twigs, nib pens, matchsticks, and colours are made from natural dyes and pigments. There are paintings for various occassions such as birth, marriage, festivals, thread ceremony etc... These paintings are characterized by bright colours and eye catching geometric patterns. The motifs are outlined with black colour, the image of gods have big eyes. This art is typically passed down generations. However I picked it by observation.

Below is my experiment with this beautiful art. Let me know what you think about it. This art work takes a very long time the book marks took over an hour to be made. The larger piece took over three hours. It can be framed and used as wall art. I have used pencil colours and ink for my work.

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Contemporary, small rangoli designs

Hello everyone! 

I have brought eye-candies for you. Yeah I know I have been guilty of not posting my Favorited art for a long time. Though I draw the rangoli at the doorstep almost everyday, I don't click and upload it. Today I bring to you a few choicest ones. These are my own designs, do let me know how you like them. So without much ado....

Do drop in a line and let me know what you think of these designs. Incase you've missed my earlier designs, just click here and here.

What's with the bells?

Yea really what's with the bells?

Well, lets figure out through this post :). Bells are usually hollow metal objects typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup and has a deep musical note when struck by the clapper inside.

Each bell produces a different sound, depending of the size, shape, material it is made up of. Yup! now that's what gets my attention. I would go a step ahead and say each bell has a unique sound. Some sound like a gong, some have a short sound like say "ting ting tin" some are soothing sounds, and some sound like the 'Om' absolutely pure.

Bells have different utility e.g. there is the school bell and it rings best when it rings for the last time in the day. Umn, fortunately my son hasn't started reading my posts yet.

The bell in the mandir are used to attract the attention of the god. Its also believed that the mandir bell helps clear the energy of the devotee, thereby creating a peaceful mind that enables prayers.

Then there are the copper bells, the show bells that really dont make any sound as such, and ofcourse last but not the least the windchimes. 

Incase you are wondering why such a detailed post on bells.......... thats because I love bells and have them in various shapes and sizes around my house hee hee. 

So without much ado lets jump to the bells around my house.........

The above is the picture of the the bells I painted right outside my main door. Yeah these pretty lively bells welcome visitors. Its also a hit with kids in the building.

The extreme left is the picture of a terracotta bell, that makes no sound. The middle one is the picture of a wall handing and has a bell at the end. The extreme right one is a handmade door hanging I created and has a bell at the end.

 The above is a common temple bell used during puja and aarti in households.

The above are little chimes which I have hung on the door handles of the wardrobe. Aren't they just so pretty!

The above is the picture of the wind chime. This produces the best sound. I just love it, its so soothing.

The extreme left in the above picture, is a gift from Istanbul. The other two above are Chinese bells. They look very pretty, one goes in the car as well.

The above one friends is a brass wall hanging from Khan market Delhi.

Amongst all these pretty bells in the house, there is one bell that I absolutely do not like and its the door bell!! 

So what do you think of bells, what comes to mind? Also do write what you think of my bell collection, in the comments section below.