6\/100 – Day 4 – Ganesh Chaturti. – 20th September, 2015<\/p>\n
The art of marbling is one of the simplest and most complex in the world of printing. Theoretically, you take a shallow, wide container of water and put in a few drops of paint – the kind that will not dissolve in the water. Swirl it with a stick. And the patters start forming. Use as many colours as you like! Dip your paper \/ cloth into the container, right side down, gently lift it up and flip over. Lo and behold – a thing of beauty is born! BUT – try and do that with 5.5 mts of fragile silk or silk chiffon – with NO blotches and smudges. In fact, try it with fragile tissue paper. And there in comes the expertise, the hours and years of practice.<\/p>\n
The Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry, or Puducherry as it is now called – has an entire department devoted to the creation of these stunning yards of fabric. They are printed on white soft silk or chiffon silk. While they look incredibly fragile, I have found these sarees hard wearing and very easy to maintain. They are also a pleasure to wear with their light weight and cool feel.<\/p>\n
I have a few of these sarees, with each one having its own special association. This pretty pink is a gift for no-reason-at-all from my cousin Rashmi Gopal. Its a much worn and well loved saree.<\/p>\n
The charm of the saree would be overpowered with any heavy jewellery. So I chose a simple and elegant strand of pearls I have had for more than twenty years now. This also, fittingly, is a well worn and much loved piece of jewellery from my parents, Sudha Srisathyan and Kg Prasad.<\/p>\n
Pearls are a speciality in their home city of Hyderabad. Right from White to a blackish grey and miniature seed pearls to large ones. Irregular natural pearls to coloured cultured pearls, Hyderabad is home to all these amazing treasures of the ocean. In a city landlocked in the heart of the Indian subcontinent!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
6\/100 – Day 4 – Ganesh Chaturti. – 20th September, 2015 The art of marbling is one of the simplest and most complex in the world of printing. Theoretically, you take a shallow, wide container of water and put in a few drops of paint – the kind that will not dissolve in the water….<\/p>\n