Tribal art

Buwa Shete

Blues and Reds can ever be so Powerful???

Style

In the 90s, I was very impressed and influenced by Satish Gujral's style and so, I tried out these sketches. Now once again I feel like getting into it.



When I saw this painting very beautifully rendered in acrylic, by a young talented artist from town, (name unknown), it reminded me of international artist Buwa shete. After a long period of time, I found his paintings, amazing!!!

From soul

"What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real."
by Rabindranath Tagore

One of my first paintings, tried to adapt the Tanjavur style, but not with real gold.
The paintings are mount with pure silk maroon fabric and framed with golden frame.

Aptara art circle

After a very long time, we had a real arty exhibition of freshers in the town. A company had organized this event for their staff. I was plesantly surprised to see such beautiful work done by them. Unique styles, different media, varied sizes and a wide range of subjects... I am impressed! and yes... thanks for a creative boost!

The above painting is one of my best friends- Pallu's. Subject: Meera and Krishna, media -Acrylic on canvas. The other one was the series of 3 paintings in acrylic.

Saree at its best

"Too bored to wear the same saree... but don't want to throw it away too, as it's my
wedding gift!"

Have you ever been in a dilemma like this one? We like to cherish old memories by preserving the items dear to us. Here's a fantastic way of transforming the good old sarees into a completely new avatar!

Our daughters grew big enough to wear chudidaars, but were not comfortable wearing the ready-mades available in the market. This widened our scope to explore creative ideas on redesigning the good-old collection of sarees. We designed them at our studio, just take a look!

The fabric of this saree was thick and warm, so I couldn't wear it other than winters. Also, I was not too fond of the print on it, but yes... the colour was very nice, deep green. By combining it with a green cotton fabric with golden block print and a jari border, we gave it a new look.

The stone and sequel motifs give it a festive look. Does it not look stunning?
One of my favourites.

Sea green Saree with a lovely pastel border.

Pattern: A sleeveless frock and a jacket over it. To give a kids' style, lovely, shiny y motifs and red flowers are stitched onto it.

One of my wedding Narayanpeth pattern Sarees with black borders.

For this salwar khameez, we stitched patiyala style salwar to give her the comfort while playing. Many a times, kids are not comfortable wearing the tight fitting chudidaar while playing.

The jari border is creatively used all over the neckline, on the sleeves and chest. We still have almost one and half metres of material left.. any inputs from your side?

Black is Beauty

This chudidaar was designed for my daughter when she was seven years. Black pure cotton fabric with golden block print buttis all over. For contrast, an off-white striped jacket was combined with it.

Purposely the length of the jacket was kept short and lutkans were added at the end. This pattern was quite popular amongst our friends. Do you want to try it too?

Grey shade is not a very fond colour of many. But sometimes it really appeals when used effectively.

This short kurti is in pure cotton with traditional Puneri on sleeves and front. Jardozi work and sequels give it an ethnic look.
This pattern was highly appreciated by our clients and has been custom made for a renowned model too.

Black short kurti for evening wear.

Again a puneri jari border used for the neckline and sleeves.

The golden tiklis used to create a sun and sunrays pattern looks quite elegant.

Divine Sculptures

Material : Bronze

The buffalo demon, Mahisha stomped across the three worlds, kicking up dust, polluting the earth and sea. Neither Indra, king of gods, nor Kumara, commander of the celestial armies could stop him. In despair the gods called on Vishnu for help. Vishnu confronted the demon Mahisha first as Narasimha the man lion and then as Varaha, the boar, but each time he failed to subdue the demon.

Shiva, the supreme ascetic, disturbed by the violence opened his third eye unleashing the fire of doom. Even the power of Shivas third eye capable of destroying the three worlds could not arrest Mahishas march. Nothing can stop Mahisha now: he will soon control the universe and make Nature dance to his tunes, said Brahma the creator.

It will never be so, Nature can never be conquered, said Brahma as his divine strength, his Shakti, emerged from his body in the form of the goddess Brahmi. She rode a swan and held books of wisdom in her hands. Simultaneously, the shaktis of the other gods emerged taking female forms.

From Indra, rose Indrani bearing a thunderbolt, riding an elephant, from Kumara rose Kaumari holding a lance and riding a peacock, from Vishnu rose Vaishanavi on an eagle with a discus whirling on her finger, from Varaha came the sharp tusk sow Varahi, from Shiva came Shiavani riding a bull bearing a trident.

Materials: Hand Carved from Black Granite
Special Features: The multi-faced Murugan seated on the lap of Shakti make this piece a unique and wonderful sculpture. Murugan has six faces and is sometimes called Aarumugan, the six faced one. Shakti, as in the entire Shakti series, has a stunning face that radiates the power of her benign beauty.

Goddess in Bronze

Navratri - The Nine-nights Delight!

The festival of Navratri (Nav means nine and ratri is night) is celebrated for 9 days

with three days devoted to worship each of Maa Durga, the Goddess of Valor,

Ma Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and

Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge.

During the nine days of Navratri, feasting and fasting take precedence over all normal daily activities amongst the Hindus. Evenings give rise to the religious dances in order to worhip Goddess Durga.

The Nine-nights festival of Navratri begins on the first day of Ashwina of the bright fortnight. Seeds are sown, sprouting is watched, the planets are consecrated, and on the 8th and 9th days,

Goddess Durga, Vijayashtami and Mahanavami are worshipped.

The Devi Mahatmya and other texts invoking the Goddess who vanquished demons are cited.

Cozy and comfortable!

You guessed it right!

This collection is all about rejuvenating yourself in a creative way. We have created a wide range of cushion covers, pillow covers, bedspreads and tablemats that are cozy and comfortable, yet decorative and festive looking. You can pick 'n' choose, mix 'n' match just as you like and create own combinations in home decor!