Introduction Day 1, May 2018
CraftCanvas
Works with 25 craft clusters across the country Translates traditional craft to suit modern spaces Custom installations, project-based Artisan-designer team for design and execution Public buildings, private residences and corporate offices Multiple execution methods
Onsite Offsite- Artisan location, Studio in Ahmedabad
Our projects
An introduction to narrative crafts
Overall
Crafts that tell a story or are used as a tool to narrate a story Maker-storyteller-patron Epics and local folktales Medium of communication for the masses Slow decline or adaptation
Examples
Gond Painting Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh Gondi tribals Gond Pardhans, singers
Bada Dev on the Saja Tree Signature patterns Jangarh Shyam, the pioneer of Gond painting
Madhubani Madhubani district, Bihar Believed to be the ‘maika’, father’s home of Goddess Sita
Wedding processions, Kohabar, meeting of Ram-sita and their lives are the main themes Done by women Caste determines the kind of output
Mata ni Pachedi Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Backdrops for the Goddess Chitara community
Defiance against local traditions that barred them entry into the temples Local folklore and deities
Scroll Pattachitra Midnapore district, West Bengal Started with Patua Scroll format
Vertical Used as backdrop for oral tradition
Pattachitra Raghurajpur, West Bengal Storyboard format Main character in the centre, with story around it
Exercises- Day One Sketch 1 folk character across 2 crafts Sketch 1 animal/bird across 3 crafts Sketch tree across 3 crafts *Size: A5 (1 for each exercise)