Deliverables:
- Lifetime access to recordings of 10+ hours of LIVE workshop. It will be shared on your mail as a GDrive link.
- Pdfs and references as shared during sessions
- Collection of process pictures/ step by step drawing
- Inclusion to 'Folks of Folk' community for exclusive offers and creative peers bonding
- Online support for queries, reviews, feedback and guidance for and beyond the workshop
ABOUT THE ART
Cheriyal paintings are generally considered to be the pictorial presentation of scenes from Indian mythological epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Krishna Leela, and other mythological scripts.
But, Cheriyal paintings also primarily told stories of all 7 castes of the village, the fisherman, washerman, tadi collectors, barbers, weavers and farmers.
ABOUT THE THEME
For the Dhobis or Washermen, Madel Purana was illustrated. It also had instances from Shiva Puran.
One important leaf from the Shiva Puran is the 'Daksha Yajna' where his daughter Sati goes uninvited and sacrifice herself in the Yajna Agni after her father insults Shiva.
Shiva furious takes her body and performs Tandava. To prevent the universe from destruction, Vishnu cuts her body into 51 parts and that's how the 51 Shaktipeeth were established where each body part fell.
Daksha Yajna is an important incident in both Shaktism and Shaivism.
WHAT WE LEARN
During the course of 10 days, we study different elements of Cheriyal paintings while creating a painting depicting the story of DAKSHA YAJNA, as illustrated in the promo.
We importantly also study the techniques and concepts of creating original compositions using these elements. Alongwith, we learn about the history of the art, who practiced it, about the storytelling tradition and storytellers for each caste, from where it has travelled and how has it transformed over the centuries and more.
ARTIST
Sh. Pavan Nakash is a state awardee traditional artist based in Hyderbad. His family hails from the village of Cheriyal and for generations, have been into the making of the traditional Cheriyal scrolls and masks.
MATERIALS
-Watercolor paper/ Thick gsm sheet/ Canvas 18"x30"
- Water / Poster colors / Acrylic colors
- Brushes and basic stationery