8 Thu 10.15
AM
Craft Education And Research Centre
Kalakshetra Foundation
Kalashetra Road, Thiruvanmiyur
Chennai 600 041
Gorgeous Drapes to fascinate!
The original Kalakshetra sari,
with its distinct green and oil mustard yellow hues, made famous by Rukmini Devi
Arundale has been lost over time. Master weavers, craftsmen and textile
experts were sourced to recreate this traditional version of the
sari, using techniques prominent almost a century ago. The ‘korvai’ a complex technique used to interlace the borders with the body of the sari and
is done by two weavers, while the dyeing process needs two more people.
Kalamkari, which literally means ‘pen work’ are
paintings done on textile with vegetable or natural dyes with the
only tool used for this intricate work being the ‘kalam’ a thin bamboo stick sharpened to a point
like the nib of a pen.
Kalakshetra Foundation reinvented the ‘kodali karuppur’ saree
which evolved under the patronage of the Maratha
rulers of Tanjore. This art would have joined the ranks of crafts that
have slipped into obscurity until Kalakshetra Foundation decided to change
the situation.
Come, listen and feast your eyes on the
eponymous silk sari, a fabric weighted by history and tradition in its
wrap and weft, besides the Kalamkaris in the Srikalahasti and
Masulipatnam traditions.
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