28 Mar Black: An Artist’s Tribute Posted at 17:34h 0 Comments In this poetic memoir, Mithila painter Santosh Kumar Das pays a tribute to the muses that transformed him. Read More
04 May Mithila Elephant Card Posted at 13:56h 0 Comments An elephant rendered in Mithila style of art silk-screen printed on handmade paper. Read More
07 Jun The Crab and the Spider Crab Posted at 08:09h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Traditional Mithila artists paint the crab, as well as a related creature called the Spider Crab. Read More
01 Apr Waterlife Posted at 07:54h 0 Comments Exquisitely rendered images of an imaginative water-world – in the Mithila folk style from Bihar. Read More
18 Mar Handmade Classics Posted at 21:04h 0 Comments A hand-picked selection of classic books from Tara, packed in gorgeous handmade and screen-printed gift bags. Read More
05 May The Crocodile Smile Card Posted at 13:43h 0 Comments A crocodile rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
05 May The Whale Card Posted at 13:34h 0 Comments A whale rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
05 May Waterlife – Card Box Posted at 12:40h 0 Comments The beautiful handmade cards in this box are rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
04 May Snake Card Posted at 13:45h 0 Comments A snake rendered in Mithila style of art silk-screen printed on handmade paper. Read More
15 Apr Hope is a Girl Selling Fruit Posted at 15:03h 0 Comments Visual narrative in the Mithila tradition explores the dilemmas of a young woman. Read More
01 Apr Following My Paint Brush Posted at 14:41h 0 Comments A domestic labourer who went on to become a well-known artist paints her own moving story in the Mithila folk style from Bihar. Read More
05 May The Marriage Symbol Card Posted at 12:42h 0 Comments Swans rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
05 May The Crab and the Spider Crab Card Posted at 12:46h 0 Comments Two types of crabs rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
05 May The Octopus at Home Card Posted at 12:48h 0 Comments An octopus rendered in the brilliant Mithila style of folk painting from eastern India. Read More
11 May Remembered Childhood Posted at 09:16h 0 Comments Amrita Das: I thought of my own childhood… and started to paint two girls under a tree. Read More
11 May An Artist’s Memory of her Mother Posted at 09:19h 0 Comments Dulari Devi: I thought of the fish my mother and I used to sell in the market, and the strange patterns on them. Read More
07 Jun Snake Festival Posted at 08:06h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Here is my version of a ritual snake, resting on the ocean bed. Read More
07 Jun The Octopus Posted at 10:14h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Here is the octopus in its habitat, with its meal tray—clams, starfish, scallops and sea-urchins. Read More
07 Jun Crocodile Posted at 10:16h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: I thought of two things with a crocodile – its prickly harsh body, and the waters that house it. Read More
07 Jun The Whale Posted at 10:17h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Here is a whale in the ocean, swimming in different directions, curving and circling. Read More
07 Jun The Marriage Symbol Posted at 10:23h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Whenever there is a marriage in our region, the motif of the lotus is painted on the floor. Read More
07 Jun Moving Through Water Posted at 10:25h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Sea-horses move quietly and vertically through the water. Read More
07 Jun Cranes Posted at 10:36h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: Cranes swim away with their favourite food. Read More
20 Sep நான் ஒரு ஓவியை Posted at 16:08h 0 Comments பத்துப்பாத்திரங்கள் தேய்த்த கைகள் எவ்வாறு ஓவியம் வரைய வந்தன? Read More
16 May The Sun God Posted at 20:10h 0 Comments Dulari Devi: We pray to the Sun God once a year. Read More
19 May Brother Sun Posted at 17:29h 0 Comments Rambharos Jha: In the Mithila tradition, the sun and moon are brother and sister. Read More
30 Apr The Artist Card Posted at 14:44h 0 Comments A card featuring a stunning illustration from Santosh Kumar Das' Black. Read More
30 Apr The Writer Card Posted at 16:06h 0 Comments A card featuring a stunning illustration from Santosh Kumar Das' Black. Read More
30 Apr The Muse Card Posted at 16:07h 0 Comments A card featuring a stunning illustration from Santosh Kumar Das' Black. Read More
30 Apr The Mysteries of Ink Card Posted at 16:08h 0 Comments A card featuring a stunning illustration from Santosh Kumar Das' Black. Read More
30 Apr Pen and Ink – Card Box Posted at 16:15h 0 Comments The rightful place for an artist, his real world, is a pot of black ink. Read More
