Decor Classic-with Indian Gods and Godesses

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>The month of Festivals,October is the perfect time to introduce you to the Indian "God prints," also known as Indian prints of Hindu Gods and Goddesses .Hindu gods and godesses are everywhere in India.But there are differences in style and printing technique. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">Ravi Varma (1848-1906), a painter, and probably India’s most famous artist, set up a lithography workshop (Ravi Varma Press) which published God prints, printed from limestone blocks, from 1894 until the 1930’s (switching over to the photo-offset technique sometime in the 1940’s).</span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VOuVl4gmCG_vBR7kh6IwNbuZULOe7VjqJsrGyXu501nXBuO5Lr7dnL7vZEvwkA5ALDVhRGQ2L0DL9UFgkmFJCUzqJHOAJ79dsoTjUZKBtSsNBkBZ0wK9EY02TTdNikC7D8EzDWoO1yk/s1600-h/sn_taxi-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288750581275298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VOuVl4gmCG_vBR7kh6IwNbuZULOe7VjqJsrGyXu501nXBuO5Lr7dnL7vZEvwkA5ALDVhRGQ2L0DL9UFgkmFJCUzqJHOAJ79dsoTjUZKBtSsNBkBZ0wK9EY02TTdNikC7D8EzDWoO1yk/s400/sn_taxi-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Taxi,Calcutta</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCu2K5U3QazORf78EPn8zoDU94g7aMmGvFQJI-2xnt_0BQk7RauA_ITYeq0XYfdsgpOEGBpOj1aynMXpk4pAmUghAYDNqVGyoro9YVZjXZFysojhalcWZXlmK4Dpfm1G6QBkfhnyvNug/s1600-h/sn_sweet-shop-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288745142052706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCu2K5U3QazORf78EPn8zoDU94g7aMmGvFQJI-2xnt_0BQk7RauA_ITYeq0XYfdsgpOEGBpOj1aynMXpk4pAmUghAYDNqVGyoro9YVZjXZFysojhalcWZXlmK4Dpfm1G6QBkfhnyvNug/s400/sn_sweet-shop-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sweetshop,Calcutta</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpJraPJ0PtyLF-bcyYnA0OK57ABd5UfYT2LO2h00OZICJzm9n7DIYwFn5YJQF_oog7lKJXP7zblCFU5iJC8yZQJ49ghWZi664IvFGaPvZS8vwWvyjuoPS0KY_MI7qVeOrNNMkevStMuI/s1600-h/sn_potato-seller-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288733054387106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpJraPJ0PtyLF-bcyYnA0OK57ABd5UfYT2LO2h00OZICJzm9n7DIYwFn5YJQF_oog7lKJXP7zblCFU5iJC8yZQJ49ghWZi664IvFGaPvZS8vwWvyjuoPS0KY_MI7qVeOrNNMkevStMuI/s400/sn_potato-seller-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Potato seller</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8bhju1yUfLf4okZo1PQOW1aj0ClhZhCnxHPv9MWKd-7H8q5ex-Dlq4zbSDd6-q5PxuSm-YGmv6k2u3gi242kt3fqWyUJo6GSztM6oskRids6BNSazfCbNBHhqqL3K5zctSlSmgBc02s/s1600-h/sn_frame-shop-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288732004098338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8bhju1yUfLf4okZo1PQOW1aj0ClhZhCnxHPv9MWKd-7H8q5ex-Dlq4zbSDd6-q5PxuSm-YGmv6k2u3gi242kt3fqWyUJo6GSztM6oskRids6BNSazfCbNBHhqqL3K5zctSlSmgBc02s/s400/sn_frame-shop-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 344px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shekawati</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7g9CVH232cjKf0-de2MhnlkVNlY1VvbekRtB7kc7VVsmespE68P6Af0UnHIvwDtbkAaI6ct3Ess9STErOHOnoYTUI-2BNJeqeZik-krJOeItJ-xl6Qe7TW5zW5D-Y-7AXKppITEdcUU/s1600-h/sn_flower-shop-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288227584258562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7g9CVH232cjKf0-de2MhnlkVNlY1VvbekRtB7kc7VVsmespE68P6Af0UnHIvwDtbkAaI6ct3Ess9STErOHOnoYTUI-2BNJeqeZik-krJOeItJ-xl6Qe7TW5zW5D-Y-7AXKppITEdcUU/s400/sn_flower-shop-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" /></a>Flower seller,Calcutta<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMwZm1PnBZX2npZOiupnbEfNS49WvCT6B-SzSqFjOZSn1Mn4AioYW9Zqug1RVUe4xXpt7aI-UzTfm-6-qTSfiKqoZmf0Y6pLErv5pJZTKZkxby79GTre7WZqM4Zpcudfeteyw0MQNNI0/s1600-h/sn_curry-stand-Calcutta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288217589340162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMwZm1PnBZX2npZOiupnbEfNS49WvCT6B-SzSqFjOZSn1Mn4AioYW9Zqug1RVUe4xXpt7aI-UzTfm-6-qTSfiKqoZmf0Y6pLErv5pJZTKZkxby79GTre7WZqM4Zpcudfeteyw0MQNNI0/s400/sn_curry-stand-Calcutta.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tea stand,Calcutta</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDTpiMojxz82O354jgVf7pKj7FuEALfdKfNjjTqW7LyTFbDKdvUZdJwj4cZgK2Kj4_1-c20_9-e7ZpaDZ4O7ErH7QPUuRi4rfiRBeZmqJKDlrFmMvrf0h20fN6aD8Mwv8WBD9RjUApRU/s1600-h/sn_barber-shop-Shekhawati.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288216712005474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDTpiMojxz82O354jgVf7pKj7FuEALfdKfNjjTqW7LyTFbDKdvUZdJwj4cZgK2Kj4_1-c20_9-e7ZpaDZ4O7ErH7QPUuRi4rfiRBeZmqJKDlrFmMvrf0h20fN6aD8Mwv8WBD9RjUApRU/s400/sn_barber-shop-Shekhawati.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:small;">Barber shop,Calcutta</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">In this section let me introduce you to a unique couple,Mark Baron and Elise Boisanté who became hooked on their first trip to India:"...it all started when they desperately wanted to find a beautiful old print of Lakshmi, and of Ganesh, that they could hang in their home. That’s how it began.Mark and Elise's collection now consists of over 400 prints, most of which are from the 1880's to the 1920's, but they also have some of the "best of the 1930's and early 1940's."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Three quarters of their collection is for sale (to fund their yearly trips back to India), prices range from $30 to $2,000 with most between $100 and $400, and they have a great website and fine catalog (which they'll send only if you're really serious), but you have to come see them in person to buy a print.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0WsDF9VKauF546rx6nICywZlh4HWkugtTg6xjpwuFwqYa6MfatfeLqOmgEfj1oBZgeeZ39O07UkwE888puzfQcpjABUviwoZ19o5Og4bUxq-1o-Gfqeh9sXg7LMvPglj4BgdskRzMUs/s1600-h/30.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288204598355058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0WsDF9VKauF546rx6nICywZlh4HWkugtTg6xjpwuFwqYa6MfatfeLqOmgEfj1oBZgeeZ39O07UkwE888puzfQcpjABUviwoZ19o5Og4bUxq-1o-Gfqeh9sXg7LMvPglj4BgdskRzMUs/s400/30.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52HoxsdjwcKhrigkbYXQd4UPuA7EjAoexZesRCNNzWPrkWbwpKO10RDGb_zeMp2at4YldJnwciWYBeU7NSP2wwrWsnbAC7b8e9uJKlTsZCW0mwGkRFgdFLsCGy8bW1DKEjXCys1dI5L4/s1600-h/21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390288203838114706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52HoxsdjwcKhrigkbYXQd4UPuA7EjAoexZesRCNNzWPrkWbwpKO10RDGb_zeMp2at4YldJnwciWYBeU7NSP2wwrWsnbAC7b8e9uJKlTsZCW0mwGkRFgdFLsCGy8bW1DKEjXCys1dI5L4/s400/21.jpg" style="display:block; 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As far as compelling collecting stories go, this is a great one. Enjoy!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:small;">Image courtesy:apartment therapy</span></span></div></span></span></span></div></div>

Decor Classic-with Indian Gods and Godesses

The month of Festivals,October is the perfect time to introduce you to the Indian "God prints," also known as Indian prints of Hi...

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Art and Crafts of India-,Pichhwais;"Decor Heritage"

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Decor Heritage:Keeping Culture Alive</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*A devotional backdrop;cloth painitngs that put the 3D display of deities within aconceptual framework-"The Pichwais"</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Krishna,the eight incarnation of Vishnu one of the trinity of Hindu gods is Shrinathji,venerated and defied in the picchwai painitngs,primarily for the temple in Nathdwara in Udaipur.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173483329096546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDsbcMpnRBfm16EDIMVUxSZ5lniLJL4GKzrFMpL9MEV2_C7gnJEJhLyI7skwv34EjZOy0QbZ-f4yOpCk7O6Yra_bGQLt2u0YrM_E_q4zxPmeDZIfyMV_RjVdds_EVcBf-puULyTdDjVg/s400/sri_nath_ji_hd20.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173078248124530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoXHcdsqeg4mLHm8_383mRxebm4IRdXIofE3jq_z7RD2fXKsIFP02WQ62aymWaZkq6e2Zer09lIkWFGrhamuwnYUwKIYnqaVSuiwazefkorS0UVz7seNRIb_aCwhff8Uj6wINvl2Wvmg/s400/nathdwara_QA33_l.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173070482696322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGLcbvorVqfyk_dTo1DMfygSEl-50CdQicZEfXk9kviIb_n9H4sBi8xGt-dTub-RBCk1DMoiqtRwFAcNd_QfCatZZXe7qiD803eQXDBUxJt18_8zZ4r441OXo7mWm2R11twPv9NwZaiw/s400/nathdwara_PG28_l.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173060227567922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAAJsjbzGLpq-pdIOdV_RcdOX_2hfSuNbNcIheAg7aNIo_93iYsYD1DyeurRWybzw1luw5lmT4WgR0StORNIPZ1xjUrP-mFLersSyITby6cteUFRp_YMnlwvVEcJxa4Wj7eoHZzIeHjo/s400/big_photo-of-krishna.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173053687010530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-jtn6cqZuxX4VBQxbkt5VND9H35FQh3qxi9kNXg3cFoqU9ZOivzh5VTsKQXi8ckJHMyvLN41iaZ3pzz1O4_2Gde_RIu7QwQxBEeNE5ByTp6mHNY6N1J1gvHOH_ffJgJ13EYn_eijArY/s400/458shrinathji_at_nathdwara_hh43-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389173046146011618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkeOxyRYpnEmA2bBENXFiSV71gK8I73N-sggA2cyRRciZ6p8_5Mwffwrx2yh5ECJhF4CxG77qGxPBtT9p5jC8Z3FqE3Bo7Szf2YbACeURRLvp2xDayjzwuRmEx14Uea7d5Y6r1vJSMQE/s400/1+n.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Pictorialisation on cloth remains outstanding in quality and has a living custom of passing the expertise down the generations,unadulterated and with purpose of purity.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*The Picchwai was hung behind the deity much like a backdrop,a scene paint</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ed on cloth which put the three dimensional representation of the object of worship within a conceptual framework.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Myth has it that Vallabhacharya discovered the icon of Shrinathji on Mount Govardhan near Mathura,the land of Krishna and the gopis.The diety was worshipped ,because emperor Akbar,Jehangir and Shahehan were tolerant of all forms of Hindu worship and the sect flourished under the reign of those monarchs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*But with the  advent of Aurangazeb,he compelled the custodians of Shrinathji to flee to safety carrying thier diety and finally the cart carrying the image got stuck in aquagmire(wet earth) while crossing the Banas river,North Udaipur.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Taking this adivine Omen,the devotees constructed atemple at the spot,installed the Shrinathji and the village was called Nathdwara,doorway to the lord.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*It is here that the picchwai became sanctum sanctorum of the holyplace.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Mughal court pratices may have influenced the use of elaborate textiles like canopies and hangings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Albeit influenced by Mughal miniaturists,the painters of picchwais drew their inspiration and style form the Rajasthani ones.The skill is passed on to the guru shishya tradition of learning and the paint medium is a pure and real revival of the centuries old,tried and tested method of creating an authentic palette.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*It can take months to years to make a Picchwai.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*This formidable tradition continues even today with a new generation of painters devoted to the service of Lord.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389172487869040930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-iVYlwJaEZ4Z2ogm8A4tJ-qPmUVHbjL9aMH6anTgSUMML40EzIIZFZxfeXgRLZ8l2MJr0cTMnMmwidO70EpDqvSV8_Zot3Lfi8MzXObURTCpAqLiwujGek6S2WNVXzCy2F125zBKVMM/s400/17-4214~Antique-Pichwai-in-1970s-Concrete-Structured-Home-Gujarat-State-India-Posters%5B1%5D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389171849567503906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpZJBaCGhU4UMywi_tC04yeIwpULX0i32ygoQW-TvcOCK9PTV5e3dvnl5AJb78C0Gv7XTRu2EKdqjLHpFTGqhqTota51LXd-ejeQC0xo8D6-DfVzFSSGBmoHbLWvLDJAE9I1WbNica8k/s400/IMG_3493.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" />An initial drawing of the Govardhan picchwai<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389174426513783394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpp88cWz-OPoP-D9cQWjx8lL26Ya9bwamjD0yl_vJDsjGWqbkbidecEL1_K-uNgftF140QgMpmRQXwxmUKZfsg6o3jwSZveNUqbAl3tdcirTbLlXxdmiPBhUPimgxlLJOSmxOoknNQXrU/s400/IMG_3494.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" />Completed work<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0uOFfXnMVFEvhAi3TNReStF5ApGDn6bdrajM7sUJJK1u990Vng6EtjSLE-9mwythvDqBexYXpzWmvkeapxr0r0njVHxlMPUhNj9clUDKfjwQNWqZtd7bY1BeNftIDgEBHEinAhIfSP8/s1600-h/IMG_3492.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389171839741201506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0uOFfXnMVFEvhAi3TNReStF5ApGDn6bdrajM7sUJJK1u990Vng6EtjSLE-9mwythvDqBexYXpzWmvkeapxr0r0njVHxlMPUhNj9clUDKfjwQNWqZtd7bY1BeNftIDgEBHEinAhIfSP8/s400/IMG_3492.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyb8Z_3SNWOj_h0G3szutkdAFg8ol294xIB0TWbYYjAtUln7aauPoq9dQ-ylhNiyCtl8fIZe0WTJkxYhx2BQTB1UG7M8QC3OtK1TWZ07Y2G3JsGLCTJZ8RY-GxsJ-rYmOtCt8HVR_wtw/s1600-h/IMG_3491.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389171830978392338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyb8Z_3SNWOj_h0G3szutkdAFg8ol294xIB0TWbYYjAtUln7aauPoq9dQ-ylhNiyCtl8fIZe0WTJkxYhx2BQTB1UG7M8QC3OtK1TWZ07Y2G3JsGLCTJZ8RY-GxsJ-rYmOtCt8HVR_wtw/s400/IMG_3491.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" /></a>Preliminary drawing of the Varsha Picchwai<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT06d1cl87-GTYpJ-m0vLwRIDQbiZIM8ORJ9XOVTGFDDmkmp1ibmcqX-PDGlEjS5jQe2hdjcIqAiXi9qzBR1KHqaDk40S9j_RJv2zZ-OT7eon0Y0cCdl2TbA8BnXjikrh13JR2eNNHt3I/s1600-h/IMG_3490.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389171823099015218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT06d1cl87-GTYpJ-m0vLwRIDQbiZIM8ORJ9XOVTGFDDmkmp1ibmcqX-PDGlEjS5jQe2hdjcIqAiXi9qzBR1KHqaDk40S9j_RJv2zZ-OT7eon0Y0cCdl2TbA8BnXjikrh13JR2eNNHt3I/s400/IMG_3490.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Courtesy:Elle Decor,Summer 2006</div><div>Text Courtesy:Malavika Singh,Image courtesy"Udaipur Plus,Mapin Publishers formt he publication Picchwai painting Tradition of Rajasthan by Desmond Lazaro</div>

Art and Crafts of India-,Pichhwais;"Decor Heritage"

Decor Heritage:Keeping Culture Alive *A devotional backdrop;cloth painitngs that put the 3D display of deities within aconceptual framework-...

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How to Add "Bling" and a Giveaway!

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210848136267602" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM3uUVLB1I/AAAAAAAADSE/cB4l7VyH8pA/s400/mecury+glass.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I love to walk into a room and be hit by that one accessory or element that makes me stop, admire and take notice! I call it "bling" - that flashy or interesting item, that leaves you wanting more, all the while knowing more would be too much! Like fashion, too much "bling" can look garish, but done right it can leave a lasting impression. Let's have a look at some rooms with just right amount of "bling!"</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388705965633818722" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiHhnCh0GI/AAAAAAAADTs/vYQ4_5CH98M/s400/kips+bay+house+Mercury.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:78%;">habitually chic</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse in NYC. The aluminum wainscotting certainly adds the "bling". But notice that all the other accessories and elements in this foyer are more graphic or structural in shape and form. This gives your eye a rest and the ability to take in the wainscotting with out too much distraction.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210848136267602" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM3uUVLB1I/AAAAAAAADSE/cB4l7VyH8pA/s400/mecury+glass.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A close up - I love the texture of this application and it's sparkle against wonderful heft of the hand forged railing.</div><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388703635915924290" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiFaAKf40I/AAAAAAAADTE/te7LSmkK2Js/s400/daryl+Carter+WP.jpg-+Southern+Accents.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Accents</span></div><div align="center">Here is a wonderful vignette by the talented Daryll Carter with a more subtle addition of "bling". This room has many gorgeous accessories and to Carter's credit it looks fresh and inviting, without looking over staged. But to me, the main elements that make this room work, are the aged wood mirror and sconces. Both add texture and sparkle (and "bling") to the space, and the mirror brings your eye up and adds the illusion of height to the ceiling.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiFZeBRs4I/AAAAAAAADS0/jT__mb1Bm4M/s1600-h/spain.jpg6.jpg"></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388705957837625314" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiHhJ_xV-I/AAAAAAAADTk/gJ5ivlnhzsg/s400/kerry_joycelr2.jpeg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">kerry joyce</span></div><div align="center">Of course for most people a simple way to add the "bling" is with a mirror. Here the combination of mirror and mercury glass on the mantel really seems to bring this neutral interior alive.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210962915188418" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM30_6mXsI/AAAAAAAADSc/UnJas7WeJjA/s400/Mecury+glass+room+elle.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div><div><div>Mirrors are generally the first thing we think about when adding the "bling". But here the fabulous aged mirror wall from Elle Decor adds an architectural element, as well as tremendous interest and a great backdrop for artwork. I also love the little garden stool to the left - I guess we can call that the "mini bling" in this room. </div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210017366819698" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM299eTQ3I/AAAAAAAADRU/Yug3NWucm-I/s400/Mecury+so+haute.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div><span style="font-size:78%;">So Haute </span></div><div>Here is an sophisticated vignette and although the console table is a showshopper, the mirror and candlesticks really draw your eye over to it. I love the way the "bling" can direct how you would like people to recognize elements as well as the pattern in which you want their eye to travel around the room.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388703653981583410" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiFbDdr-DI/AAAAAAAADTU/xF_wKoqFoM8/s400/Mercury+Tone+on+Tone.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" /><span style="font-size:78%;">Washington Post</span></div><div>Here Loi Thai, from our favorite store Tone on Tone, uses mercury glass to add the "bling" in this wonderfully serene guest room. Your eye travels around the room but ultimately lands on this gray cabinet filled with antique mercury glass treasures.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM3vKHdoTI/AAAAAAAADSU/l0Jj_ly7oec/s1600-h/mercury-glass+west+elm-715883.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210862574281010" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM3vKHdoTI/AAAAAAAADSU/l0Jj_ly7oec/s400/mercury-glass+west+elm-715883.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Like all accessories, "bling"elements do not necessarily need to be expensive. Here are some terrific little mercury glass birds from West Elm. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210042476880482" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM2_bBAYmI/AAAAAAAADR0/Po3DoKP9gRk/s400/PotteryBarnMercuryPumpkin.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" />These crackled mercury glass pumpkins from Pottery Barn can give you a bit of "bling" all through the fall.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210030754488882" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM2-vWK4jI/AAAAAAAADRk/JjEQs7I6DYY/s400/mercurymushroom+laurie+annas.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">laurie annas</span></div><div>Here are my personal favorite - mercury glass mushrooms. Toss these babies on your coffee table or mantle and your right on track.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387210021356768226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsM2-MVlC-I/AAAAAAAADRc/nUnsmUH3LxM/s400/mercury+glass+hgtv.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><span style="font-size:78%;">HGTV</span></div><div>Finally a room where the mercury elements are front and center creating a sculptural art vignette of "bling". Try to visualize a painting here, you just would not get the same striking effect.</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388720334179107922" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SsiUl-CrhFI/AAAAAAAADT0/yCwWGHRNNhM/s400/Mercury+glass.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></div><div>I recently acquired some fabulous vintage mercury glass apothecary bottles. I adored them and picked up a few extras for my family and friends, and of course for you, my readers. Just leave a comment on your thoughts on "bling" and you will be entered to win one. Of course all my subscribers are automatically entered to win, so leave a comment for a second chance! Check back on Friday for our winner! Good Luck!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">xox-Gina</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;">(never miss a post- just subscribe in upper right hand corner)</span> </div></div></div></div>

How to Add "Bling" and a Giveaway!

I love to walk into a room and be hit by that one accessory or element that makes me stop, admire and take notice! I call it "bling...

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