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Classic Nautical Design by Suzanne Kasler

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SfGmAKf651I/AAAAAAAACIY/nx-cbustlfY/s1600-h/images.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328077179763195426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SfEh9zOmfiI/AAAAAAAACIQ/zU7jeXqjgHc/s400/nautical+kaslert.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 381px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div>Spring is on its way and I recently opened up my beach house for the summer. In my research on Suzanne Kasler I came across her work on the 2004 showhouse for Southern Accents at Watersound Beach. But 2004 is so long ago you say - I want new and updated! Suzanne Kasler proves yet again, that classic style is timeless! <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SfEh9zOmfiI/AAAAAAAACIQ/zU7jeXqjgHc/s1600-h/nautical+kaslert.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328222943219115890" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SfGmiWapZ3I/AAAAAAAACIg/jt0QHTvT1i0/s400/maritime+decor+southern+accents+suzanne+kasler.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div><div>So let's spend a moment to review her wonderful interpretation of the classic nautical theme for those of you who may have missed it. <div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327624903106639298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Se-Gn1YyNcI/AAAAAAAACH4/x47moiX7dn8/s400/Nautical+Room+Suzanne+Kasler+from+My+Home+ideas.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Notice Suzanne's use of horizontal hung wood paneling finished with marine like varnish. This detail along with the yacht like fittings and the bunks attached to the walls with boat cleats, really gives the feeling that you are in the cabin of a boat. Swing-arm lamps, installed high on the ceiling for reading in bed. I especially like the sailcloth curtains, hung with rivets and and tied with top stitched leather fittings. All these elements bring your eye up and down around the room.</div><div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327624899664272274" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Se-GnokD25I/AAAAAAAACHg/zJrPqyGp-uU/s400/Nautical+Room+Suzanne+Kasler+from+My+Home+ideas2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div>Antique badminton racquets mounted on the wall and a basket of vintage croquet items flank the cupboard, filled with assorted finds from the sea mixed with books and vases. The patchwork rug and seagrass chairs all subtlety give you the feeling of the beach in a classic and sophisticated way.</div><div></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328074682000426610" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SfEfsaVjRnI/AAAAAAAACIA/-dmWp2hxbWo/s400/Nautical+Room+Suzanne+Kasler.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div>Here is another room from the showhouse. Like the room above this room also uses the warm varnished wood, but on the ceiling. Notice the sea inspired lights and nautical ladder to sleeping loft above. White slipcovered couch is welted in navy blue.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327624898602958850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Se-GnknBgAI/AAAAAAAACHo/Zm-EPKHngp8/s400/Nautical+Room+Suzanne+Kasler+3+Miss+Gracious+lviing.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div>The propeller fans, lacquered red cabinets, and a porthole-like mirror, evoke the feeling of being on a ship; again in a very soothing, non kitschy way. And, again your eye moves up and down around the room as the details gently unfold themselves to you.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327624902943385986" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Se-Gn0x3KYI/AAAAAAAACHw/CjAhFUHqOx8/s400/Nautical+Room+Suzanne+Kasler+2+Miss+Gracious+lviing.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" /> Suzanne brings in texture with the seagrass ottoman, the rug, the woven shades and the baskets. She completes the look with a vintage pond yacht model and sailing prints. I also like the touch of the vintage style electric fan. I think the noise of that fan would really add to the experience of this classic room. </div><div> <div></div><div>Wanting a sophisticated and classic nautical style? Look no further!</div><div>To see more of this house visit <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/index.php/component/option,com_kaaportfolio/Itemid,13/projid,16/">Southern Accents Watersound Beach Showhouse</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div>

Classic Nautical Design by Suzanne Kasler

Spring is on its way and I recently opened up my beach house for the summer. In my research on Suzanne Kasler I came across her work on th...

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Home and Garden hosts Suzanne Kasler

<div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056909427287442" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0ilvtpZI/AAAAAAAACGA/DQrwADyhnKI/s400/Suzanne_Kasler_room_.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div align="center">What do you say about a store that is brimming with beautiful things? <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325237458837632066" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLQSae9EI/AAAAAAAACBA/N_FNJV5FqPg/s400/IMG_1333.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></div>That has the best selection of Julie Neill Chandeliers, Aidan Gray accessories, and Hickory Chair upholstery and case goods? <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325242035659977458" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecPasZ9svI/AAAAAAAACCw/-Q10EUEFbDE/s400/IMG_1349.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />A store that is full of edgy accessories, new ideas in garden decor, and lovely Swedish and French reproductions.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238039067594658" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLyD8Fj6I/AAAAAAAACBw/2siQ3ihHihM/s400/IMG_1340.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />A shop that tops it off with a talented in house staff, an excellent relationship and appreciation of local interior designers and owners with great business sense and even better taste?<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325237457747271570" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLQOWhX5I/AAAAAAAACA4/l-ewexWbJ8E/s400/IMG_1332.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /> You call it Home and Garden in Covington, LA. Just a short drive over the Pontchartrain bridge from New Orleans and you arrive at a mecca of fabulous home design all under one roof. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238044897049954" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLyZp7_WI/AAAAAAAACB4/-my8jFAvCbY/s400/IMG_1341.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" />Home and Garden is owned by: John, Kenny and Jennifer Rabalais. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238887839952658" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecMjd3L7xI/AAAAAAAACCI/HA9SpDQT2Pw/s400/IMG_1344.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />With their outstanding taste and excellent business acumen, they have a created a wonderful environment for designers and homeowners, alike, to create beautiful interiors.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325237468612038914" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLQ204kQI/AAAAAAAACBQ/pk9xejzLHlw/s400/IMG_1335.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Home and Garden houses the largest display of Julie Neill lighting, outside of Julie's own shop, and the largest selection of Suzanne Kasler's line for Hickory Chair in LA. Above notice the Julie Neill Juliette chandelier and the Suzanne Kasler Choate Dining Table. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325237464772512754" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLQoheC_I/AAAAAAAACBI/fMCTk3jmmto/s400/IMG_1334.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />With so many wonderful lines available here, and so much inventory to choose from, Home and Garden creates some fabulous vignettes. Here is a wonderful dining room! Notice how the Julie Neill Ingrid Chandelier Pendants echo the lines of the dining chairs.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238037975534754" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLx_3uDKI/AAAAAAAACBo/DtNF7Xnl3QE/s400/IMG_1339.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />As promised in my previous post on New Orleans, meet Jeffrey McNeely, Director of Retail Development and the namesake of Julie Neill's new Jeffrey Chandelier above. Jeffrey works exclusively with designers to help them create the perfect look for their clients. Notice the Julie Neill Madeleine chandelier to the left and the Artemis toward the middle bottom, and the Jeffrey on the right- Suzanne Kasler Prado Bookcase in the background. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325242051351965874" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecPbm3OcLI/AAAAAAAACDQ/bGOFPNRR1jU/s400/IMG_1352.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Home and Garden has literally hundreds of interesting accessories. Above is an impressive display of metalware by Beatriz Ball. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238902006203810" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecMkSorxaI/AAAAAAAACCo/nRhXzcCfawA/s400/IMG_1348.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Here is a summer beach tablescape complete with Aidan Gray candlesticks.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238886961926322" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecMjal2ULI/AAAAAAAACCQ/1CqXTA4tIIw/s400/IMG_1345.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Lovely slipcovered ottomans with incredible ribbon detailing and an Aidan Gray lamp.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238892781121442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecMjwRQL6I/AAAAAAAACCY/vzivBjwPiWo/s400/IMG_1346.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />They also carry several slipcovered lines. I loved this sweet chair with embroidery. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325238049924104002" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLysYev0I/AAAAAAAACCA/y61MG_7NVX0/s400/IMG_1342.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /> Home and Garden also has several vintage items and antiques - Here is an antique lantern, the patina on this piece was amazing. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325242039626352242" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecPa7LnxnI/AAAAAAAACC4/iUhBfNHs4N4/s400/IMG_1353.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Millie, Kenny, Suzanne, GinaSo imagine my excitement when Kenny Rabalais invited Millie and I to come to Home and Garden and meet famous designer, Suzanne Kasler! For my readers who may not know, Suzanne has been named by "House Beautiful" magazine, one of the top 100 designers for 2005 and one of the top 125 designers for 2004; "House & Garden" named her one of 50 Tastemakers in March of 2006; and Suzanne was the 2003 Southeastern Designer of the Year!.Since her launch of her line for Hickory Chair last year, Suzanne has been visiting premier retail locations and sharing her visions of design. Home and Garden hosted a luncheon in Suzanne's honor and invited local designers meet her and learn more about her design inspiration and philosophy.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325649372045319282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeiB4ysLHHI/AAAAAAAACDY/Mh9VjXylRW4/s400/Suzanne_Kasler_room.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" />Probably the most interesting part of meeting Suzanne was learning about many of the pieces in her line and what inspired her to have them recreated by Hickory Chair. I learned that many of her pieces were recreated from antiques she had personally collected over many years, or had found for her elite clientele. She spent over a year and half working closely with the craftsmen at Hickory Chair to create what she believed were beautiful pieces that would fit in with both modern and traditional styles. Let's have a look:<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326101468545335442" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeodERZUwJI/AAAAAAAACG0/cROBx_1G72M/s400/Suzanne_Kasler_room_.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />The Frederica Bench is a beautifully proportioned, delicate, hand-carved reproduction of an antique French bench from Suzanne Kasler's home. Though beautiful, the original, like most antiques, was bit too narrow and uncomfortable. She deepened the seat and softened the cushioning and now, its the perfect marriage of beauty and comfort. She couldn't find a wide enough stripe for the bench, so she used solid fabric cut to width to create the wonderful striped effect. Anasthasia bench, Antoinette side table and Alexandra chair also pictured. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326102089625954754" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeodobGe6cI/AAAAAAAACG8/fxa5xuuwr3A/s400/1505_18RM.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Suzanne has known the Rabalais family for many years and helped decorate John's home in Rosemary Beach, Florida. The slipcovered Nanette chair was actually inspired by a chair Suzanne found for John. She fell love the oversized shape and scale and convinced him it was perfect for his home. Also pictured are the Auburn ottoman and Ainsley chairs. <div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0itdUrcI/AAAAAAAACF4/UEPGR2lV41Q/s1600-h/Suzanne_Kasler_room_.desk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056911497637314" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0itdUrcI/AAAAAAAACF4/UEPGR2lV41Q/s400/Suzanne_Kasler_room_.desk.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The original Campaign Desk, actually sits in Suzanne's home office. It was a bit too narrow and also quite warped, as antiques tend to be over years of use. The Hickory Chair Campaign desk has a wider proportion for a laptop and of course no warping. The metal work on the original was painstakingly recreated. Suzanne commented that she was thinking of switching out her original desk with the new one, simply because it looked identical and lived much better! <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056144222771602" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Senz2DIvWZI/AAAAAAAACFA/dii0cXKaEuA/s400/Suzanne+Kasler+LR+NUST+DO.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" /> One of Suzanne's favorite pieces in the line is her Anasthasia bench, a Russian antique that she found in Paris. The original, above, sits in Suzanne's living room. She said she missed the bench, as Hickory Chair had several of her pieces for months and months, while they meticulously recreated them down to the most minute detail. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325237473173165650" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecLRH0V1lI/AAAAAAAACBY/s_rL1jWqbIs/s400/IMG_1336.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /> And here they are recreated at Home and Garden. I love Suzanne's signature stripe upholstery. Also shown is Suzanne's new Emory skirted sofa. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056542295918386" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0NOExhzI/AAAAAAAACFo/XdQU9rTKP8M/s400/Suzanne+LR+small+otttoman.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Here are the Anasthasia benches upholstered in plain linen. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325649376888981730" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeiB5Eu_iOI/AAAAAAAACDo/7ltbvWVebKQ/s400/5-spotlight-emorychair-1008-xlg-24074860.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" /> Comfort is very important to Kasler. All her upholstered pieces were designed with comfort in mind. Here is the Emory chair. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325242047930024178" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SecPbaHXwPI/AAAAAAAACDI/pB1Fy8WmXsc/s400/IMG_1337.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 449px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" />But when we think comfort we so often think unattractive; not so with this line. Suzanne is famous for her dressmaker like details. Here is the Emory chair at Home and Garden. Notice the flange welting and pleated skirting. She is inspired, she says, by the French antiques and French modern pieces she collects. This inspiration is then personalized by the addition of signature details like grosgrain ribbon trim and dressmaker skirts (blending dressmaker details into upholstery is a favorite Kasler technique). <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325649376121633346" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeiB5B4CukI/AAAAAAAACDg/APheC5UVDlg/s400/2-spotlight-nanettechair-1008-xlg-4912691.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> The result is refreshing, a little witty, and versatile enough to work in environments that range from informal to elegant; evident again in the slipcovered Nanette chair Other items recreated by Hickory Chair from Suzanne's home include: <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325650004133351970" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/SeiCdlZtEiI/AAAAAAAACEQ/Ar5Dvn-deL8/s400/8-spotlight-choatediningtable-1008-xlg-3286766.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" /> The Choate Dining Table which was inspired by Suzanne Kasler's antique Regency table. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326115241306264098" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Seopl87akiI/AAAAAAAACHM/t0oev1UTEhQ/s400/pied.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> The Piedmont table, a great wooden, farm table inspired by the original which sits in Suzanne's kitchen. Also pictured is the new Carlisle Credenza, which Suzanne explained is better because the doors are not warped like her original. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056138726525202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Senz1uqVSRI/AAAAAAAACEg/zB7rC-ZeCqg/s400/Suzanne+Chastain+chair.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" />And the Chastain Chair, which comes slipcovered or with bare legs, which was inspired by a wicker chair Kasler slipcovered for her office. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0NGYgnuI/AAAAAAAACFg/VTGbbDAUlew/s1600-h/Suzanne+Kasler_Rug+Jaguar.jpg"></a>She also has a wonderful line of lighting made by Visual Comfort. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056534270485634" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0MwLXJII/AAAAAAAACFY/EDKRGosm8Xw/s400/Suzanne+Kasler_lamp_2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> This chandelier is a copy of the one that hangs over her kitchen table. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056905921039202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0iYrwi2I/AAAAAAAACFw/ZqVPMhQaSZQ/s400/Suzanne+THorton+lamp.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 144px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" /> Here is her brand new Thornton lamp, just released at market. I love this!! It is modern and classic at the same time. Her lights are available at <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/designer_products.aspx?did=28&cid=8">Circa Lighting</a>. She also has the Suzanne Kasler rug line available from <a href="http://www.safavieh.com/collectionpage.php?item=Suzanne%20Kasler">Safavieh.</a> A wonderful collection of 10 to 12 hand-knotted wool or combination wool/silk rugs. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056531797516498" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Sen0Mm9woNI/AAAAAAAACFI/m4mNafgUx8g/s400/Suzanne+Kasler+LR.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" />For more information about Suzanne Kasler see this wonderful post by <a href="http://freshpalette.blogspot.com/2007/09/another-inspirational-suzanne-kasler.html">Things That Inspire</a> and this interesting and very comprehensive post by <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/05/cote-de-texas-8.html">Cote de Texas</a>. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326056141251555602" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tSGOcFKOoqI/Senz14EWMRI/AAAAAAAACEo/0ntOp1oaDqk/s400/Suzanne+Book.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" /> Suzanne mentioned that as a designer she was so clear on what she wanted to create, but she did not know what to call her "signature style". 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Arts and Crafts of India -Kerala Murals

<div align="justify">Art is in the blood of man from the beginning stages of civilization. It began as a medium to communicate and preserve the events. It has no language but expressions. Every piece of art in Kerala tells us a story. Vibrant colours and dramatic details bring to life stories you have perhaps heard from your grandma or read in your favourite Amar Chitra Katha series. </div>Kerala murals are known for their emphasis on beauty, clarity and symmetry. Accentuating dramatic elaborate costumes and rich ornamentation, these murals are somewhat similar to dance forms like Kathakali. Murals were used to depict religious and mythological stories, and predominantly in temples.Artists have to follow strict codes that govern the depiction of figurines and expressions, something that is followed even today. Lets read some "History" The history of Murals in Kerala can be traced to the seventh or eighth century AD. Indian Mural in its primitive form was done and can still be seen on the walls of the Ajanta and Ellora caves. They were done by the early Buddhist monks. Later the style of art spread towards the southern part of India especially to Tanjore, and from there to Kerala. One could say that the tradition of painting on walls began in Kerala with the pre-historic rock paintings found in the Anjanad Valley of Idukki district. Archaeologists presume that these paintings belong to different periods from the upper Paleolithic period to the Early historic period. In Kerala, this form obtained a very distinctive and classical form that is unrivalled and unique compared to any other form of Mural around the world.Though the art form developed as a temple art, it soon spread its wings and became universal. The Murals of Kerala bear the stamp of uniqueness in aesthetic composition and technique. Kerala has the second largest collection of archaeologically important mural sites. Originally, Kerala murals were a pure form of devotion, eulogizing Hindu gods and events and scenes from their domains. It is noticed that most of them were done in those places in palaces and temples where the common man couldn’t easily see the picture.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326815953009062066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_hU7oyr4x3H59OPXgscAHH609jrsSQQNr6LA-hDYL_G-MPc68U-eyXliamdxASITlcdXvnNG-fDWos_POVcWap7FryKP5-zqJsybkVs4IGemVoqAYXHWENCMIPCRetiDxqt-yBdLy7E/s400/guruvayoorappan.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Hindu God-Guruvayoorapppan(incarnation of Krishna)Artist:A. menon<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326821265534614578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrqJK9Fc11z3-f0Us8ni_2dmLu0DWJXP2dCLPqTEDqaSeBlh7-BwNTaBcN2a8Wv1DS9jhd3nsHThTNQVBCLPFeMPLQT_DPcQh6jA0zcnJxX5PvxrDJeDyTqSa5P_XwobgbuLHwNFURsI/s400/varalakshmi.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Hindu God:Durga Artist:A.Menon It is perhaps to create a genuflecting atmosphere that temples, palaces and churches in Kerala decorated their walls with intricate chumarchitrangal (murals) that told stories from the Mahabaratha, Ramayana, Puranas and the Bible. Ancient places like Padmanabhapuram, Krishnapuram and Mattancherry are enriched with murals. One of the most fascinating works of mural art is on the walls of the Mattancherry Palace at Kochi which was probably executed in the late sixteenth century. It’s the Ramayana epic that seamlessly unfolds in the palliyara (royal bed chamber) on the upper half of the walls while the border is covered with simple textile designs that mural artists call "veeralli pattu".<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326815958338066450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNI4dEZ3yXXYTQRjQsTERKy_DFwAT81M3AWPHNMqkQeC_RmfR0nyWdu_tsGu97x8CgdPXGdV1ufehyphenhyphenpHqICbkabGMLWSWjbRUPSSjeqGHZT8Lm_Yl8lFSjw0rXDA_zD0IVjcmJCkY3n4/s400/matancherypalace+015.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326815959639030418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDO_C5Vacz7KEPorf1IO1O6ZAHPYznbRqk-yXDDGSO5xSNg9vjW796wgnEEYTZ-n4Qp9kytWev4F5h0ooeKdM5qCHqXUNHCUeqV4TIpBA9G3kJYZQcavLYr5cNstDjpnImKEXCinDw2E/s400/matancherypalace+010.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Mattancherry Palace <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326815961427445442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4f29DtcM9JLqWYYqHurJkWpvDcBVVhSDtLiHhQKrS2TXEU5WaVU9xQR1acyvYQgHLkSyU_8k2ZWVw-2BxWa_R9K_E40T9AbTQOjGVR3NrcOC5RogUXIn6jHt3m6Lsoh7B-dGdKzWILs/s400/matancherypalace+022.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Temples and churches in Kerala have walls decorated with murals. Earlier the intention was not a public display of art for appreciation. Later on, when these palaces and temples were opened up for public appreciation that these paintings saw the light as far as the rest of the world was concerned. A group of adventurous artists decided to go a step further and use this grand style on canvas, this magnificent style of painting moved form palaces to museums to homes and hotels winning accolades for the grandeur and breathtaking beauty of the rotund figures and blatant colors. Colors and ExpressionsA typical Kerala Mural Painting is done using five colours namely, red, green, yellow, white and black. Blue too has made its presence felt in later murals. Obtained from natural dyes from the saps of leaves. Each painting is painstakingly done in five steps. 1.On a white background, first comes the sketching where the deft lines of the artist bring out the contours and curves of the motifs. 2.Outlines are filled with yellow colour leaving the white spaces. 3.Red or green(as they are darker compared to yellow and white) are filled into the spaces where required. 4.The detailing with darker shades of the same colors and finally outlining with black. The Detailing of the mural painting makes all the difference, for every square inch of the painting, the painstaking work of the artist can seen, the blinding of colors, the transition of shades, the play of light and dark and the intricate lines and curves are distinctive to this style. The shading itself is the hallmark of Kerala Mural Painting and even for the novice; it is easy to identify a genuine Kerala Mural Painting by a casual inspection of the shading and detailing. The colour schemes in the murals represent certain symbolic characteristics. The colour scheme is based on the psychological aspects of the characters portrayed. "It mainly depends on the basic gunas laid down by Hindu scriptures— Satva, Rajas and Tamas. Green or blue is usually used for Satvik (pure or divine); red and yellow for Rajasik (valour, passion, etc); and black for Tamasik (impure, sinful behaviour, etc)," Deities depicted in the murals are given colours on the basis of their triple attributes - Sathwikam, Rajasam and Thamasam i.e. Virtuous (the quality of SATHWA) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327134925926215554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95Obx3EjkwtBpMp3vFplBDgsiW39PnY1e9IJCryguAKibuodoZIviAvkLYzUDtTk8ULowvTK48P_o5Xn7N0PDzbYGU5zFh9X9y__I0NUFy2NqlVXbxuG9VtuL8jm5mhlRM8AJc42Y5Pk/s400/krishnawithgopis.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" /> Krishna with gopis,Blue for Satvik(Pure or Divine),Artist:Naveen<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326817486686230754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-SUt9EABy0HFrRedW5nOsGHRATkiJeUNIRQaBCBHyE0AJL14mcPp-R6ea_bXVzchlx07ZKSzh50WtMfa81Wfy27ET7aQOI9NDJb2TFTYci-Y6eqyCSKlyhzLVHj-Yb4KMOBbuBlvNoc/s400/nataraja.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 366px; CURSOR: hand" />Siva in dancing form ,Natraja,The green represents Pure or Divine,Artist:Naveen<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814852957221026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVKhGUeK3Fe5jL7rCE5fN3vCf_FKSRMgT8677cj0iIXWAg8YYhdWxHJoqo37otZXQ5m96mS-siTijRaXtSFHWsF12veOcu48NKmsZuJJXau57n8Qk5FUs44ikJqjYbIvsozzSzpI4B70/s400/apsara.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Apsara,Red and Yellow for Passion and valour (Rajasik) ,Artist:Naveen<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814851941278482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l4PHXrHhhhosGZOSHbNNRf6JCtdAX43i7J83pG4n_KUop5Bd7IWJ5mriBgWeO8Hf2yiqYIUNbBA6n7Rqv1VFWO5vESVJyLFsG-eLrSyy-ydkRat4LyLDRJDM8i3qcgvSYyVCqpqdtis/s400/ashtalakshmi_ganapati.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" />Ashtalakshmi with Ganapthi,Artist:Naveen <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814861756774546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZq_aWepf_2hxQsizTQSkJ5BqYTmQ4ltuNR42ew3p1YqehajPClruoJS-9_uA702lWZZVNRWUa4eMK633GOumAHYWZjimekGAcSsUMbHfGDkzQVAdb29dvGRFNYSfi3aL_EjVhntSUJ0/s400/durga.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Durga,White and Black - IGNORANCE (Thamasik)Artist:NaveenThe ability of Keralities to restrain emotions is latent in their culture. This outstanding feature is very clearly expressed on the faces of characters depicted in the murals. ThemesThe themes of murals are mostly taken from the epics and the subjects related to religions. The murals on the outer side of the walls of sanctums and towers represent Gods and Godesses. They embody the qualities characteristics of epic poetry or legends<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814846393431826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmUzThFXv62H2CTZj8VOYEtDISXfMuo6WmF7Du8yLvS4PqfBuJ4Somde-RZcnwDxC9_uhZP6xrSIx3JgiddAQESj92W57Uy1bQRrinJK182i4Yo79eknGfmLLSkIE4ZpUYZTz82YocRk/s400/2006012700150303.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" />Credit: Artist Sadanandan ,Church in Thrissur However this highly stylized art went out of fashion for most part of the twentieth century and it is only in the last decade and half that there has been a renewed interest and revival. Today it is the new age royals- industrialists like Rajshree Pathy, the Chairman and MD of Rajshree Group of Companies, who can enjoy this art in the same manner as the Maharajas of yore. The entrance of Pathy’s home in Coimbatore flow with the paintings of the Dasavataaram (ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) done by Sadaanandan, Krishnan Mallissery and Ajithan Puthumana. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326821257993063522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90xnIlQwRswYLw5wnst4E30O-_UEw18MDsx2Kuz6yVDO1jnio6ZzCbEgyamS-bosMBRiupVhyphenhyphent3oY9SCeCBSeitaUNELWct5M6dQEaVPYXS7aBQpUxWpjxZwhfQcK0XJEY408sAGXPls/s400/Raj9.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Wall Mural, Credit: Rajasreepathy Farm House, Home - India Today<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326814858413462290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKIOQdVMVVCFsxOnhyJVkkRcuELBx_ozKwyRl87QUCPOWzcd0fw1cVjQa0keFakvJtTvGHJ51vryLLqB0v1_gzVx_q6FZYilTjT08aP6Y6_J3CQl8fDz6MXwsx5XDn2ORuDBXqYfYnAA/s400/Dsc01252.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /> Wall Mural,Credit:Rajashreepathy,Farmhouse,Coimbatore,Tamilnadu,2000 <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144598202625954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD3Wsn799l4aTVeU5EQj0DNzhk05khgjVOvWBurA2y84yZjLJGS8P6mZX4ThYuWguXujfD7wxldKrYsoELkM1ntuPeDvzWMoFdG_-8X6-KUT6nM-ouVFSMqkde_AIAun9vm3qToRyB0Q/s400/Rajashreepathy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144595916179090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPB91Mk9q7VAwtYhwrUTukpHhiTwAp_QHHg6dQt7FL-PP9XYy-L1c0JH6IATsC8LIjbHPyk2zbTUifxU5QH11DolFVNC9MA_gNLjkTpd69j9sY4LZur1PEyDmdQ7UXtX0FRw9Zy2kC1fc/s400/rajshree_pathy5.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" />Entrance to the Pathy home ,wall murals Artist:Sadanandan <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326817488801482866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqOOkE73a2eYqMMLLUcUX8ufjne2zHzkaNNvtoBJbTUeNTnvjreuIc_PrGfIt2salU_RcouNfv9y7hu8uNSnU6tIkzPvxT3EfPvpx9F3Vw8ejbTSPHfqpz7Aw102Kg1iw01OIueeQGc0/s400/pic14.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Wall Mural, Credit: Rajasreepathy Farm House, Coimbatore, TamilNadu 2000 <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326817491898634642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hBmbNXvQkvuwKAEDhaAtg83pFtyfC1eMcONMR30gr5zyqrHrkvzHtAC209lQWDqnbohJsE8_Bm28dgnVgUWVpA-MuF-8QZOOm_HgfHJ1nEFNocm6UhPhA2tkJFABpdV9M_O4K2oNbb4/s400/pic15.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Wall Mural, Credit: Rajasreepathy Farm House, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, 2000 <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326817496943685906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOWSZV8JdthOFuFJqXXIeR-y3ak79PLf3XRKsmZPukA4ECL_3Bceqp76cvoFMOvOnoQD7t5o_rLygKENWmwwaShpzDxUJzrkI3un6_8AnvhLbWi9hf4Vy50508XrSvCQqGFRcZmq2b0s/s400/pic16.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Medium Canvas, Credit: Private Collection of Mr Guru Ramakrishnan, New York Artist:Sadanandan <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326819238105558146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK0M66N67Y8X8GVPzCob2quDEJfqCNFVIiWQD5R3YHtL5w7fViuYnwxbYp44uezSGGFta57YzYe6P4RhBQfT4L0scVCTKwuLCzhyphenhyphen0BiSfItsM6FEVPfrVjMVoCM91C4756SBe9ho1guk/s400/pic46.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />Credit: Artist, Sadanandan <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326819229263822834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPee3br0uKHXKCNNtqZuZey8ywQStPsW5NduuDL6ACfRPvArG-oEIngea5wv3Mtd4iB1FulZ3Oxf-1WR1XjBWyHZhWW61n7sH45jSyuAh4XQRlcZQWsC8dgnFpCn_VMi21M9H6cOhlHyQ/s400/pic20.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Canvas Medium, Credit: AbhuJani Sandeep Khosle Designers, Mumbai 2002<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326819227327707250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lcln03w0WpB7nfl5KwE1cOveoJaqxY4iNZNAAWVs5wJzEPiMMyfCiGXUE4NclUQrgO0TtxPp-sFCnPfXBMalfxHjuHiIOZUasqtvRylilWD5DSDC9baSLmOnp787_6myHbNUHx_kv70/s400/pic18.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Medium Canvas, Credit: Abhujani Sandeep Khosle Designers, Mumbai 2002 The Kerala murals if done in the traditional method of treating the walls with the mixture of lime, sand and herbal water and then coating it several times with tender coconut water and lime mixture, then finally painting the mural with the five natural colours can last over a thousand years. But the modern concrete buildings with a lifespan of just hundred years make poor material to house this ancient art. Hence the rapid migration of this art from the walls to other surfaces like canvas and wood. Image Courtesy:Artist:Sadanandan,NaveenLiterature courtesy:www.keralamurals.in,Panchavarna.in,Home-India today,Home Rejuvenation.

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