Flowers of India

In this workshop you will learn to paint and compose flowers as represented in classic Indian designs and acquaint ourselves with the various stylisations of the flower motifs. India has a diverse range of artistic traditions which uses a variety of intricate patterns. Among the wide range of motifs that adorn these traditions, flower motifs hold a very special place. From Mughal miniatures, Pichwai paintings, block prints, stone inlay of the Taj Mahal to Kashmiri Papier-mâché, all show an exquisite range of flowers.

The evidence of flower motif in Indian art dates as far back as the Indus Valley Civilisation, and these motifs adorn the walls of ancient temples in India like the Ajanta and Ellora caves. The blooming lotus in Indian iconography has been around for ages, known as ‘Padma’, a blooming lotus represents purity and is associated with deity worship since time immemorial.

Workshop lead

Akruti Sinha is a textile designer by training and a student of Indian art by passion. She has extensive experience working with Indian craftsmen, fashion houses and specialist home textile companies. She has taught traditional textiles in India and, is passionate about crafts, paintings and traditional Indian textiles, which she likes to collect.

Akruti volunteers at Highgate Primary School, where her son attends nursery.

Materials

The art room will provide all the materials.

The art room

The art room at Highgate Primary has been created to provide a space for children and adults to come together to express their inherent creative nature; to learn about the world of the arts and its capacity to make whole the individual. Its mission is based firmly on the belief that being involved in the arts can have a lasting and transforming effect on many aspects of the lives of individuals and communities, whose sense of identity and purpose can be changed through such engagement.

* The workshops are only for adults.

* The doors will open at 6:45 pm and close at 7:15 pm.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Highgate Primary School, North Hill, London, United Kingdom