May 15, 2021 | Community, Know Your Fabric
A Visit to Pedana: A Hub for Weaving, Block Making and Block Carving Aditi Jain (originally published on Aditi’s website. Reproduced with permission) Sometime in 2015, I had the opportunity to visit Pedana, which falls under Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It’s...
May 7, 2021 | Community, Reflections
Ashna Patel As member of the Indian diaspora, my experiences are half embedded in a Western society, and half resemble traces of my heritage. My ancestral lineage often informs my lifestyle, rituals, values, spiritual beliefs and my practice as a designer and maker....
May 13, 2021 | Community, Reflections
Note: Amit and Swapnaja reflect on their first visit to the village of Kakaddara in December 2020. They reflect on their visit, giving us a glimpse of changes taking place in a tribal village and on the challenges it faces. A pleasant drive: Meeting farmers along the...
Mar 14, 2021 | Community, Uncategorized
Woking to Wardha Amit Dalvi writes about his visit to the Gram Art Community, formally known as the Gram Art Project. Amit and Swapnaja recently moved from Woking in the UK to work in the villages of Wardha in central India, to search for a new...
Sep 3, 2020 | Community, Events
Erna Janine of Freeweaver Saori Studio reflects on her experiences of the Festival of Natural Fibres 2019. Janine facilitated the event and led a Bengala Dye workshop. Festival of Natural Fibres 2019 On a quiet Saturday last November, I was excited to once again help...
