Quilling Art Exhibit in "Chitra Santhe" 2020

           

   

      "ChitraSanthe " or Picture(Art) Fair happens once a year in Bangalore , where more than 1500 selected artists from all over India display their art work directly to the public for selling. The event is organized by the"Karnataka Chitrakala parishath" a department functioning under government of Karnataka to support art work . They have colleges and museums which display art work from famous artists . More information available on their website https://www.karnatakachitrakalaparishath.com/

I used to visit the fair every year as general public, it was only from 2018 I started applying for a stall to showcase. This year I got selected and it was a privilege because lakhs of Artists across the country apply and only thousand get selected .

I had start preparing for this event from October onwards, but went on a small scale as I was not sure  how the response of the art lovers will be towards the quilling work . So I decided on preparing dolls, Jhumkas (earrings ) , gift envelopes , wall hangings from smaller to bigger size . Finally I decided on the following :

• Quilling Table top Ganesha Dolls 
• Music Band doll set
• Marriage doll set (Groom & Bride in traditional attire)
• Quilling Gift Envelopes 
• Quilling Jhumkas - Plain, Painted 
• Wall hangings from sizes ranging 6" X 8" to 30" X 30"
  

As I was not sure of selection in October , so I decided to go safe and made only 10 number of Ganesha (all got sold even before afternoon) , 10 Jhumkas , Wall hangings of Durga , Ganesha in smaller sizes , Saraswathi and Kathakalli in medium sizes , Warli art and Mandala in the larger size segment .

I got the selection SMS a week before the event and I was super excited and visited the department previous day on Jan 4, 2020 to find the stall number which is randomly allocated based on lottery . I was allocated stall number 945 to my luck it was on the corner of the road ( don't be surprised the fair happens on the kumarakrupa road .. the entire road is blocked for vehicle movement and pavements are marked for stalls ) .

On the Fair day Jan 5th 2020 , I had hardly slept the previous day got up at 4.30 and  reached the venue early morning around 6.30 am to put my stall as later vehicles are not allowed and you will have to carry your artwork to stall. The Parishat gives you a set of chair , table to display ,anything extra will have to be carried by yourselves like additional tables, cloth spreads on road chairs , threads tapes to hang your artwork .The artwork I had carried was less so  most of them I was able to display on the table and bigger wall hangings I used my chairs to showcase them , I had carried cloth to spread on table and ground to keep my art work . The breakfast and lunch to the artist are provided by parishat , but they have a nice canteen well organized to meet the crowd you can have there or carry from home .

The most of the artists I saw were painters of different type who almost constituted 80% and rest were art people like paper art , clay work , terracotta , wood and I was the only one with quilling .The crowd start to swell from 10 am onwards and the enquirers began .. it was surprising that many did not know what is quilling and some of them had a limited idea of quilling as only flower making and earring making .. when I showed them wall hangings, envelops and doll sets they were quite amazed . The quilling Ganesha doll was a hit among the crowd and got sold before lunch and I had only my demo piece kept to showcase many queries were there for mass order . next to get sold off was Jhumkas and Envelops ..In the crowd it was nice to see children were more knowledgeable and they actually pulled the elders to the stall and once in ,  they liked and many were curious to know how it was done . I had taken a quilling tools which helped me to showcase how by just turning strips art work could be done . There were some enquiries even on conducting workshops .

Post lunch , I had a visitor from the local daily "Vijaya Karnataka" the lady was very nice and not only interviewed me on the quilling but also wrote an article on the quilling in the fair which I got to know from my friends and shared it . Which was an overwhelming experience.

The crowd was peak from 11 till 7pm and started to thin out and I was also quite drained by then and decided to pack my way to home . I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to my family who stood with me and supported in the fair and also my relatives and friends , they were all very supportive and encouraging , I owe them the success of my maiden experience of exhibiting quilling art work in such massive fair.

Overall it was a fascinating and energizing experience and I am now eager to look forward to more participation and spread the art of quilling. 

Quilling spiral earrings

Hi friends ,

            In this post I am showing a different and simple quilling earrings. This earrings can be made as a stud as well as a hanging. My daughter gifted me this beautiful earrings on my birthday . Thought of sharing with you all.
It can be made using a single colour quilling strip or dual colour .
You need 3 mm quilling strips for this.
Here we have used two colours ( Red and white ) quilling strips. 

The steps are shown below ( Step 1 - 8 ) :
 

 The final earrings will look like this . You can decorate it using kundans.

One more single colour stud which I mentioned above is shown below:

You can decorate this also with colourful kundans.
I hope you liked this earrings .

Salt and Pepper quilling earrings

               
                      Hello friends, are you interested in making some simple and beautiful earrings using easy quilling techniques ? Then you have come to the right place. In this article I am showing you how to  make a simple hanging and a stud earrings. As you all know the all season favorite colors black and white suits with almost all your outfits. That is why I am making something unique using these two colors.

Pepper earrings :

For this you need 3 mm black color quilling strip.
The detailed procedure is shown below:

• Attach two quilling strips and make a tight coil as shown in Step 1 and Step 2.
• Cut a single quilling strip into two parts as shown in Step 3.
• Make tight coils in each of the part as shown in Step 4.
• Make 10 such tight coils (they will look like peppers)  .
• Attach the small coils to the big coil using fevicol as shown in Step 5 and Step 6.
• Take some kundans of your choice and stick them on the flower shape. Please refer to Step 7.
• Attach the jump rings and hooks to complete the earrings.

And please don't forget to apply a coat of transparent (clear ) nail polish to give it a shiny look. This will also make your earrings water proof.

Salt studs :

I simply love to call this salt studs purely because of it's all pure white in color (maybe I should have mentioned kitchen salt, as rock salts do have binge color :-) ),This stud is very simple. I have used 3 mm white color quilling strip.

• Cut a single quilling strip into two parts . 
• Make a petal shape in each of the parts.
• Arrange in a flower pattern.
• You can also stick a flat pearl in the middle to give it a beautiful look.
• Finally attach the stud available outside as ready made.

I hope you liked my article on quilling earrings . Please do share your views on what type of earrings you made using quilling. Please watch this space for more on different varities of quilling earrings and if you are looking at specific design and it's missing here , please share so that I can add that to my making list :)

Quilling earrings

Jewellery  itself adds beauty to a person when worn , how about a jewelry using paper ! Yes that is what this article is all about. A simple quilling coil can be converted into a jhumka to make your own pair of pretty earrings. These earrings can be made using different colors matching your costumes. In this article i am going to show you how to make these beautiful flower earrings and jhumka.

Quilled flower earrings

Quilled Jhumka 

                 You can make your own shape and design to make your earrings look beautiful. The quilled jewellery is very lightweight and can be worn by kids as well. You can make a variety of designs in earrings like flower shape , jhumkas , star shape etc to make your jewellery look elegant.

              Paper Jewellery is much in demand. The materials for making these jewellery are extremely cheap and easily available.

The materials used are:

• Quilling strips ( 3mm / 5mm )
• Quilling needle
• Fevicol
• Earring hook
• Jump rings
• Clear nail polish

Jump rings

Earring hook

To make a flower earring :

• First you need to make the center of the flower , for that you need to make a tight coil using one 3mm quilling strip. You can use any color of your choice.   I have used blue color for the earring.
• Next for the petals you need to make a tear drop shape. For this also you need 3mm quilling strip.
• Make a tight coil , but do not glue it, lay it on a flat surface, let it expand. Then press with your finger and press at one end to make the tear drop shape (as shown in picture below). apply glue now and one petal for flower is ready ,make as many petals you want for the flower.

Tear drop shape

• Stick the petals in a flower shape.
• Attach the jump rings and the earring hook. You can also decorate your earrings with stones or beads.

To make the Jhumka :

• Roll and glue a tight coil using 5mm quilling strips of your color choice by attaching two to three strips. I have used pink and white strips alternatively as shown in the picture.
• Using your finger , push the center of the circle to create a cone. Spread a light layer of fevicol I've the surface to keep its shape. You can also use a quilling mould. Refer to picture.
• Once the shape is ready you can attach the jump rings and earring hook.
• You can decorate your Jhumka with beads or pearls. I have decorated it with white pearls.

Tight coil

Cone shape

         You must be worried as to what will happen if my earrings get wet ! To make it water proof, you need to apply one or two coats of clear nail polish and allow it to dry. This will give your jewellery a glossy finish.

You can also make your own jewellery sets, rings, anklets, hair clips etc using quilling. You can use your own creative designs and art.

As shown here ,  I have made two jhumkas of the same pattern.

Please do share your views on this jewellery.