India has rich heritage, richness being clearly seen in the cultures, dialects, colors, crafts, architecture and tastes. It is said that the language here changes every ten miles, so does the taste of water and if we carefully observe Indian culture, the same applies for the traditional crafts, the crafts which are awe inspiring, the crafts which speaks for themselves, the crafts which are very colorful and the crafts which are on the verge of extinction.
Studying for four years in NIFT Gujarat, I have naturally developed a taste for the rich crafts of India. Gujarat, a land rich in numerous crafts with KUTCH rightly called as the capital of crafts.Those four years helped me explore maximum embroideries, prints and other surface ornamentation techniques. I was learning craft, not just through the texts but meeting the artisans themselves, sitting with them, getting involved in their daily activities and by actually becoming one of them, this undoubtedly was a enriching and very knowledgeable experience.
Now when I teach at JIMS School of Design and this semester, I am allotted Indian Embroideries as a subject, it reminds me of the rich experience that Gujarat gave me. Right from the Calico Museum to working with the various NGO's in the state and simply the vibrant streets shops in Gujarat.
Most importantly it reminds me of my rich Craft documentation experience in KUTCH. It has been my stay in this state that helped me understand both my strength and my passion is Indian crafts and textiles. By the end of my stay I was perfectly sure that it is Crafts that i want to work with and it is craft that i understand the most.
good start sneha...
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