Rangoli 7
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Happy Festival Season! This rangoli is one of my favorite. Method: Dots 11 to 6 – Middle Expand on the sides for the extra diamond shape
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Coffee Root Arrangement
Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Coffee roots and stems are very interesting in their natural form. Coffee root and stem, when used in flower arrangement adds a unique dimension to the arrangement. I have collected some roots in Chikmagalur, which is the coffee cup of India.
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Carrot Flower
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
These simple flowers can be carved out of Carrot. Children will love to make these with adult supervision.
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Graceful – Flower Arrangement
Posted on May 13th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Flowers arranged in tall containers have their own grace. This arrangement is made in a Bamboo vase that I bought in Cauvery Nisargadhama. The measurements for the flowers to be cut is per Ikebana rules.
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Rangoli 6
Posted on April 15th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Here is one more Rangoli to add to your collection. Method: Dots 9 to 5 – Middle Expand on the sides for the extra flower with the following pattern:
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Decorating Aarathi Plate
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Indian women have been decorating aarathi place since a very long time. Aarathi is an important ritual in every Hindu household. Here is a simple way of decorating an aarathi plate.
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Rangoli 5
Posted on March 23rd, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Happy Ramanavami. In Mysore during festivals the streets would be beautifully decorated with huge rangolis / patterns drawn using chalk powder. Some rangolis would be drawn freehand with single line, some with double line and some with dots. Even now you can find rangolis being drawn in front of every house in South India. Drawing [...]
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Rangoli – Parrot Faced
Posted on March 12th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
Rangoli / designs drawn using chalk powder or with flowers / pookalam is very important in Hindu households all over India. During festivals, people enjoy drawing rangoli inside or outside their house.
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Forest Harmony
Posted on February 7th, 2010 by Nirupama Sriram
This arrangement is known as landscape Moribana in which natural landscapes like forest, hills and rivers are represented using the minimum space of the containers. A keen observer of scenic beauty would be very successful in mixing the material and arranging the landscape very near to the actual scene imagined.
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Flowers of Victory
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by Nirupama Sriram
This flower arrangement / Ikebana is arranged in such a way that it represents victory.
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