JOURNAL ARCHIVE
Wabisabi Project,
Kriti Gupta is an artist and Avinash Maurya is a graphic designer. Both of them are very interested in knowing and understanding the invisible Indian network of communities, castes, livelihoods, skills and cultures. And the intriguing art and craft of hand block printing and natural dyes had it all. They began gathering the know-how of the craft by travelling across Rajasthan and Gujarat and staying with master printers and dyers in different regions. They now run a small printing operation in a rustic shed on the outskirts of Bagru, focused on rediscovering traditional dyeing and printing processes and experimenting with the dye ingredients of Rajasthan. To further the need for education, they also run a series of day long hand printing workshops to spread their infectious appreciation of the craft to others. Generally, both of them are lovers of the process of creation. They like to get their hands dirty and enjoy the state of impermanence around them. Hence, call themselves Wabisabi. They can be found at www.wabisabiproject.com
Kriti Gupta is an artist and Avinash Maurya is a graphic designer. Both of them are very interested in knowing and understanding the invisible Indian network of communities, castes, livelihoods, skills and cultures. And the intriguing art and craft of hand block printing and natural dyes had it all. They began gathering the know-how of the craft by travelling across Rajasthan and Gujarat and staying with master printers and dyers in different regions. They now run a small printing operation in a rustic shed on the outskirts of Bagru, focused on rediscovering traditional dyeing and printing processes and experimenting with the dye ingredients of Rajasthan. To further the need for education, they also run a series of day long hand printing workshops to spread their infectious appreciation of the craft to others. Generally, both of them are lovers of the process of creation. They like to get their hands dirty and enjoy the state of impermanence around them. Hence, call themselves Wabisabi. They can be found at www.wabisabiproject.com
Walikhanna, Charu,
Charu Walikhanna is a Supreme Court Lawyer and Member of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She is a Member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on protection of Holders of Indigenous Knowledge, Dept. of Education, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Charu is a trained graphic designer from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai and a Doctoral Scholar (Law) in intellectual property. Founder and President of Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar (SAFMA), an NGO working in the field of promotion of human rights and protection of the rights of vulnerable and marginalized sections of society. She has authored and edited several publications.
Charu Walikhanna is a Supreme Court Lawyer and Member of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She is a Member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on protection of Holders of Indigenous Knowledge, Dept. of Education, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Charu is a trained graphic designer from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai and a Doctoral Scholar (Law) in intellectual property. Founder and President of Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar (SAFMA), an NGO working in the field of promotion of human rights and protection of the rights of vulnerable and marginalized sections of society. She has authored and edited several publications.
Wise, Mary Anne,
Mary Anne Wise is an esteemed American textile artist, curator and visionary advocate for indigenous textile traditions. She is nationally recognized as an accomplished weaver, inspired creator of one-of-a-kind hooked rugs, and, as a design teacher. Her artwork is in numerous corporate and private collections throughout the US. In 2009 she co-founded Cultural Cloth to promote sales that support women textile practitioners from around the world including her Guatemalan rug-hooking students. In 2018 she co-authored Rug Money How A Group Of Maya Women Changed Their Lives Through Art and Innovation, an award-winning book that tells the story of her work with Maya rug makers, published by Thrums Books. Wise lives on a century farmstead perched high above the Mississippi river in rural Wisconsin.
Mary Anne Wise is an esteemed American textile artist, curator and visionary advocate for indigenous textile traditions. She is nationally recognized as an accomplished weaver, inspired creator of one-of-a-kind hooked rugs, and, as a design teacher. Her artwork is in numerous corporate and private collections throughout the US. In 2009 she co-founded Cultural Cloth to promote sales that support women textile practitioners from around the world including her Guatemalan rug-hooking students. In 2018 she co-authored Rug Money How A Group Of Maya Women Changed Their Lives Through Art and Innovation, an award-winning book that tells the story of her work with Maya rug makers, published by Thrums Books. Wise lives on a century farmstead perched high above the Mississippi river in rural Wisconsin.
Wood, Sharmila,
Sharmila Wood has worked in the creative and cultural industries in India, the USA, and Australia. She is currently working as a consultant with Craft Revival Trust, New Delhi. Prior to her current position, she managed an Aboriginal Art Centre in Western Australia. Sharmila holds a Master of Art History & Curatorship with Merit from the University of Sydney. She has written for The Australian newspaper, and DRONAH, the Context Journal, India.
Sharmila Wood has worked in the creative and cultural industries in India, the USA, and Australia. She is currently working as a consultant with Craft Revival Trust, New Delhi. Prior to her current position, she managed an Aboriginal Art Centre in Western Australia. Sharmila holds a Master of Art History & Curatorship with Merit from the University of Sydney. She has written for The Australian newspaper, and DRONAH, the Context Journal, India.