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Lac Jewellery Workshop at DakshinaChitra

Discussion in 'Jewellery Making' started by divyasocute, Feb 3, 2012.

  1. divyasocute

    divyasocute New IL'ite

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    Hi Friends,

    I got this information through mail just sharing with you all.

    DakshinaChitra is organizing a Lac jewelery workshop for adults on 5th Feb 2012 from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm, by the Crafts person from Jaipur, a place famous for lac crafts.
    Expert crafts person, zeenat Jahan from Jaipur, will teach the art of lac crafts. The beauty and the workmanship of the lacquered wood work will be demonstrated in lac bangles, earrings and pendants.
    In Rajasthan lac jewelery, largely are worn on all auspicious occasions. The beautifully designed lac bangle in all possible shades of colors is eye catching.
    Watch zeenat as she turns wood into round shapes of bangles and then lacquers them in bands of pure bright colors of the lac and transforms them in to wonderful objects of lac bangles, bracelets, earrings and pendants.
    In lac turnery, lac is not applied as a paint or colored varnish, but in its dry state by means of heat generated by Friction.
    The cost of the workshop will be Rs 750/- which will include material and transport from MCF city office and back.
    At Dakshinachitra, ECR. Queries may be addressed to: Madras craft foundation, No.6 Urur Olcott Road Besant Nagar, 24462435 / 24918943. 98417-77779

    For Moderator: Please move the thread if it is wrongly posted and please edit it if the content beyond the forum rules :)

    -Divs
     
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    resurna Bronze IL'ite

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    hi divs,
    i just saw it and missed the oppurtunity. please let me know if it happens in chennai again.

    regards
    raina
     
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    PriyaKat Silver IL'ite

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    Too bad I saw this so late. I would have loved to attend. Dashina chitra does some wonderful work, by getting crafts people from all over to make them familiar to us.
     
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    divyasocute New IL'ite

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    Yea Raina, I ll inform you in future
     
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    manmathi Silver IL'ite

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    thanks Divs for the information, but as others said, I too missed seeing it before 5th. Do inform us next time too. Have a nice day!!
     
  6. SriVidya75

    SriVidya75 Platinum IL'ite

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    why not contact the crafts foundation center and check when are they scheduling the next class??

    I loveee lac jewellery....if someone can post some videos on how to make them it would be wonderful!!
     

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