New year rangoli kolam

New Year Rangoli Kolam 2018

New year is new begin or we will say its were the routine life cycle stops, progresses and starts once more. each initial of January we tend to all celebrate the new begin with friends and family. The flowers within the Kolam or rangoli is that the sign of progress. sort of a bud blooms into a flower year bring us new chance to progress in our life.

Deepam or lamp is the light which drives away darkness and evil from coming in our way. Together the make a design which welcomes new opportunities which brings happiness to ones life and stops evil from disrupting it. The climbers in the kolam or rangoli design signifies togetherness and unity.

This Kolam or rangoli comes under the category of festival kolam, lamp kolam, flower kolam and new year kolam. The design can be drawn with the help of dots as guidance or directly as rangoli. The colors in rangoli is prepared by mixing kolam powder with color powder. This mixture can be used in filling the design with color.

Butterfly rangoli kolam

Butterflies are wonders of nature. They are so beautiful in various shapes and sizes. Very attractive catch eye of all human beings. Flowers are the source of their nutrition. Stars are as beautiful as the butterflies. Butterflies are symbol of freedom, beauty, seduction etc. Flowers are sign of beauty and life, sometimes womanhood. Whereas stars signify light shone on the right path. These were always there in our life and our ancestors. And inspired our fellow beings who used them in their many forms of art.

In the center we can see a flower. The petals of which looks a bit like the skewed up version of butterfly with antennas on top. The star encompasses the flower. Six petaled flower and pink butterflies surround it. The overall shape is hexagonal.

It is drawn with the help of the dots. This kolam design comes under the category of butterfly kolam, dots kolam, flower kolam, pulli kolam and other kolam. The colors used are well balanced. The kolam is symmetrical in nature. It can be colored to create a rangoli.

Deepam kolam

Flower and deepam are part of kolam design for a long time as these are decorating items used inside the house. Flowers are grown in every garden of south Indian houses. Mainly one can see many kinds of jasmine. They are used to adorn ones hair, photographs of deities, any precious object etc. Deepam were used as functional accessory in a house, later with electricity available, it became more of a decorative accessory of our homes.

Kolam design is made of flower and deepam motif to form an attractive design. The center design is flower with twelve petals and a uneven outline. Repeated on either side on top and bottom of the center design. Curved diamond shaped motifs connect the flowers. Four deepam on four sides finishes the design.

It comes under the category of Deepam kolam, diwali kolam, flower kolam, karthigai deepam kolam, lamp kolam and other kolam. The kolam is drawn with the help of dots and colored to form a rangoli. Rangoli design has symmetry and balance. The colors are well balanced. Can be drawn on earth to enhance the beauty of the design.

Flower Kolam

Flower has become an object which mainly inspired most the artist in every common man or woman. Different flowers and their stylized form is used in many of the designs. In carvings, architecture, drawings, murals and other early representation of art. Using geometrical form of flowers can be seen in stained glass, mosiacs and some embroideries.

This kolam design reminds me of phulkari embroidery of punjab. Eight petaled flowers in a cross like shape is used throughout the design. It looks mostly like the traditional motif of Phulkari. It forms a step like design. Which has layers to it.

There is symmetry in the design. It is proportional to each other. There is repetition in the design. There is rhythm in the kolam. It uses geometric motifs. Kolam is drawn with the help of dots. This kolam can be colored with bright colors to bring part of punjab to your door step, literally. It comes under the category of dots kolam, flower kolam, pulli kolam and other kolam.

Star kolam

Kolam is pride of the house in Tamil Nadu. Ladies here have competition within themselves about whose kolam is biggest in their neighborhood. Before it was just a big pulli kolam but these days they are coloring it with various colors. Colors are also considered in the competition. The kolam are drawn with the help of all the ladies of the house even small girls put their effort. It has become a biggest part of our culture. Usually drew the kolam as big as the road.

The center of the kolam is six petaled flower. Star encompasses the flower design. Star is surrounded by buds of flower which forms a hexagonal shape.Front face of lotus and flower design surrounds it. Lotus faces outside and flower towards the center. Overall shape of the design is also hexagonal. It can be drawn as a rangoli too with the help of colors. Dots are used as guidance to draw this floral kolam.

This kolam comes under the category of dots kolam, flower kolam, pulli kolam, star kolam and lotus kolam. It is proportional; and is symmetrical. It has balance.

Flower dots kolam

Kolam or rangoli is design made by common house wives. We call them home maker and they were true to the name. Am an interior designer pursuing education. But truly they did all jobs of a interior designer, house keeping, baby sitting, cooking and what not. They were all multitasking and handled it all very well. They were also very observant of everything around them. Mainly nature inspired them.

Our ancestors were very close to nature. They studied them from very less distance than we do. Water bodies were much attractive to them as they usually lived near water bodies to fulfill their water needs. Thus, Lotus and water lilies became part of their floral designs. This rangoli design consist of flowers and lotus.

The center of the design is six petaled swastik shaped flower. Surrounded with vines with flowers and leaves. Further surrounded with big swastik flowers and lotuses. The overall shape of the kolam is hexagonal. It comes under the category of flower kolam, pulli kolam, dots kolam, apartment kolam, lotus kolam and festival kolam. One should not forget ones culture whatever the reason.

Peacock kolam

This kolam or rangoli is made of peacock or flower motif. Kolam is a very beautiful art known in various names across the country. In Tamil Nadu, one has Kolam, Madanae in Rajasthan, Chowkpurna in Northern India, Alpana in Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, chowk pujan in uttar pradesh etc. Kolam in Tamil nadu is more known to me as I'm a tamilian. Our ancestors used rice floor to draw this design on prepared mud floor in front of the house. It was so done to feed ants, insects and other small animals. Thus, avoiding them wandering into their homes in search of food.

This kolam or rangoli comes in the category of bird kolam, dots kolam, flower kolam, peacock kolam and pulli kolam. The center of the kolam is a floral design with leaves. There are six peacocks around the center, seen perching on a branch with small leaves. Its overall shape is hexagonal in shape. Its a pulli kolam which is drawn with the help of dots placed in an hexagonal shape in a planned way. In the past, Dots were kept randomly arranged and than the design is created. This somewhat like a puzzle which boosts the creative part of the brain.

The kolam powder is taken between thumb and fore finger. Line is drawn on the earth without directly touching it. It needs good practice to draw the line without spilling the kolam powder everywhere and spoiling the design.

Star rangoli kolam

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream" -Vincent van gogh.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"- William Shakespeare.

In most of the star related kolam or rangoli, I already told you all the significance of the star in a design. Those of you who are new, star is a path finder which shines light on the right path. Roses come in many colors with thorns very sharp. These show some beautiful things are difficult to obtain.

Star in the design is elongated length wise. It encompasses a oval arrangement of roses and leaves. The center is another star. The colors used are warm colors. The design is symmetrical and formal design. The color combination is balanced.

There is emphasis in the design. It can be drawn every other day in front of our houses or during special occasions as sides. It comes under the category of apartment kolam, flower kolam, rangoli, simple kolam, star kolam and other kolam.

Flower rangoli kolam

"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower"- John Harridan.

"Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love" -Stevie Wonder.

Flowers are adorable and attractive in nature. They calm our mind and relaxing to us. Leaves are food processing unit of plants. Some leaves are of variety of colors, come in different textures and shapes. When arranged with flowers they enhance the beauty of flowers. Stars wade away darkness and bring in light showing us path.

Star takes the center of this design. Flowers surround the center. Arranging leaf in between the flowers. Star is made of band of lines. The flower is also composed with geometrical shapes. Leaf is made with curved lines or what we call murukku design.

The design is well balanced symmetrically and colors are in harmony. There is symmetry in the design.It can be drawn with the guidance of dots or directly as a rangoli. It comes under the category of star kolam, flower kolam and other kolam.

Flower rangoli Kolam

"A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet"- Anna Held.

"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life"- Jean Giraudoux.

Floral design goes naturally with exteriors. Flowers are most colorful and beautiful part of plants. Many plants are grown just for their flowers. These flowers are used to ecorate rangoli or kolam in many areas of our country. Flowers are also used as accessories by woman and a sign of respect in temples.

This kolam or rangoli as you can see uses floral motifs. It is drawn using dots as the guidance. These dots are first placed and then the pattern is drawn over it. This like solving a puzzle and is meant to help problem solving in ladies. That is another reason the kolam or rangoli should be given importance.

Like other folk arts of India which is getting famous in other countries, this should also become known to all. It’s the best way to create puzzles and solving it. The process gave flexibility and good posture to backbone. It was traditionally drawn with rice which fed insects. See how thoughtful our ancestors were. Kolam or Rangoli has so deep meanings to it. And it beautifully decorated our houses. It was drawn even inside the house in mud houses. White color on d earthly tones is very attractive.

Simple deepam kolam

"Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it" -Louis-Ferdinand Celine

"I like simplicity. I like using natural sources. I like images to look natural - as though somebody sitting in a room by a lamp is being lit by that lamp" -Roger Deakin

When i was a child my mother used to draw kolam everyday in front of the house. She used to collect pages of magazine which had inspirational designs. And also has a notebook with kolam drawn with pencil or pen. These were usually scribbles or trials of the kolam or rangoli design. She also tried new innovative designs. With random number of dots on the page she designed creative motifs.

This is one such design, it has both flower and deepam or lamp. The center of the design is a six petaled flower. Six lamps or deepam, placed side wise, around the flower. The flame on the deepam is in the shape of the petal of flower.

There is a symmetry in the design. This design can be colored to enhance the design. The overall shape of the design is hexagonal. It can be used as sides of kolam or rangoli. It can be drawn with or without the guidance of the dots. It comes in the category of deepam kolam, dots kolam, flower kolam and pulli kolam.

Simple rangoli kolam

"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not." -Georgia O'Keeffe

"The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous" -Rabindranath Tagore.

Flowers are beautiful and come in different colors to attract insects. This fortunately gave us some parameter to compare other beautiful things. Usually beautiful girls are compared to flowers and their softness. Flowers and floral designs have long history in decoration purposes.

This kolam or rangoli design uses floral motifs. The center is a small flower enclosed by a diamond shape. At every vertex we have a big flower. All these flowers are four petaled. There is balance in the design- in symmetry as well as color. There is emphasis in the design.

It comes under the category of flower kolam, simple kolam, Rangoli and apartment kolam. It can be drawn with the guidance of dots or it can be drawn as rangoli. This design is symmetrical. Flower was used as coloring agent of rangoli. The petals of flowers were spread in a way to give the color for the design.

Flower rangoli kolam

"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow" -Abraham Lincoln.

"The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life" -Jean Giraudoux.

Hibiscus is a flower which can be seen in mostly in South Indian residential gardens. These flowers are used in puja, kept in the center of kolam or rangoli, some woman keep it in their hair and is also used in home remedies regarding skin & hair. And we all know that in early ages the art was inspired from things which surrounded them. Like human beings, flowers or we can say fauna and flora.

The center of the kolam or rangoli design is a small flower. Leaves and curved lines together with the small flower form a triangular central design. There are six hibiscus surrounding the central design. The colors are kept to the natural shades of the flower. Red, yellow and half white hibiscus.

Hibiscus are separated by curvy lines. There is balance in the design both symmetrically and color scheme. There is rhythm in the kolam. There is also emphasis in the design. This comes in the category of flower kolam, rangoli and other kolam. It can be drawn with the guidance of dots or just drawn as a rangoli.

Lotus rangoli kolam

“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” ― Masaru Emoto, Secret Life of Water

“Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Lotus is seen as the sign of purity. Fish is seen as the emblem of fertility. Lotus is seen in the pond in temples and is also used as offering to god. Lotus in a muddy grows without letting anything hinder its beauty . like wise we should not let bad things around us influence us.

The center of the design is four fishes facing away from each other forming a square like shape. Four big fishes are so placed that they are facing the small fishes in the center design. Between this big fishes we see fully bloomed lotus with leaves and lotus buds.

There is symmetry in the design. The color combination is also balanced. Emphasis is given to the design by the small fishes facing away from each other. It comes under the category of Fish kolam, flower kolam and rangoli. It can drawn with the help of dots or just as a rangoli.

Flowers dots kolam

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser" -John W. Gardner

According to Lance Nelson’s study of Kolam “Bhumi Devi [earth goddess] is our mother. She is everyone’s source of existence. Nothing would exist without her. The entire world depends on her for sustenance and life. So, we draw the kolam first to remind ourselves of her. All day we walk on Bhumi Devi. All night we sleep on her. We spit on her. We poke her. We burden her. We do everything on her. We expect her to bear us and all the activities we do on her with endless patience. That is why we do the kolam.”

Like other traditional art of India, Kolam is also transferred from one generation to another. Grandmothers teach their grandchildren. Some educated women started to keep records of the design so that it can be passed from one generation to other. Gradually new designs are added to the kolam book.

This is a basic kolam design. mostly used as sides of the design. Simple floral design with curved lines to support it. It is symmetrical. The center of the design is a six petaled big flower with sharp petals. Central flower is surrounded by six small flowers. There are curved lines joining the big flowers with the smaller ones.

The design is symmetrical and well balanced. Colors can be used to enhance the design. It comes in the category of dots kolam, flower kolam, pulli kolam and other kolam. The emphasis is given by the size difference in the flower. The center flower bigger than the surrounding once.

Peacock rangoli kolam

"The pride of the peacock is the glory of god" -William Blake

Peacock is India's national bird. they are very beautiful. Their feathers are used as accessory or to enhance elegance in a place. Their feathers are so rich in color and very beautiful that many of us can't stop admiring them. In one point or another in our life we might have liked peacock green and would have chosen it as a favorite color. In my childhood, I used to go to my father's office just to see peacocks which sometimes comes just for a short visit.

This kolam or rangoli design is made of peacock, flower, deepam or lamp motifs put togethr. we can also see butterflies in this design. In the center the deepam's are so arranged that they look like kuthu vizhaku. on either side of the center is peacock motifs. Other designs togther form a diamond shape. The corners of the overall square design is occupied by deepam and butterfly.

There is strict formal balance in the design. Elegance of the design comes from the curved lines in the motif. It comes under the category of bird kolam, peacock kolam, butterfly kolam, flower kolam and deepam kolam.

Deepam kolam

"God-lit lamp in man's mind for thoughts to look into wider space Man-lit lamp in his earthly heaven for life to find peace in rushing race"-Indira Renganathan.

This design consist of flower and deepam motifs. The center is flower with layered petal and octogonal outline encompassing it. On the longest sides of the octogen sits the deepams. Shorter one is occupied by six petaled flower. Overall shape of the design is a square.

Flowers are the natural color to the world given by the plants to all of us. It attracts bees and insect with the color. Thereby, maintaining natural balance in food cycle which is very necessary. Deepam or lamp is symbol of light and which keeps away darkness in life.

There is balance in the design, symmetrically and according to the color scheme. The emphasis is given by the star design. It comes under the category of deepam kolam, diwali kolam, dots kolam, festival kolam and karthigai deepam kolam.

Deer rangoli kolam

Flora and fauna are the mostly used motifs in early art works. Deer is an adorable animal. There are many songs and stories related to deer in Indian literature. Even in the Hindu literature 'Ramayanam' there is a part were Seeta sees a golden deer and asks Ram to catch it for her. And parrot is something which is related to deities for a long time. Madurai Meenakshi temple had many parrots when I was a kid. Most of them used to repeat what they heard.

The center of the kolam design is a shell flower. The petals of the petals look like the tail part of sangu. Parrots sitting on small red flower suround the central design. In its beak we can see another small flower. Deer and lotus flower form the last layer of the kolam.

There is symmetry in the design. Kolam is made with formal balance. The overall shape of the design is hexagonal. The colors are well balanced. It made with the guidance of dots and colored to form a rangoli. This kolam comes under the category of animal kolam, bird kolam, deer kolam, flower kolam, parrot kolam, lotus kolam, rangoli and other kolam.

Flower pulli kolam

Flower rangoli kolam

This kolam consists of floral design. Flowers are the most used decorating object. In house interiors we can see floral design or flowers as a decoration. This colourful rangoli is an eye catching example of floral design used in house as decoration. Bright colors like yellow, red, pink and blue are used in the kolam. There are two types of flower in the rangoli. the overall shape of the rangoli is diamond. Dots are used as guidelines and colored to get this beautiful rangoli.