Dots kolam

"I came to feel an artist might use anything - a dot, a line, the most conventional or unconventional symbol - to say what he wanted to say" -Marcel Duchamp.

"The dot stands for 'detail' - always be paying attention to detail. I feel that people take you as serious as you take yourself. I spent a lot of time working on my craft, developing my style, and after I came out of my little incubation, I promised that I would pay attention to detail" - Anderson Paak.

Our mothers used to draw new designs and their inspiration in any paper they got hold of. This was their creativity. This their way of decorating our houses. From our childhood we have been seeing this and secretly appreciating it.

This design is made of set of modified stars or flowers with curved lines. Its over all shape is hexagonal. The design is made of seven modified stars or flower. There is balance in the design. It is symmetrical. Colors can be used to enhance the design.

There is emphasis in the design. This kolam or rangoli is made with the guide of dots. There is a outer line which completes the design. It comes under the category of dots kolam, pulli kolam, simple kolam, star kolam and other kolams. It can also be colored.

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

"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 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.