Deepam Kolam
This kolam design uses lamps and their curves to bring out an amazing kolam. Six deepam face inside at the center. They are surrounded by deepams and four petal flowers. Sets of deepam like that of the central group and three petaled flower complete the design. The overall shape of the kolam is hexagonal.
Star 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.
Deepam dots kolam
Deepam Kolam
There are four main things present in every marriage in all south Indian marriage. These are deepams or vilakku, kuthuvilakku, kumbam and sacred fire or yaagam. Vilakku literally means 'keeping away', deepam or lamp keeps away darkness. Kuthu vilakku is another kind of lamp mostly made of metal. It has a stand on which the area were oil is poured to light the thiri is kept. Kumbum is a metal short pot with sacred water. Mango leaves are dipped into the pot. Yaagam is the sacred fire which is the main part of the marriage. Herbs are set on fire in a brick well, this releases healthy gas.
Kolam design is made of these motifs. The center of the rangoli is yagam. It is surrounded by kumbam motifs. The overall shape of the kolam is hexagonal. The vertex is occupied by kuthu vilakku and the edge by sets of three vilakku. The design is symmetrical. Drawn with the guidance e of dots. Dot kolam is the main form of kolam design in tamil nadu. It is simple and elegant. Curved lines of dot kolam designs are rhythmic and eye catching.
It comes under the category of Deepam kolam, dots kolam, festival kolam, karthigai deepam kolam, kumbam kolam and pulli kolam.
Ship rangoli kolam
Ship rangoli kolam
Kolam or rangoli design is inspired from day to day life of our ancestors and some of them are innovative designs. But most of the Indian arts are inspired by the surrounding of the people. Like the cave paintings which shows humans, animals and plants. These are mostly stylized as they are not very realistic. And probably they didn't have much tool to work with. That is not our topic, the thing is everything around them inspired them.
This is one such design. Which looks like a stylized version of the ship. The flags in the ship can have its own meaning or it can be the Pan African flag or flag of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. There is a cabin in the middle with bit of islamic design. And smoke is coming from the ship. It might be a stylized design of a ship standing which stood out from the other. Some things that are different from others stand out and are more inspirational.
Our culture is something to cherish as it has some value and meaning. Everything has a reason hidden under tradition. With changing time we are letting go of our culture. It is best to take our tradition and culture, which is our identity, with us when we are developing. Letting go means that it won't reach the coming generation. Thus, forgotten in time which means that most of good values are gone forever. Thanks for reading and i hope some of these words reaches you & stays with you.
Flower dots kolam
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
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.
Dots kolam
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
