Sanjhi Art
Sanjhi
BUY RECORDING: ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA
BUY RECORDING: ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA
Sanjhi Art
Sanjhi
BUY RECORDING: ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA
BUY RECORDING: ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA

BUY RECORDING: ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA


Beginner Friendly Materials Included

ONLINE SANJHI ART WORKSHOP WITH ASHUTOSH VERMA

This workshop is now over, you can buy the recordings for this workshop. This workshop was done in 1 class and thus 1 recording would be provided

    Sanjhi is the ancient art of paper stenciling practiced across Mathura and Vrindavan. This art is done with special scissors and hand-made paper to create a stencil.

    (You can also sometimes place these stencils on flat surfaces or water, where they can be used to draw rangoli with dry colours or you can frame your sanjhi stencils with coloured paper behind it)

    Ashutosh Verma, a fourth generation Sanjhi artist from Mathura will guide you will all process and techniques during the workshop. Sanjhi art has been practised in his family for the last 90 years

    The materials you will need for this workshop:

    • Special Scissors made only for Sanjhi Art by the artists family in Mathura
    • 5 stencils for tracing the artwork will be provided
    • Hand-made paper

     We hope you can join us to support the arts and artists.

       

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      Artist


      Ashutosh Verma

      Ashutosh’s great grandfather Shri Chain Shuk Das Verma started to master this folk art tradition nearly 300 years ago and since then it has been handed forward from generation to generation.Ashutosh is the 6th generation artist from the Verma community in Mathura. He started learning Sanjhi tradition when he was 5 and it’s been 15 years now that he practicing this artform. His family has won State and National Awards for Sanjhi work and he being just 20 years old has applied for a State Award category.

      Sanjhi is the ancient art of paper stenciling practiced across Mathura and Vrindavan. Craftsmen use specially designed scissors for this artform. The term Sanjhi is derived from the Hindi word sandhya, the period of dusk with which the art form is typically associated.

       



      Art Form

      Sanjhi

      The delicate art of papercutting said to have originated from the times of Lord Krishna has evolved over time from the sanctum of the temple to modern home décor – this is Sanjhi. A rare art from Braj. The word Sanjhi means evening or dusk and is more an expression of the devotional love that was unveiled in the temples. It is said to have originated at the time of Lord Krishna when Radha used to create beautiful patterns out of leaves and flowers creating decorations for Krishna. The story goes that following Radha, other Gopis too indulged in the art to impress the lord. Consequently, the art grew in the 16th and 17th centuries when the walls and floors of temples were decorated with Sanjhi.



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