The month started off with our Diwali themed workshop at Diya by 32nd where we hosted workshops like Lippan Rangoli art, which brings together the traditional Lippan art from Gujarat fused with the decorative patterning of Rangoli. The word “Lippan” comes from the act of covering the surface ( lipai ) with clay and animal dung. In Kutch, women used to apply mud on the surfaces with their hands and they slowly started using mirrors to decorate their walls which led to the creation of this art form. When mixed with Rangoli, this art form becomes more elaborate and geometric. Lippan Rangoli art involves working on an MDF board to create clay patterns on it which are then painted and crafted with small mirrors completing the piece.

Diwali is always incomplete without diyas and to make the diyas more colourful, personal and vibrant, we came up with the idea of Diya water marbling. It is an artistic technique where paint floats and spreads on the surface of the water with the help of carrageenan ( used to thicken water ), and tools such as sticks are used to create intricate/random patterns and swirls, in which the diya is carefully dipped or rolled, so the pattern adheres to the shape of the diya. The painted diya is then left to dry which results in vibrant and marbled finish diyas.

We wrapped up the workshops with Diwali themed glass painting and wood slice painting. An acrylic sheet is used as a surface for glass painting, where participants choose a diwali centered reference and draw it onto the acrylic sheet with the help of a glass liner and paint the piece with the help of glass colours and glitters, which is then dried and packaged by the team, so it reaches your heart and your home safely. Similarly, a wood slice is used for the wood slice painting workshop, where after selecting a reference, the participants use bright acrylic colours to create a personalised piece which radiates happiness and hope.

The month went on and so did the workshops, we hosted an event for Halloween with face painting and Haunted House Diorama making. A diorama basically is anything in a miniature form. We set up miniature set ups for houses and let participants make themselves their dream house ( but smaller ). But because it was Halloween, it wouldn’t be fair if we did not make anything eerie, so we came up with a haunted house theme. A lot of kids joined us and had a lot of fun creating their beloved houses.

October also brought a lot of corporate workshops for us. We hosted our forever beautiful, Lippan art workshop at Max Estate offices. Seeing everyone so invested in their pieces despite being in office hours, loaded with work and stress but still making time for doing an art workshop felt very heartwarming.

But the highlight of the month was our office Diwali party with the most extraordinary theme where everyone was supposed to dress extravagantly, to make use of the clothes which are so fancy that you cannot wear it anywhere else. The party started with everyone arriving at the office, getting ready together and a lot of food (also cake) . We played games which were fun and so bonding that nobody realised that it was time to go home.

November will entertain a new season of workshops and pop-ups, as we hosted the cutest birthday party with the theme of k-pop demon hunters. We are looking forward to gold foil and crocheting workshops where we will expand our domain of art workshops with more corporate events. October filled Pouls.of.art with memories that we will carry forward forever and we wish November brings us the same love.