Line Kolam
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This was the last kolam done at my old residence before moving to new home. I had a good Chinese neighbour and their son who was 2 yeras old then,…
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Vinns· Nov 11, 2013
A sacred compendium of morning threshold rituals, mathematical Sikku knots, and ceremonial floor art curated by traditional artist Vinns.
This was the last kolam done at my old residence before moving to new home. I had a good Chinese neighbour and their son who was 2 yeras old then,…
This is a interlaced dot pattern kolam. I have used two shades of blue colour which I managed to pack in my bags from India. I have tried to give a…
Though a small one, I like for the squares in it. The bright red colour I have used is again self made colour powder. I have used food colour mixed…
A 11-1 straight dot count sikku kolam. This kolam has five strands, four stretching on oppsite sides and a centre one to complete the design. Some…
Over make up ruins the show LOL. I did the same thing to this kolam. I should have stopped drawing the main elements and no further experiment with…
This may look like a dotless kolam, but its a 7 dot count. 7x3-1 straight. Red and White, ready to fight. I got this bright red colour from my little…
I wanted some designs to turn into the best ones but fail to hit the final line. So this goes into that category. I did some homework before…
I started off with a 7x1 dots and drew the sikku kolam. After drawing the outline, thought of elaborating the kolam with additional sikku strands.…
This kolam again at my mom's place. With my favorite (don't know whether its my favorite but I always start with this design, don't know why???)…
I drew this kolam at mom's place. As usual I ended up with some other design which I had in my mind at the start. Still couldn't keep the count in…
When time doesn't permits for a bigger kolam, I stick on with the smaller ones. This kolam has a dot count of 7-5x2-1 on each sides and other version…
A small sikku kolam with a dot count of 6x4-4.