9 Dots Sikku Kolam || Mellika Muggulu | Small Rangoli

"Fiery Orange colored kolam" Officially the first sikku kolam in this site. Though I have uploaded, I wasn't satisfied with the outcome, as I felt I have messed up while colouring. I should have taken some more time to colour this small kolam. I guess I was not ready to enhance this kolam and as usual landed upon on another idea. This kolam was done in 2010, but took 3 long years to be seen in the limelight.

There is something special about this kolam - the "COLOUR". While returning back to my base I didn't pack up colour powders as I needed to pack extra things for my little one who was an infant then. The list to carry for my little one was endless. Dedicated mother.

So I ventured out with my adventurous journey of making colour powders on my own. That was 5 years ago. I bought some food colours and mixed with rice flour and tried to bring out the tones and shades of the colour playing with the mix ratio. This bright orange colour I liked a lot and subsequently used in all kolams. Actually there are two shades of orange used, but its not prominently seen. But I try to create that shade.

This is a 9-1 dot kolam placed in straight pattern. A simple kolam with less tangles.