Paisley Kolam

Another casually done freehand kolam with my usual design at the centre and extended with lines and curves as an effort to make the kolam look bigger, I was successful to some extend. Hope the rangoli looks good with paisleys around. My SOTM and favourite Rangoli.

I need to add some words about my favourite kolambase, "The Mudfloor". It's gives an immense feeling to draw kolam on a mudfloor. It brings back my childhood memories where my grandma's residence had a palatial front yard adorned by beautiful kolams drawn by my mother. I have seen my grandma drawing kolams. The mud floor was prepared by sprinkling cow dung water, later cleaned with a broom. The cow dung prepared mud floor base enhances the beauty of the kolam.. The kola powder usually is mixed with rice flour to increase the brightness of the powder further dazzles on the background....

This kolam was drawn on the red mudfloor.. I have drawn only a handful of kolams, that too at my mother's residence. Now that floor has been upgraded to a cement base in my next visit. It was my Dad's idea to pave a cement floor for his princess (of course that's me ) to draw kolams....