Paper Mache originated in China. Hundreds of years ago the Chinese made projects from it which they hardened with layers of lacquer. Paper Mache is great craft for all ages. Paper Mache is a great recycle craft. Paper-Mache masks use waste paper pulp as the basic raw material, sometimes combined with starch. The paper pulp is then given various forms and shapes, limited only by the imagination of the artist. A wooden mould, which applies pressure on the pulp shapes the pulp to form beautiful art items. Artists typically use this form of sculpture to form various figures and masks of men, women and Gods and Goddesses. Indian Paper-mache masks using wooden moulds give a very fine finish as compared to the tribal form of paper-mache sculpting which uses no moulds and hence are rough in finish.
Dance is the primeval expression of joy and wonder in any part of the world. In India all forms of art have a sacred origin and the inner experience of the soul finds its highest expression in music and dance... Indian classical dance...draws inspiration from stories depicting the life, ethics and beliefs of the Indian people... The Natya Shastra is the earliest Indian text in the history of performing arts. It was created by Lord Brahma...as a form of entertainment…
I would like to let you know that the dolls have been most happily received and are very, very beautiful. I felt a holiness even as I was unwrapping them (and they were wrapped most carefully!) A...
