Bloom & Grow is conducting a 5-day art program that includes an introduction to Indian folk as well as contemporary art forms.
The five-day program is designed for beginners and the following will be included:
1. Day 1 – Gond Art on Pots/Canvas
Participants will learn Gond art form and its different methods will be explained in detail. Get familiar with Gond as an art form. Learn about its story, grammar, colors, and special characteristics. The day will be about doing pretty pots with the Gond Art. Participants may also choose to do the art form on canvas.
2. Day 2 – Lippan Art
Mud and Mirror work (also known as Lippan Kaam) is a traditional craft of Kutch, Gujarat. Learn to work with clay and mirrors on canvas and create a beautiful art piece. What more, one can also do walls in Lippan.
3. Day 3 – Bottle Painting with Neon Colors
Learn to paint glass bottles with bright neon colors and use them as beautiful home deco
4. Day 4 – Impasto Painting
Impasto is a technique used in painting, where the paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers so that brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. When dry, impasto provides texture. Layer up a canvas with vibrant tube paints, and use a brush to make your artwork pop.
5. Day 5 – Woodcut
Woodcut is among the oldest printmaking techniques and continues to be a strong graphic tradition today. This workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve your own block and print from your own relief woodblocks. You will explore carving techniques to obtain a range of texture, depth, and dramatic contrast to create strong visual statements in your artwork.
Participants will do woodcut on 2 coasters.
The art program is open to anyone who loves to learn and create and is over 10 years of age.
Day & Date: Monday, 27th May to Friday, 31st May
Time: 10.30 am -1.00 pm
Fee: Rs 3500 for all 5 days (includes all material)
Rs 1000 per day (in case only attending 1/2/3 days)
Venue: Bloom & Grow, Koramangala
Mural Art- weekday workshop for beginners in Bangalore
A Mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other permanent surface. A distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.
Within the two and a half hours, the workshop will help the participants to create from scratch mural artworks which are ready to placed in their living rooms. The participants will be creating air-dry clay works (murals) on mounted canvas which would then be gently painted over using Acrylic paints.
In this workshop, participants will learn-
1. Understanding and appreciating mural art
2. Choosing the subject of choice for the artwork
3. Preparing the air dry clay and other required materials
4. Sculpting the clay
5. Coloring the artwork using acrylic paints and
6. Editing and final touches
Artist- Hansa Nyati. She is a Jaipur based artist and works on a variety of mediums ranging from oil paintings to bronze sculptures. Recently, a majority of her works have been home-decor items inspired by tribal art and nature-inspired motifs. She runs a a very engaging art page called Hansraj creations – https://www.facebook.com/hansrajcreations/. All her recent works and their DIY videos can be seen on this page.
Workshop details:
All the materials will be provided at the venue.
Date- 23th/24th/25th April 2019
Day- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Time- 11:30 AM – 2 PM
Fee- Rs 1300 per person for one day (Includes all materials – mounted canvas, air-dry clay and acrylic paints)
Rs 3500 per person for all three days
Booking fee- Rs 500 per person (Balance to be paid at the venue)
Venue- Bloom and Grow, Koramangala.
Please note: After each day’s workshop, you would have a mural art piece ready which you can decorate at home. If a participant comes for three days, he / she would have created three mural pieces of her choice.
Mosaic is a decorative art of creating patterns on a surface by setting small coloured piece of glass, title or marble.
In this workshop participants will be directed step by step from preparing a wooden cardboard till they finish painting the joint sealant and will also be guided to create design, cutting glass, assembling and grouting.
Join this workshop learn all the topics and techniques required to create a mosaic mirror, a functional home decor to adorn your homes.
Artist – Nagashree
Take Away – A beautiful 10/14 inch mirror handcrafted by you.
All the materials will be provided
Date: 29th March, 2020
Day: Sunday
Timing: 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Fee: Rs 2200 per person (Inclusive of all material)
Booking fee: Rs 500 per person (Balance of Rs 1700 to be paid at the venue)
Five Day Art Program – Introduction to Folk and Contemporary Art
Bloom & Grow is conducting a 5-day art program that includes an introduction to Indian folk as well as contemporary art forms.
The five-day program is designed for beginners and the following will be included:
1. Day 1 – Madhubani on Pots
Participants will learn Madhubani art form and its different methods will be explained in detail. Get familiar with Madhubani as an art form. Learn about its story, grammar, colors, motifs, and special characteristics. The day will be about doing pretty pots with the Madhubani Art.
2. Day 2 – Lippan Art
Mud and Mirror work (also known as Lippan Kaam) is a traditional craft of Kutch, Gujarat. Learn to work with clay and mirrors on canvas and create a beautiful art piece. What more, one can also do walls in Lippan
3. Day 3 – Stamp Making
Carve a design into a unique rubber stamp with simple, easy-to-follow techniques totally from scratch. Get comfortable with tools and learn how to carve your own re-usable rubber stamps. By the end of the day, we will know how to print using self designed stamps.
5. Day 4 – Impasto Painting
Impasto is a technique used in painting, where the paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers so that brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. When dry, impasto provides texture. Layer up a canvas with vibrant tube paints, and use a brush to make your artwork pop.
4. Day 5 – Woodcut
Woodcut is among the oldest printmaking techniques, and continues to be a strong graphic tradition today. This workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve your own block and print from your own relief woodblocks. You will explore carving techniques to obtain a range of texture, depth, and dramatic contrast to create strong visual statements in your artwork.
Participants will do woodcut on 2 coasters.
The art program is open to anyone who loves to learn and create and is over 10 years of age.
Date- 15th March to 19th March
Day- Monday- Friday
Time- 10.30am -1pm
Fee:- Rs 3500 for all 5 days (includes all material)
Rs 1000 per day (in case only attending 1/2/3 days)
Woodcut is among the oldest printmaking techniques, and continues to be a strong graphic tradition today. This workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve your own block and print from your own relief woodblocks. You will explore carving techniques to obtain a range of texture, depth, and dramatic contrast to create strong visual statements in your artwork. We will also study examples from history expression.
In this workshop, You will learn –
1.To carve woodblocks safely using different techniques of mark making
2.To print your woodblocks by hand (minimum 3)
3.Gain a brief understanding of the history of the development of the woodcut
Fee – Rs 1800 per participant (Including all materials)
Booking fee – Rs 500 per person(Balance Rs 1300 need to be paid at the Venue)
Venue – Bloom & Grow, Koramangala, Bangalore
Note: Participants need to register by paying the booking amount and balance at the venue. Alternatively, you can pay full fees online. Please note DO NOT pay both booking fees and full fees.
Mould making and resin casting workshop in Bangalore – by Jasmine Siddiqui
Learn to make your own moulds. Gather all your tiny embellishments anMould making and resin casting workshop by Jasmine Siddiqui d make moulds out of them. Isn’t that fun????
Wait there is more to it… you can then make as many embellishments as you want at the most nominal investment.
No tools no machine needed..!!!
Carry back your handmade moulds and resin Embellishments!!!
Believe me there is no end to this… Its gonna be complete fun creating your own moulds and embellishments.
DISCLAIMER – NOT MEANT FOR PREGNANT LADIES AND KIDS
Bloom and Grow is hosting a macrame pot holder workshop on Saturday, August 10th. Macrame pot holders are
perfect and beautiful way to have plants adorn our space. Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting (rather than weaving or knitting) techniques.
Macramé can be done with cotton twine, linen, hemp, jute, leather, yarn, wool or even ripped t-shirts, essentially any kind of cord!
What we will do:
Starting with basics, you will craft an original piece using brown jute ropes or white thread.
Artist/ Instructor: Priya Shankar
Date: 10th August, 2019
Day: Saturday
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
Fee: Rs 1200 (Includes all material)
Booking fee: Rs 500 (Balance amount of Rs 700 to be paid at venue)
Learn the Art of real soap making – Natural Handmade Soaps with celebrity consultant, Soap Manufacturing Consultant, Certified Perfumer and Aroma Therapist – Neetha Bhoopalam.
By the end of the 5-hour exhaustive workshop, one is competent enough to set up a small-scale handcrafted natural soaps, body bar business.
The workshop goes much beyond learning the melt and pour soap process. The course content includes learning:
Cold Process Soaps with Infusions – Natural Colorants, Micas, Pigments
Hot Process Soaps
Textured soaps
Relaxing Body Bars
Goat Milk Soaps, Glycerin soaps with Bases (VEGAN SOAPS)
Kids Favorite Bars
Learn about using Aromatherapy Oils and Fragrance Oils.
Take back all the samples that you create along with a recipe handout.
Date: 27th January 2023
Day: Friday
Time: 12 noon to 5 pm
Fee: Rs 5500 per person (Inclusive of all material)
Venue: Jayanagar
The workshop would be for a small group of a maximum of 5 people. Limited seats are available.
Please do WhatsApp us 99000 52747 for any further details or clarifications.
Glass Bottle cutting & Lamp Making workshop in Bangalore for Beginners
Cutting glass bottles is fun, easy and good for the environment. We will Upcycle/Recycle glass bottles into a beautiful electric lamp that can accessorize your home.
In the workshop, participants will learn the following:
– How to score the glass
– How to cut glass by stressing it
– How to smooth glass and grind it
Finally, participants will make lamps from the cut glass bottle
Please bring 3 round glass cleaned bottles with you – Please bring at least one beer bottle.
Remove labels from all bottles – To remove labels from bottles, dip the bottles in soapy water overnight. Once the label comes off, any sticky residue can be scrubbed off with soap and a scrubber.
Date: 28th March, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Fees: Rs 1500 per person (including all materials)
Booking Fee: Rs 500 per person (Balance of Rs 1000 to be paid at venue)
Decoupage Bottle Art – Beginner workshop in Bangalore
Adoring bottle art for some time now? Thought you can’t paint like this. What if we tell you it is not painted and you don’t need any prior experience in art/craft to create one such “artifact” on your own.
Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing tissues onto it in combination with special paint effects and other decorative elements. You would learn fundamentals of decoupage and the easy crackle effect. Decoupage with napkins and printed paper would not just be easy and simple but fun as well.
A simple and effective means to recycle empty bottles is to decoupage them. In this session, you will learn all the tricks to transform glass bottles into easy and inexpensive home decor. These can be used as vases or simply as home decor accents.
Take away – an eclectic home decor display to add vibrancy to your room or your living. An ideal gift that you can make, gift and surprise ever.
Date – 21st September
Day – Saturday
Time – 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM
Fee – Rs 1500 per participant (includes all material costs)
Booking fee – Rs. 500 per person(Balance of amount of Rs 1000 need to be paid at the Venue)
Soft Pastel workshop – Beginner workshop in Bangalore
Pastels are fun, and versatile! Pastel drawings and paintings glow with an intensely luminous color and rich texture.
Soft pastels are easily blendable, and can be blended with fingers, a blending stump, or a cloth. Unlike the process of painting, the colors are mixed directly on the paper and the colors that are produced, are wonderfuly intense.
With a lot of notable artists making soft pastels as their primary medium, considering that they are fun to use, just like a chalk!
So come explore the brilliant colors and just dive right in without needing paintbrushes, solvents or a palette.
About the artist
Born and brought up in Bangalore, Aliya has been passionate about art, since she was a kid. She has conducted various art exhibitions and workshops.
Colors have always made her happy, that took her to Chitrakala parishad where she has done courses on various art techniques and that’s where she stumbled upon the beauty of soft pastels and the vibrancy of this medium of art.
To know more about the various mediums that Aliya deal with, the link mentioned above as co-host will give you more details on the same.
Day & Date – Saturday, 31st March
Time – 2.30pm -5.30pm
Fee – Rs 1500 (inclusive of all taxes and material costs)
This is also a good intorduction on soft pastels for the children in the summers. Any child above 8 years can be a part of this workshop
Gond Art – A Two-day workshop celebrating Folk Arts of India
Gond Art, a traditional folk art of the Gond community, is a mystical art form that is created by putting together dots and lines. The GOND paintings are an offering in the workship of nature and a mode of seeking protection and warding evil from the house. The Gond community is one of India’s largest indigenous communities and their art is the expression of their everyday quest of life.
– Introduction to the tribal GOND ART
– Fundamentals of GOND
– The creation of fine lines, dots & dashes
– Participants will work on an A3 sized canvas with acrylic colors
Come bare hands and go with a piece of art and one-of-a-kind experience. Everything you learn at the 7 hours workshop will be techniques you can repeat at home.
Day & Date – Saturday, March 10th & Sunday, March 11th
Time – 2.30pm -6.30pm
Fee – Rs 4000 (includes all material costs and taxes)
Venue – Bloom & Grow, Koramangala
Bloom & Grow presents an exhaustive course on screen printing in collaboration with Lets Ink. Master the art of Screen printing as you Learn the complete process of screen printing. You would be able to print your own t-shirts, saris, bed linens, gift wraps, coasters, gift bags, envelopes, visiting cards & much more by the end of the workshop.
Course content:
Meshing the screen
Making the stencil
Photo emulsion process
DIY exposing box
Multi-screen printing
Multi-colour printing
Seamless printing
Printing on fabric
Printing on paper
Bring along T-shirts or stoles to try your print on.
Date: 27th and 28th February, 2020
Day: Thursday and Friday
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Fee: Rs 6500 (Inclusive of all material & a kit worth Rs 2000 and lifelong access to 500+ designs for you to get started)
Booking Fee: Rs 500 per person (Balance amount of Rs 6000 to be paid at venue)
