Just a note at the beginning, this is NOT a workshop on glass painting. This is the original stained glass art where glass sheets are hand cut and soldered with lead and tin to make a piece of art. Tiffany-style lampshades and door and window panels are the best examples of this art form.
In the beginner’s workshop of stained glass you will learn basic and advanced (basically all forms) of scoring and cutting glass sheets. For an eg. straight line, curves, triangles, circles, and deeper circular cuts, etc. The next step would be grinding of the glass, then Foiling it and finally soldering it to make a two sun-catchers for your balcony/garden.Beaded wires and hooks will be provided along with your finished pieces. Although the practice cuts will be done on clear glass, we shall be using ONLY original colored imported glass for your finished piece.
Takeaway – 3 finished pieces.
Artist – Sarus from Glasshopper
Duration of the course – 1 day.
Day & Date – Sunday, 14th July
Time – 2pm – 7pm
Venue – The Madhatters garden, Old No 14 New No 6 Brahadambal Street Nungambakkam( Opp Kanchana Paati School)
Course fees – Rs 6500 (inclusive of all the material plus you take back the glass cutting tool with you along with your finished pieces.
Booking fee – Rs 500 (Balance to be paid at the venue)
THIS COURSE IS *NOT RECOMMENDED* TO WOMEN WHO ARE EXPECTING. PLEASE TAKE NOTE.
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)
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)
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)
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)
Natural dyeing and block printing – Beginners’ workshop in Bangalore
Nature is full of colours, colours so beautiful and captivating that men from early times have tried to capture its ephemeral beauty to decorate themselves and their homes as colour seem to speak the very language of the soul.
Art of traditional block printing on to cotton cloth is thought to have existed in India for over 4500 years. Evidence of the Indian craftsman’s unsurpassed skill with printed and dyed cotton cloth appears through out the history. They used complex techniques to achieve desired patterns, and they changed from place to place depending on the weather conditions and materials available. Each pattern, motif meant something and spoke of their identity.
The workshop will introduce you to the basics of hand block printing and dyeing using natural materials available around you. It will cover the following :
– Understanding natural dyes and its properties
– Understanding block printing practices in India
– Identifying locally available materials
– Preparing the fabric for dyeing and mordanting
– Practice dyeing using two local materials
– How to extract colours and how to use them as dye and colour paste
– Techniques of block printing, practice printing and printing on scarf to take home
– Post treatment of fabric
You will be introduced to the locally available ingredients that can be used for dyeing at the workshop. We will be making samples using two ingredients Manjistha and Katachu. Also you will get to carry Annatto seeds and Palash flowers to try at home.
Artist: Prajna Rajanna of MOTIFS OF THE EARTH
http://www.instagram.com/motifsoftheearth
Take Away: You will take home printed scarf and dyed fabric samples along with a ready to start beginner kit.
All materials will be provided at the Venue.
Date: 15th December 2019
Day: Sunday
Timing: 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm
Fee: Rs 3500
Booking Fee: Rs 500 (Balance of Rs 3000 can be paid at venue)
