Hand-building Pottery – Beginners Workshop in Bangalore
Indulge yourself in some clay time. Beat the heat with some cool clay play. Here is a much-awaited pottery workshop on Hand-building with Clay.
The workshop includes basic techniques like pinching, coiling and slab making. Hand-building pottery is the basic start one needs to learn in order to work with clay as a hobby or profession. Connecting with the clay and understanding different forms will give more exposure to building bigger articles. Before you start using the wheel, basic hand-building is very important.
Workshop schedule includes –
1. Understanding clay
2. Understanding of how the raw clay is processed to a usable article
3. Pinching method
4. Coil method
5. Slab making method
6. Drying and firing methods(theory only)
7. Paints, varnish n glazing methods(theory only)
This hand-building pottery session covers the different methods of working with clay.
In this workshop, participants will learn the art of moulding easy and beautiful hand built articles.
Pottery also plays an important role in one’s health and is also used as a form of therapy. Working with clay helps –
To bring out your creative thought process
Is Meditative in nature
Improves focus and instills calmness
Improves Motor skills
Age: 8 & above
Date: 21st February 2020 Day: Sunday Time: 3 pm to 6 pm Fee: Rs 1500 (Including all materials) Venue: Bloom and Grow, Koramangala
Booking fee – Rs 500+taxes (Balance can be paid during the workshop)
Participants are restricted in no. to ensure covid protocols.
Introduction to Millets workshop:
The course includes introduction to millets in Indian foods, importance of using millets in diet, cooking millets in innovative and tasty ways .Millets are traditional grains which are used very sparingly these days. Millets are highly rich in proteins ,fibre and minerals and are least allergenic , soothing and easy to digest. Research shows incorporating Millets in you diet help managing a number of diseases .
Learn how to make easy dishes and incorporate millets in your daily diet.
1. Finger millet rainbow Buddha bowl
2. Pearl millet Greek salad
3. Kodo millet Coconut rice
4. Little millet Saffron phirni .
About the Trainer:
Shefali is a Holistic health coach, nature cure specialist, food and wellness blogger through her Instagram handle @hoppingontoes. She conducts easy, healthy and raw food workshops.
Day & Date: Saturday, 3rd October
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (IST)
Venue: Online session on zoom
Fee: Rs 600 per person (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Everyday Cooking Session for a Stronger Gut – Online Workshop
For optimum health, we need a good digestive system. These days most of our good gut bacteria gets damaged due to a faulty lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, certain medications specially antibiotics. Probiotics are live bacterias and yeast that are good for our digestive system. They keep your gut healthy and restore the natural balance of bacteria in the gut. Our traditional food included many probiotic recipes that have been forgotten over the years. We will be revisiting them and the importance of maintaining a good gut system through this workshop.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP :
In this workshop you will learn why they are necessary and why you need to make your own probiotics. Participants will be directed step by step how to prepare their own probiotics at home very easily and understand the ways in which they can ensure they maintain a stronger gut system.
LEARN TO MAKE :
– Cabbage Sauerkraut
– Beetroot Kvaas
– Fermented rice drink
– Fermented curd rice salad
About the Trainer:
Shefali is a Holistic health coach, nature cure specialist, food and wellness blogger through her Instagram handle @hoppingontoes. She conducts easy, healthy and raw food workshops.
Day & Date: Sunday,16th August
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 500 per person (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Venue: Online Session on Zoom
Doodle Art – Four Day Online Workshop for Beginners
A Doodle is a drawing made while a persons attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines,generally from the paper, in which case it is usually called a “Scribble”..
Doodling is often incorporated into art therapy, allowing its users to slow down, focus and de stress.
Course Content:
1) Scribbling, line art, Shapes
2) Doodle Character drawing
3) Doodle objects, animals, travel drawing
4) Composition of doodle art
5) Doodle Typography lettering
A) Importance of scribbling and learning the benefits of basic shapes, line work, and fillers
B) Drawing character emotions and expressions –
how to draw face shapes,
how to draw eyes,
how to draw nose,
how to draw mouth / lips
how to draw different interesting hairstyles
C) learn to OBSERVE things around and draw….
how to doodle objects
how to doodle plants and animals
how to doodle travel diary.
D) Composition of an artwork based on a theme.
E) How to draw letters in doodle techniques
Learn to make letters communicative
Make an impressive artwork.
KEEP DOODLING !!!
The 4 day course will also involve practice sheets as homework and feedback on the participant’s individual work.
Materials Required:
– Drawing book/Sheets of paper
– Pencil & eraser
– Micro tip pens/ Gel pans/ Fine tip marker (Optional)
Age Group: Adults & Children above 9 Years
Date: 28th, 29th November & 5th, 6th December
Day: Saturdays and Sundays
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 2000 per person (Inclusive of GST and Convenience charges)
Venue: Online session on Zoom
About Bloom and Grow:
Bloom & Grow facilitates artist-led virtual and offline workshops for individuals and for corporates across the world.
Kawai doodling with Friends – Friendship Day special with Baagmoy
Baagmoy, a 13 year old doodler will take us into his world of doodling with Kawai doodles. Baagmoy creates his own doodles and enjoys the versatility of Kawai doodling.
Join in with your friends and create an artwork along with them celebrating Friendship Day.
Dreamcatcher & Macrame Key chain Making Online Workshop
Upcycle, recycle and reuse!
We bring you a workshop that let’s you do all the above!
Join us for this workshop with Agrima from The Square Knot!
In this workshop, each of you will learn how to make a dreamcatcher & Macrame Key chain for your beautiful homes!
Materials for Dreamcatcher::
– A ring(wooden/metal)
– A thin yarn (wool, temple thread , any 2-3mm thick yarn)
– some old fabric cuttings (use old dupattas)
– some feathers, beads (optional)
– any decorative material you have around the house!
Materials for Macrame Keychain: -Keychain Ring (old/new)
-A good pair of scissors
-Yarn, 3mm thickness
(go creative here, some examples: macrame yarn, cord, jute rope, temple thread, wool, fabric strips-1inch wide)
-Hardbound book and tape for support
And you are good to go!
Let’s make something beautiful for out homes, shall we!?
Day & Date: Sunday, 9th August
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 500 (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Venue: Online session on Zoom
Mosaic is a decorative art of creating picture/ patterns on a surface by setting small pieces of stone, marble, tile or glass.
Mosaic coasters are small pieces of art that brighten up spaces. They’re tough, resist water and are attractive. If you combine them with a little creativity you’re all set for a functional home decor piece to adorn your home or gift. This is also a fun DIY project without much technicality.
About the workshop:
In this workshop, participants will be directed step by step from preparing a wooden cardboard/mdf coaster till they finish painting the joint sealant and will also be guided to create design, cutting glass, assembling and grouting.
Materials needed:
– Mdf coasters
– Glass mosaic tiles
– Gesso or white acrylic colour
– Fevicol
– POP or modelling paste or grouting powder
– Acrylic colors
– Varnish/ Chalk Paints
Links to buy materials online can be sent on request. All materials available on amazon too.
Do ping us on 7259280949 or 9900052747
Takeaway – 2 coasters.
Date: 9th August
Day: Sunday
Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 600 (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Venue: Online session on Zoom
Doodle Art – Two Day Online Workshop for Beginners
“From mindless drawings to meaningful patterns”
As we all know, Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines in which case it is usually called a Scribble. As much as we think that doodle can be done mindlessly, guidance into making meaningful patterns out of the scribbles take doodling to a whole new level.
Doodling is often incorporated into art therapy, allowing its users to slow down, focus and de-stress.
Popular kinds of doodles include cartoon versions of teachers, companions in a school , invented fictional beings, landscapes, geometric patterns, textures, or phallic scenes. Most people who doodle often remake the same shape or types of doodles throughout their lifetime.
What you will learn?
a) Study of line patterns
b) Character doodles
d) Object doodling
e) Doodle letterings
f) Composition of doodling artwork
The 2 day course will also involve practice sheets as homework and feedback on the participant’s individual work.
Materials Required:
– Drawing book/Sheets of paper
– Pencil & eraser
– Micro tip pens
Age Group: Adults & Children above 9 Years
Date: 25th & 26th July
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 850 (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Venue: Online session on Zoom
Wood Grain Effect – Online Workshop with Tanvi Shah
Wouldn’t it be lovely to create a natural wood grain finish on any surface. You will learn exactly that using wood graining tools as well as without using the tool. You will also learn to use stencils for this. This technique may be applied to walls, table tops & decoupage bases too.
Stepping Into Your Power – Three Days Online Session with Divya Jain
Stepping into your Power is a unique program aimed at self-discovery, designed specially for women. What does healthy personal power feel like?
At some point in our lives we have all felt powerless in the face of circumstances or other people.
Do I have permission to be powerful?
Through this program empower yourself to live the life that feels right for you – acknowledging your needs and desires without self-doubt or guilt, making choices without conforming to the expectations of others. Because YOU are worth it!
About the trainer:
Divya Jain is a healer and a transformational coach. She truly believes in the inside out approach for personal growth. Divya brings a unique perspective on communication, interpersonal relationships and group dynamics through her long and varied experiences in theater, the corporate world and in her own spiritual pursuits. She finds great joy and deep fulfilment in being a guide and fellow traveler on journeys of self-discovery. She is a trained counselor and is certified in NLP at the Masters level. She has also trained in Inner child healing, rebirthing breathwork and energy healing under various teachers.
Date: 4th,11th & 18th July (3 Saturday continuous session, cannot be taken independently as one session)
Day: Saturdays
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm (IST)
Venue: Online session on zoom
Fee: Rs 2000 per person (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
For Registration & more details contact +919448481580
Madhubani Painting Masterclass – Two day online workshop
Learn Madhubani paintings in the traditional authentic form with Master artist, Vidushini Prasad in a 2-day online class.
About Madhubani: Madhubani Painting originated from Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar. The paintings are drawn in accordance with a fixed theme and accordingly, symbols, lines, patterns are drawn. These paintings mostly depict nature and religious motifs and the themes generally depict deities, nature, fishes, peacock etc. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and the religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted. The paintings can be done on handmade paper, canvas, dupattas, stoles etc.
About the workshop: Get introduced to the Madhubani art form and learn various styles of this folk art- Bharani and Kachani styles. Learn about its story, grammar, colors, motifs, and special characteristics. We will be learning Madhubani patterns and then make an art form in the workshop. Madhubani paintings are preferably made on handmade paper. However, you may use a thick drawing sheet for this workshop. Keep acrylic colors and brushes handy and you are good to start your journey with Madhubani. You will be given design options to choose from.
Materials needed –
Acrylic colours
Paint brushes no 2 & 3
Thick paper
Pencil, Eraser, Ruler
Carbon paper
Palette, Cloth & Water Container.
Any Black Pen ( Waterproof)
About the Trainer:
Vidushini Prasad is a Bengaluru-based Madhubani (Mithila) artist whose roots are in Bihar, the state where Madhubani paintings originated. She has been teaching the art for several years and is an empaneled artist of Ministry of Textile, Govt. of India.
Vidushini’s work has been exhibited at several Art Galleries including Renaissance Art Gallery (Bangalore), David Hall Art Gallery, Fort Kochi, Eka Lifestyle, Bangalore, Genesis Art Gallerie.
Some of Vidushini’s exclusive work are also available on Novica, a National Geographic partner site, which connects Artisans to a global marketplace of socially conscious customers. Print version of some of her work in form of various products are also available on FineArtAmerica, a platform that has revolutionized the way that artwork is bought and sold around the world.
Vidushini Prasad has authored a book on Madhubani Art which is a ready reference of art forms and how they are done, sold, exported and marketed abroad. Her painting ‘A Celebration of Life’ was chosen as the theme image for the Lok Sangeet Sammelan, organised by India Habitat Center in August 2015
Date: 4th and 5th July, 2020
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm (IST)
Fee: Rs 1300 per person (Inclusive of GST and convenience charges)
Venue: Online session on zoom
HOLI- a festival that celebrates native colours that surrounds us and brings us closer to the natural world and lets us be sensitive to the subtle changes. To rejoice and be grateful for all the hard work of a good harvest through playful use of petals, leaves and roots and welcome the onset of spring.
Historically flowers and nature’s discards were used to rejuvenate the skin and embrace the body to the climatic changes. Modern living has changed the essence of the festival from plant colors to bright neon colors and chemical pigments that take away more from our skin than add to it.
MUUYEE as a brand practices slow and sustainable lifestyle, where we believe that every discard has its own purpose. We welcome you to a Holi that will leave you refreshed and glowing and makes sure that no chemical harm is done to you or to mother Earth.
We would be creating our own colour recipes from humble ingredients like turmeric, neem leaves, rose and marigold petals that would be ground together with the goodness of chickpea flour. (Besan)
Content of the workshop:
This workshop will be a colour journey to see hues of Red, Green and yellow coming to life with living ingredients. A dedicated station for each colour would be created, were in the participants can explore hands on how to make their own Holi hues.
Participants will get to explore their own recipes of natural Holi colors that can be mixed and used. The workshop will end with each participant taking back a set of three colors to play Holi with their loved ones in the most natural and organic way possible.
Take Away: A set of 3 Holi colours.
Date: 7th March, 2020
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Fee: Rs 1500 per person (Inclusive of materials)
Booking Fee: Rs 500 per person (Balance amount of Rs 1000 to be paid at venue)
Venue: Bloom & Grow, Koramangala
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.
A unique one of its kind wall decor made from scrap pine wood
In this project you learn to do multiple techniques related to wood distressing
1. Basic decoupage of rice paper or tissue
2. Wood distressing and dry brushing
3. Creating depth to each blick using angular brush
4. Wood burning technique and color washing
5. Stamping on wood with archival inks
6. Distressed stenciling on wood
7. Shadow stenciling on wood
8. Wood staining
And finally sealing it to a beautiful wall decor that lasts for years to come.
Artist: Rupa Swaminathan
Take Away: Scrap wood block panel of size 2*2 ft.
Date – 22nd March, 2020
Day – Sunday
Time – 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Fee – Rs 3500 per person (Includes all materials)
Booking fee – Rs 500 per person (Balance amount of Rs 3000 to be paid at the venue)
Venue – Bloom and Grow, Koramangala
Ceramic Mural Art – Two days Module for Beginners in Bangalore
Bloom and Grow is conducting a 2-day workshop on ceramic mural art. Ceramic mural is extremely popular when it involves home decoration and creating new art. You will enjoy playing with clay and creating different textures and using various techniques to finally make an A2 sized mural art.
In the guided step by step workshop,
-Learn how to apply ceramic clay on canvas board to get 3D mural effect
-How to prepare clay paste
-Learn how to use knife, brushes and cone to make ceramic clay mural
-Learn how to paint with oil colours above mural work
Take Away: You will take your finished designer mural art (A2 size).
Date: 4th and 5th April, 2020
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Time: 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Fees: Rs 2500 per person (Includes materials)
Booking: Rs 500 per person (Balance amount of Rs 2000 to be paid at venue)
Venue: Bloom and Grow, Koramangala
