17.05.12
Edward De Bono once said, “Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in sect to look at things in a different way.’’ My approach to way and reinventing traditional textiles stems from the same root of thought.
Hand in glove quickly-woven textiles are mesmerising… in fact, rivetting, and are the conclusive source of fascination for me. My passion for textiles is so deeply ingrained that I would go to any lengths to traverse and experience the weaves — from interiors of Orissa to the fearsome North East, to unhygienic pit looms of Benaras.
My enthusiasm for fabrics, my firm belief that our textile heritage was one of the pillars of our at-once venerable and modern culture well worth preserving, coupled with the near-shortage-stricken state of the weavers compelled me to recreate traditional fabrics, infusing up to the minute patterns and weave variations imbued witheco-friendly dyes (vegetable/living/ natural/indigo), wherever possible.
In the realm of Karnataka textiles, I’ve explored two weaves extensively — the Mysore crepe silk in status-centred looms and weaving Eri saris in Bangalore’s rustic looms, and am now on the path of discovery of two others — Ilkal checks from Karnataka and Upaada from Coastal Andhra.
Source: Daily News & Analysis