D'source Design Gallery on Craft Making

Design Gallery

Craft Making

An overview of the grinding machine used for cutting large blocks of stones.
The design is the drawn on the stone using a pencil, keeping proportions in mind.
The respective design is then carved out on the surface of the stone using a hammer and chisel.
The stone is then grinded to improve the surface texture by making it smoother.
The pillar is now complete to be set up.
If a large sculpture is to be carved out, the stone blocks are held together with the help of nails.
The blocks of stones yet to be carved.
The automated machine which transports large blocks of stones to ease the work for the artisans.
A sculpture of Ganesha carved out of stone.
Artisans carve out sculptures from both black and white stones likewise.
A handy sculpture carved out in black stone.
An intricately carved sculpture of Hanuman with many heads and hands.

An overview of the grinding machine used for cutting large blocks of stones.	The design is the drawn on the stone using a pencil, keeping proportions in mind.	The respective design is then carved out on the surface of the stone using a hammer and chisel.	The stone is then grinded to improve the surface texture by making it smoother.	The pillar is now complete to be set up.	If a large sculpture is to be carved out, the stone blocks are held together with the help of nails.
The blocks of stones yet to be carved.	The automated machine which transports large blocks of stones to ease the work for the artisans.	A sculpture of Ganesha carved out of stone.	Artisans carve out sculptures from both black and white stones likewise.	A handy sculpture carved out in black stone.	An intricately carved sculpture of Hanuman with many heads and hands.

Shivarpatna is a small village in the Taluk of malur of the district Kolar. Shivarpatna is renowned for its stone carved sculptures and idols in the country and abroad. Shivarapatna is synonymous with the word sculpture with approximately 300 families engaged in it. People from many parts of the country and from all over the world pour into the village to buy sculptures. Giving the age-old art its traditional importance, the artisans of Shivarapatna have kept it alive for so long and the government has breathed a new life into the old skills. Stone carving is an ancient activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. Owing to the permanence of the material, evidence can be found that even the earliest societies indulged in some form of stone work. The artisans of Shivarpatna keep this art alive with perseverance and sincerity.

The stone blocks are first cut into smaller pieces to ease the work for the artisans. The design to be carved is drawn with pencil first and then the design is carved out using hammer and chisel. The carved out surface is then grinded using a grinding machine to improve the surface texture of the sculpture and smoothen it. The completed sculpture is ready to be marketed.