Design Resource
Decorative Pot - Kolkata
Flower vase
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Making Process
At Debanti Sen's workshop, decorative vases are made out of a clay vase. Taking the vase as a base structure, the artisan starts with the painting process. Here the body of the vase is painted with the intended color using acrylic paints and paintbrushes. Once the whole body is painted, it is left to dry for 20 to 30 minutes. Later the dried vase is comfortably held by the artisan to apply adhesives around the neck, followed by rolling of twine strings over them. It is taken care that more than eight rolls are made, and they are fitted tightly to the vase. After this, the artisan proceeds to the middle portion, where a decorative red stone is glued to the center portion for added beauty. Now artisan cuts a twine string into twelve pieces using scissors, and these pieces are attached to the vase in the shape of a flower using an adhesive. The same procedure is followed on the other end of the pot. Once done, black acrylic paint is applied to the center bead in the shape of a circle, thus completing the vase painting process.
