4 articles on "artisan"

Dokra Craft and Craftsmen of Bengal - Explore the Indigenous Folk Culture of India

There were groups of nomadic craftsmen or artisans dealing with metallurgical art using the lost wax technique, so popular in France, who were sporadically scattered in the tribal dominated mineral rich districts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jhar...

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Dokra Craft - What Are the Steps Involved in Giving Shape to Dokra Craft?

The process in which Dokra craft or Dhokra figurines are made is just fascinating. At first the Dokra craftsman will create a clay core, dry it and add designs, patterns, expressions, decorations and wax channels to that clay replica. Step # 1 The ...

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A Short Synopsis of the Skill Intensive Method of Lost Wax Used in Indian Brassware Dokra Craft

For those of you who are not familiar with Dokra craft, it is a kind of Indian handicraft that involves metal casting or metallurgical art form that makes use of the lost wax technique. Some of the seats of Dokra craft or Dhokra manufacturing units a...

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Give Thanks with Award Winning American Gourmet Cheese

Sure, you have heard of the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Grammys but did you know there are cheese competitions that honor gourmet cheese produced here in the United States and around the world? Cheese experts convene to blindly judge cheese by its app...

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