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Summary
This workshop includes 2 days of sessions on Mithila Painting for young adults who are interested in learning about this art form. The workshop includes introductory courses designed for the beginners level and intermediate level participants.
Goal: The overall goal of this workshop is to introduce the interested art enthusiast to learn the folk art forms of Mithila painting which is majorly practiced by women in the southern part of Nepal and Bihar side of India. We want to share the basic forms of this painting and make them familiar with some of the art pratice.
Sharing Points at the 1st day of class:
Form of folk art practiced majorly by women of Nepal (southern side) and India (Bihar)
Mithila art/Madhubani art- 2D, simple patterns, symmetrical motifs,
Handed over from one generation of women to other
Story-telling- Women telling stories of each other, personal narratives
Religious practice- in festivals, myths, religion
Floor, walls, clothes, papers, clay pots, bamboo artifacts
Traditionally- natural pigments (flowers/herbs/leaves) for color, bamboo’s kimchi, rice batter
Mithila Art Workshop in collaboration with Junkiri, The Feminist Library
Basic Course
Day 1 Activity: Mithila Flowers and Tree motifs
Duration: 4 hrs (30 min break)
(Shall we do 2 hrs pen and markers- 2 hrs paint and brush?)
Goal: Introduce to the mithila art (See the sharing points above). Learn about the various motifs of flowers, trees and borders in the mithila painting.
Activity: Pencil Drawings of the motifs from samples and finish with marker pens/shine pens. The students would be given sample paintings and would be asked to copy them. The facilitators will explain them about the motifs of flowers and tree and techniques required for the drawing.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes (Before the Session)
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Arrange the pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser, scale, paper, marker pens/shine pens
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Arrange the samples
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Registration?
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Set a space for the activity
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Arrange the samples
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Arrange material for PP presentation
Duration: 8 hours [4 hrs per day (30 mins break)]
Days: 6th to 7th of July, 2024 (2 days)
Time: 09:00 am to 01:00 pm
Requirements: Adult Art Enthusiasts (Beginners to Intermediate)
Location: Junkiri Feminist Library, Taha Galli, Kathmandu
The 2 days session includes these basic courses:
Mithila Flowers and trees- 1st day - line work- colour markers+marker pens
Mithila Animal and Border motifs- 2nd day- colour markers+marker pens
Materials: Newsprint paper, Indian Cartridge, A4 size paper, pencil, sharpener, eraser, markers pen (Black+Red), scale, Sample paintings (Prepared by Sapana and Pallavi).
painting brushes, acrylic paint, poster colors, color palette,
Day 2 Activity: Mithila Animal and Border motifs
Duration: 4 hrs (30 min break)
(Shall we do 2 hrs pen and markers- 2 hrs paint and brush?)
Goal: Introduce different motifs and patterns used in the animal motif (fish, elephant, snake) of Mithila painting. The facilitators will explain them about the motifs and the techniques required for the drawing.
Activity: Pencil Drawings of the motifs from samples and finish with marker pens/shine pens. The students would be given sample paintings and would be asked to copy them. The facilitators will explain them about the motifs and the techniques required for the drawing.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
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Arrange the pen, pencil, sharpener, scale, erasure, paper, marker pens/shine pens
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Arrange the samples
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Set a space for the activity
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