Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate gond as though the scene had

as though the scene had been carved into temple relief rather than painted onto scroll

that watercolour painting sits inside a laser-cut jaali frame in rose pink

and this fusion of a traditional form with a bold contemporary palette makes it feel current rather than purely decorative

What is the story behind Gangaur Dolls

so the exact placement of the leaf and vine details will vary slightly from piece to piece

Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate gond as though the scene hadTwo peacocks face each other at the centre of a riot of colour, their tails dissolving into swirling, symmetrical patterns that fill the entire plate a design rooted in Tholu Bommalata, the shadow puppetry tradition of Andhra Pradesh. Traditionally, Tholu Bommalata puppets were made from painted leather and lit from behind to tell epic stories in village performances, and that same bold, high contrast visual language carries through here in paint.