TD's family portraits

here are my favorites from last weekend's portrait shoot.

i'm pretty pleased with the results, especially given the fact that i was total an hour and half in their home. let me know what you think and if there is any which you like more.

tibetan artisans in bylakuppe - thanka paintings

and a visit to a thanka artist's studio

but before we proceed to the pics inside the studio, take a look at this house, does the name plate remind you of a lovable - phunsuk wangdu?

and now from the studio

the master - namgyal - shows a finished painting, framed as "thanka" - that which hangs.

showing with love

thanka palette

around the studio

tibetan artisans in bylakuppe - incense sticks

some pics from agarbatti (incense sticks) workshop. unfortunately i cant capture and share the wonderful spicy-floral smell the room was filled with.

 

 

 

and this picture is not what it looks like in the first appearance :) its what i saw when i stepped into their kitchen...

 

 

an interesting corner

 men at work.

tibetan artisans in bylakuppe - carpet weaving

last weekend when in bylakuppe, we also visited a few artisans who have made it their home.

our first visit was to a tibetan carpet weaving workshop. tibetan rugs are considered to be one of the finest quality carpets. here are a few glimpses.

dana's daughters. may be i should use this picture to illustrate "balance in composition" ;)

khaden - seat carpet

the colorful yarn comes together

master weaver at work. i wish id written down her name somewhere. i will update this blog as soon as im able to find that now.

and the magic gets woven...

she reads this graph..

and weaves this rug..

dechen with her loom.