Crafts Bazaar 2012, Valluvar Kottam, Chennai

Khurja Pottery from Uttar Pradesh

Cherial paintings and masks from The Nakash Artists of Cherial

The Nakash Artists of Cherial

Kantha embroidery

Khurja Pottery from Uttar Pradesh

Ceramic painting from Maharashtra

Handmade paper bells from Maharashtra

Tussar Patta painting

Kaavad box, a story telling tradition of Rajasthan

The Kaavad box fully extended

Wooden printing blocks used for producing border designs

Mithila paintings from Bihar

Mithila paintings from Bihar

Wooden printing blocks from New Delhi

Masland mat from West Bengal

Masland mats from West Bengal

Warli paintings from Maharashtra

Banni embroidery from Gujarat

Leather Jutti from Rajasthan

Traditional Andhra Pradesh scroll paintings

Banni embroidery from Gujarat

Wooden printing blocks from Andhra Pradesh

Wooden printing blocks from Andhra Pradesh

Chikankari embroidery from Uttar Pradesh

Toda tribal embroidery from Tamil Nadu

Kantha embriodery from West Bengal

Cotton wall hangings from Maharashtra

Picture of some of the wonderful crafts on show at The Crafts Council of India Crafts Bazaar 2012, held at Valluvar Kottam exhibition centre in Chennai as part of the Kaiwalam World Crafts Summit. With over a 150 artisans from across India, the Crafts Bazaar showed off India’s rich heritage of arts and crafts.

I couldn’t help but make a few small purchases, which included some cow bells made into a wind chime with amazing acoustics, a beautiful colourful geometric printed blanket and a few too many wooden printing blocks (they can go in my print room when I get back to UK!). I was tempted to buy one of the giant Khurja t-pots, but really couldn’t find a way to justify this purchase…

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