Freehand Kolam
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Another casually done freehand kolam with my usual design at the centre and extended with lines and curves as an effort to make the kolam look…
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Vinns· Dec 18, 2013
A sacred compendium of morning threshold rituals, mathematical Sikku knots, and ceremonial floor art curated by traditional artist Vinns.
Another casually done freehand kolam with my usual design at the centre and extended with lines and curves as an effort to make the kolam look…
A 17x17 dot sikku kolam done at my inlaws place. I tried to click a photo before the neighbour's farm animals and chickens made their way to their…
A simple freestyle kolam done in rangoli style. With a four petal flower in the centre surrounded with hearts filled with checkers inside and fringes…
A 21 dot sikku kolam done with kola powder on a windy day. A creation which was directly copied from the book to the floor without any rehearsals
A small and simple freestyle kolam done on the spot which took 5 minutes to draw. I trust its not a surprise to finish this kolam within 5 minutes, I…
Another creation from my "vacation kolam collection", copied from my mother's old note book. This is a 19-11 dot interlaced pattern with a celtic…
A simple freehand kolam with my favourite eight petaled flower in the centre. I have done some shading work with colours, pink and purple. Again this…
A 15-9 dotted kolam with interlaced pattern. I liked this kolam for the sikku strand forming a star shape around the centre flower. Tried my level…
Again a spur of the moment freehand kolam. To begin, I drew a star and started to extend the kolam by adding border and details around it. Drawing on…
A small star freehand kolam with extensions around. I didn't plan for a dot kolam and went ahead with a freehand. Took a minute to decide the…
This is a 6x6 dot kolam with extra dots on corners. I'll try to upload a dot template later. The size of kolam can be increased by adding the below…
A sikku kolam with 27 Dots, the highest dot count I have ever tried. Gargantuan to me. I haven't tried kolam with more than 11 dots, but in this…