Twilight Vacations

In my last post I explained about   How to create Papier Mâché within some informative clear photos as they do it traditionally in Kashmir.Though I liked what the two masters were doing but still couldn't understand why this art was a Heritage of Kashmir until our guide Ejaz opened a simple door and suddenly I found myself in another world! You could find loads of different shapes with diversity of colors and designs and they were all made of waste papers! Amazing!  The most important characteristic of these Handicrafts is, they are not only outstandingly beautiful but also so light and even resistant to water! you can see how I'm holding some big items which they weighed not more than 200 grams ! At last I bought one piece for myself which I really love it and whenever I look at it,it reminds me of beautiful Kashmir and its simple but kind and hardworking craftsmen! Give this to me and I will be super happy You can see all the Kashmiri st...

Papier Mâché is a delicate decorative art which is resistant to water as well as being so light made from waste papers.This art flourished in Kashmir in the 17th Century. But it was Syed Ali Hamadani (lived in 13th century), a Persian famous Sūfī who  brought almost 80 artisans from Persia including, painters, silversmiths, carpenters, carpet makers with him to teach and employ the Kashmiris who were then so poor. Iranians might have learned the art from French or Italians though.Because this art has been existed in Italy in 13th century but French are the ones who invented the Papier Mâché boxes and later on they became the potential Papier Mâché buyers from Kashmir . I could see loads of Persian designs from floral to birds on the Papier Mâché pieces and I became so excited to see that as an Iranian girl! Apparently later on, this art got highly favored  by Mughal Emperors and you can see their influence on the design of the handicrafts as well. The cra...

I was brought to a place in the" Dal lake " where there was some house boats full of Artifacts! I was all shocked! I love wooden handcrafts and Kashmir people are just masters in this case in my eyes!  I also saw a man doing Papier Mâché .Kashmir people really are masters of this art as well!  They produce the nicest Kashmir shawls and precious stone jewelry as well! They have loads of beautiful gardens, too! In one word,Kashmir was a land of beauty and art for me! And this beautiful wooden ship! loads of beautiful paper mache artifacts! Gosh,I loved this Kashmiri dress! How do I look in this Kashmiri dress? I finally bought this Kashmiri Shawl! How happy I was in this amazing Kashmiri dress! Yes,I know how to weave a carpet! Do you like this carpet? Beautiful Kashmir Shawls