Madhubani literally means ‘forests of honey’ and refers to paintings in a distinct style that capture viewers’ attention with their vibrancy.

‘Madhubani’, a 2500-year-old folk art from the times of Ramayana originated in Bihar, India. The womenfolk of the village drew the paintings on the walls of their home as an illustration of their thoughts, hopes and dreams. With time, the paintings started becoming a part of festivities and special events. (Artwork above, "Sun" is by Neeraj Jha)

Madhubani painting was unknown to the outside world until the massive Bihar earthquake of 1934. House walls had tumbled down, and the British colonial officer in Madhubani District, William G. Archer, inspecting the damage ‘discovered’ the paintings on the newly exposed interior walls of homes. Archer was stunned by the beauty of the paintings and similarities to the work of modern Western artists like Klee, Miro, and Picasso. Slowly and gradually, the Madhubani painting of India crossed the traditional boundaries and started reaching connoisseurs of art, both at the national, as well as the international level. 

Fast forward to 21st century, Bandana at Bandiworks, has adapted this art form to fuse elements of the ancient form, ‘Madhubani’ with present times.

This online workshop will introduce you to the free flowing black lines of Madhubani!

What we’ll do:

Awareness: Get to know about folk art, its significance, folk arts of India, commonalities in folk art across the world.

Appreciation: Learn about Madhubani as an art form. History, colours, motifs and special characteristics.

Application: Bandana will guide you Step-by-Step in creating a Madhubani artwork as seen in the image below! You can create this work on paper, a bag, or other product.

You Will Need:

• A pen or pencil (Ideally, fine tipped pens in 2 colours; preferably black and red).
• A4 sized paper (This can be any standard paper but the thicker the better, handmade paper is perfect if you have it!)

Optional Additional Materials:

• Gel pens / felt tipped pens. Sharpies!
• If you have access to a plain or light colour paper bag/wine bag, cotton tote bag, or any other product you can draw onto, bring that with you! These aren't essential, but a wonderful way to transfer your art onto a usable product.

This class is suitable for ALL LEVELS!

Everyone is welcome to join in on this Pay What You Can class… we know this is a difficult and uncertain time for many and we want to do our best to support you - As you are all probably aware, for the three of us at LDG creativity is our life-blood and our only source of income. Please be honest and pay what you can afford and our online classes will be able to run on a donations basis - if you are struggling, consider this one on the house! You just need to email us stating your situation at londondrawinggroup@gmail.com and we'll make it happen for you.

Your Zoom link is embedded in your confirmation email. Please Download and Register with Zoom in good time before the class starts.

If you need help with anything please EMAIL us through eventbrite or directly at londondrawinggroup@gmail.com - facebook and instagram messages are easily lost.

And that's it! We're really looking forward to you joining us.

Love,

LDG and Bandana

You can see what Bandana has been doing at:

www.facebook.com/Bandiworks

www.instagram.com/Bandiworks

YouTube channel: Bandiworks Artist

www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOKoqiinQmTM1nkxOeS7_w