preparing pulp out of soaked cotton-tree bark..

Even after soaking the freshly peeled cotton tree bark for seven days, the  density of the resultant solution was not up to the required consistency.So the students volunteer to pulp the soaked cotton tree bark:

More progress on 'Bharata'-a mural on canvas in acrylic

First , let me introduce the red dragonfly in the temple pond:

 A saffron flower

 a small school of fish

 the pond is nearly full with water

 Rahul walks in with his krishna,

 Rahul's Krishna : in progress:

 This was where it stood last week:

 Dr Reghuraj and Rahul get down to work with red ochre

 Sudev, Rahul's Krishna and Athira Jr

 Sudev

 Gautam and Arjun

  A visitor to the studio

 Another visitor to the open studio

 Dr Reghuraj

 Rahul

More progress on 'Bharata' mural in acrylic on canvas

There has been more progress on Bharata's front.

Anila returned to the studio after a short gap.  To the left is Dr Reghuraj.

 Pravada returns to the studio as well.Mohandas (left) pomised to deliver the materials required to prepare the sub strate..this week.

 Arjun is lost in some amusing thought.

 Sasi reviews Rahuls progress on Krishna

 Krishna gets a shade of 'shyama'

At the end of the days session, Anila persists to empty the paint left in the palette.

Team of ten Student-volunteers resolve to paint a new traditional mural

This is the ten-member team of student -volunteers that has resolved to undertake a new Mural on the vacant space to the left of the entrance  of the Trissala Bhagavathi Temple, Mankave Palace, Calicut.

 The new mural is going to be big..the same size as the one on the right..but different..it is going to be completely natural..'We are going to scrape off the wall of its cement, re-plaster it with lime-mortar, mixed with jaggery,etc..the class will be witnessing this procedure for the first time..  '
This is the team that has resolved to undertake a new Mural on the vacant space to the left of the entrance.
The new mural is going to be big..the same size as the one on the right..but different..it is going to be completely natural..'we are going to scrape off the wall of its cement, re-plaster it with lime-mortar, mixed with jaggery,etc..the class will be witnessing this procedure for the first time..  'very exciting'..
The team of student-volunteers ( from left to right) : Athira,Sudev,Jishnu,Arjun,Gautam,Mohandas,Rahul,Panini, Sasi Edavarad and Dr Reghu raj

The day began like this: The Rain stopped just in time..and Athira is the first to walk in to the studio to attend to Bharata.

The others join soon after..Mohandas, Panini, Jishnu,Sudev,Gautam and Arjun.. in that order

Jishnu takes a break from the Canvas and does the 'lotus pond'

Athira is giving a green wash to the trees

Panini sets out to work on the lion's coat

Rahul walks in with 'Krishna stealing butter' in hand

Dr Reghu Raj walks in to find the canvas already taken by Panini and Athira

Dr Reghu Raj decides to work on the Lion's face

Panini , Dr Reghu Raj and Athira listen to Sasi explain the tasks for the day

Well, this is how you work on the face of a lion

Dr Reghu Raj

Rahul and his Krishna- stealing butter

Dr Reghu Raj and Athira

Mohandas onserves carefully as Sasi pencils out a squirrel.  

Sudev now moves into Class VII,  and (below)Gautam

Rahul at work

Sasi, Arjun and Mohandas

Jishnu, Sasi and Sudev

Gautam, Sasi and Arjun

 

Dr Reghuraj, Panini and Athira

  ..Dhyanasankalpam wishes the student volunteer team good-luck..