Jhumka or Jhimki is the semi modern version of the ancient Indian Karnaphool or karnika. Karna or Kaan means ear and phool means flower – thus karnaphool means ear flower or the flower shaped component that is used to adorn the earlobe. In early times it was based on the shape of lotus seed-pod fixed…
One of my many loves is looking at and reading about ethnic vintage jewellery. For over two years now, I have been slowly but surely buying vintage components to add to my collection. Recently, I visited Kashmir and happened upon a treasure trove. They were vintage jewellery collected a long time ago by a father-son…
India is a country that has rich craft traditions. Every state has its own set of indigenous crafts and aesthetics. For my Parampare collection, I created a set of necklaces and earrings inspired by the Crafts of Karnataka. I chose crafts like Bidri inlay, Lacquer work, Mysore painting, Puppetry, Folk art of Haase Chittara along with…
Temples in India are not just religious spaces. They are public spaces – libraries and reservoirs of knowledge. They provide accessibility of information to people from different sections of the society. To the rich and to the poor; to the learned and to the novice. The murals, sculptures and the even the structure of the…
Lately the jewelry blog world seems to going the way of Insect Jewelry. June’s earring’s everyday challenge inspiration is Fireflies and the topic for Art Elements June theme challenge is also Insects. So I decided to combine both and give my unique take (sorry scratch that – Sayuri’s unique take) on Insect jewelry. Insects and…
Throughout 2015, my evenings were filled with red roses and pearls in an attempt to make bridal jewelry. Though it was lucrative, it felt tiring after a point. I longed to try another technique or another color. Fortunately, A client believed in me to create using Silk thread and I made a pink and orange…