Hand-block printed
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| Hand block-printed saris by Sarita Ganeriwala, of Karomi, Kolkata. |
Sarita Ganeriwala
set up Karomi Crafts ‘n’ Textiles in Kolkata in 2007. As a student of
art (bachelors in fine arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda)
and a postgraduate in textile design and development from Nift, New
Delhi, Ganeriwala decided to marry the techniques of graphics arts
(screen-printing, woodcuts, etching) to hand-block print techniques used
in textiles. Ganeriwala’s hand-block printing is characterized by the
unique method of “print over print” or layering. “In this technique, a
piece of fabric that would ordinarily be printed once over is sometimes
printed as many as four-six times in order for it to be complete. The
end result is a very fine ‘texture’ effect; an almost translucent base
effect wherein several layers of print are visible, one on top of the
other.” Most of these saris are in silk, and the dyes used are
acid-based.
Hand-block printed saris start at Rs.5,600. Contact Ganeriwala at karomi.sg@gmail.com.
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