Thread Talk
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Episode 8 - What do Children Learn from Hands-on Composting
Dr. Lucas Dengel, a specialist in bio-dynamic farming delivered a very informative talk for our June ’23 episode of Thread Talk at Shuttles & Needles studio. He dwelled on the importance of introducing children of young age to hands-on composting and explained about the various steps and processes involved.
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Episode 9 - Rathapani & Adakkan in Kalamkari Fabrics
Mrs. Lakshmi Krishnamurthy is a researcher, restorer, documenter, artist and mentor to those interested in pan-Indian traditional paintings. In this Thread Talk, she enlightens us about “Rathapani”, the painted style of ‘Kalamkari’ as practised in SriKalahasthi town and “Adakkan”, the block printed style of ‘Kalamkari’ as practised in Machilipatnam region.
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Episode 10 - Beyond Verbal
Dr. Gita Srikanth, Founder-Chairperson of We Can Resource Centre for Autism, presents “Beyond Verbal”: exploring other mediums of expression for non-verbal individuals and deliberating if craft forms like weaving can also be used eventually as a non-verbal communication method.
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Episode 11 - Art of Collaging
VV Ramani, a multi-dimensional artist talks about the Art of Collaging in this interactive Talk show with the audience at Shuttles & Needles studio, Chennai.
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Episode 12 - Handcrafted Jewellery from Reclaimed Silver
Shruti Gautam Dev, an internationally trained award-winning Art Clay Instructor, talks to us about Art Clay Silver, a precious metal clay made in Japan. It is a beautiful, non-toxic medium that enables one to create unique fine silver jewellery, independently.