Pichwai Wall Plate by Master Artsian Kuldeepak Soni
SIZE: 11 inch (diameter)
MEDIUM: Natural Colours on Handmade plate
MAKING OF THE PLATE:
The base plate is a cotton canvas pasted onto a moulded plate using tamarind paste. A mixture of chalk powder and multani mitti is applied, dried, and smoothened with stone for a polished canvas. To prevent insect damage we use crushed neem leaves. With multiple layers of coating, drying, and finishing, the complete plate-making process spans three full days.
NATURAL COLOURS: Soft Neel (Light Blue), made from indigo, forms the vast sky, while Hara Bhata (Light and Dark Green), ground from stone, shapes the trees. Ramraj (Yellow) adds warmth to the flowers, and white-grey clouds move gently across the scene. Each color undergoes a meticulous elaborate process of sourcing natural materials, cleaning, crushing, mixing with water and adding adhesives.
