The voice of animals and birds that are reared as food for us human beings. Kept in cages, forcedfed, often, they get to move only when they are taken to be killed. Cruelty that cannot be described in words!
Let art be the voice of the voiceless as well...

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Our Bird man, Balsingh Katlami returns soon from his native village in Gadchiroli to Devrai. Whether you would like a mythical Garuda, or a Jayatu, a Kingfisher or a Red whiskered Bulbul in all its real life exactitude, do ask us to make for you!

He likes making Dancing Nandis too, as he himself puts it. Dancing Nandi is story created at Devrai Art Village. The Nandi after having sat before lord Shiva for ages, now pleads to let him dance with him, matching his steps ! Shiva as we all know is Nataraj or the lord of the dance!

Yesterday on Dashera, Devrai Art Village had a festive look!
We are looking forward to new creations which blur the lines between the contemporary and the indigenous! Durga and Vaishnavi are artists who have done their masters from the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai. In the second picture, we see them with our tribal artisans - Sonki, Varsha and Subhadra.
Devrai Art Village will be evolving designs universal in appeal but Indian in spirit!

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Happy Dashera!

10 pics of our show room. The first picture is of the Nature Goddess, our first creation in Rock Dhokra, the fusion of metal with stone (Under Patent process)
All these artefacts were created here in the worksheds in our garden. A person who walks into Devrai Art Village not only sees the finished product but can watch the process of creation as well and interact with the artists at work.
Welcome to Devrai Art Village!

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#localforglobal #tribal #indigenousart

Happy Dashera! May there be goodwill, joy, health and happiness all over the wide world!
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The morning dew on our 'Winged Human' installation at Devrai. The night seems to have toiled a lot to give birth to the rising sun!

Our master craftsman Mahesh Pungati shares his experience as a teacher guiding an apprentice hailing from Mahesh's own native village in Gadchiroli. The legacy continues! If we want to sustain our heritage, it is necessary that we train the new generation of artists.
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It feels a little sad to part with our creations! But we would be delighted to make more!
During these tough times, we can hope to keep ourselves afloat only through our sales! Do consider buying our creations. We can customize too and make your imagination come alive.
This season of festivals, let us celebrate together...

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Suresh Sir, co founder Devrai Art Village talks about the Bamboo Art work being done at our branch in Gadchiroli.
This unique innovative style where we create Bamboo sculptures by weaving Bamboo mat on a carved wooden piece needs to be promoted far and wide.
We are incorporating Bamboo as medium in the architectural design of our new work sheds at Devrai Art Village as well. It will showcase the versatility of this eco-friendly medium in its varied use in architectural design and construction. Our work with our architect Nitin Barchha which has bee on halt thanks to the Covid lockdown will resume , hopefully soon!
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