Lamp Rangoli

Lata Wed, 08/11/2010 - 21:30
ammuchandhini
simple but cute lamp kolam latha...but what is d base...it looks like a blackboard to me....don't worry shall i courier u a kilo of kolam maavu....
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:39 Permalink
Lata
:') The base looks like blackboard because we have painted a small portion of our garage floor with black paint. What ever little amount of white powder I had, Surya had mixed a teaspoon of red color in it, and that is the reason for the pinkish color of this kolam (except for the flames where I had sprinkled some orange/yellow combo). My heart skipped a beat when I read "courier kolam powder??". It is very kind of you to offer Rani. I think I'll manage with other materials available here. Thanks a million times. :0
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:42 Permalink
sudhabalakrishnan
Lata, very pretty lamp with the chiku kolam effect. Lata, if you run short of kola pudi you can use the beach sand as kola pudi but different in colour it gives a creamish colour. The texture is very nice. I had used the beach sand for the outer design in one of my sanskar bharathi rangoli which you had recently uploaded.
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:50 Permalink
ammuchandhini
sorry about that ...giving u a mild heart attack on this very auspicious day....he he...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:52 Permalink
sudhabalakrishnan
see this link http://www.ikolam.com/node/13764
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:53 Permalink
Lata
Thanks for the tip Sudha, I'll give it a shot. The regular colored sand that we buy from the craft store helps out for the filler areas (enclosed areas for coloring), but not easy to draw the strokes, since it is too coarse and falls hither thither.
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 23:08 Permalink
dibbutn
Wow Lata so glad to see a vilaku kolam from u... tx dear for taking part in Ikolam... he he ;)
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 23:08 Permalink
judelined
Lovely bonus from you Lata.. A real kolam from you - so cute and neat.. Maybe I can send you some kolapodi when Jenny's hubby is returning to USA (don't know when as they are on an extended holiday due to the ill health of his father and some business problems too).. Thanks for the treat :)
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 23:44 Permalink
rajamma_2

Lata, Aadi madha poojaikku indha vilakku romba use aagum. Reg. kolapodi u can use rice powder no? Our Indira Sunder uses that so effectively! rajamma
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 02:06 Permalink
rajamma_2

Lata, Aadi madha poojaikku indha vilakku romba use aagum. Reg. kolapodi u can use rice powder no? Our Indira Sunder uses that so effectively! rajamma
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 02:06 Permalink
lakshmiraghu
wow!! cute little lamp..i like the flame..nice pinkish strokes..
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 02:37 Permalink
Padma Prakash
Very Cute Glowing Lamps Latha. The kolam is beautiful on the background. But the lines look overwritten may due to shortage of kola podi. But neat execution.
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 02:46 Permalink
lakshmiraghu
Lata u can try with muruku flour,sambar powder,rasam powder..and name it as rasam kolam,sambar kolam ...hehehe
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 02:56 Permalink
Rajusree
Lata bautiful cute kolam. Regarding kolapodi i have some. If u mail me ur address i can send it to u. Anyway i'm going to India by sep.4th. So if i need i can bring it from India. Pls let me know.
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 04:53 Permalink
jkmrao

Quite beautiful! Actually if you extend this vertically, this would even look like a tree. At the moment it is a bonsai :-) Regards! - mOhana
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 06:50 Permalink
Lata

In reply to by sreegiri

Thanks everyone. Vyjanthi, thanks for the tip. I need to find out where to get sawdust from. Rajam, rice powder that is available in California is similar to talcum powder in texture (very smooth). But, I have used the idiappam flour which is better. But, we only buy that to make occasional kozhukattais (small packs from Indian store). Lakshmi, you won’t believe it. I tried to use my old stock of sambar powder for coloring once, and nearly drove Mani away from the house. He got scared. He was fine with me saving coffee powder though :0 Padma P, you’re right, some parts are overwritten. Padma, that’s very sweet of you. I think I'll manage with options like the rice paste, idiappam flour, and my animated versions. I try to stretch out and don’t make bigger designs with flour anyway. :) Mohanaji, now that you mention it, I think I’ll extend this one further to make a tree, next time. Thanks for the tip. I do have a palanquin one already made, with the same dot grid.
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 17:43 Permalink
jkmrao

In this country, it may be easier to get wood dust from a lumber company. Some hardware stores may even have it or at least give information about it. In India, ice factories have saw dust. Also sieved sand may be useful. Long ago in India, in the days of paper tape, I used to collect in various colours the shavings of the paper tape after punching data :-) Regards! - mOhana
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 18:18 Permalink
lakshmiraghu
Lata u can try with table salt..yesterday i tried one small kolam it has come out very nice with crispy strokes!!or mix it with rice powder ...mostely it should work i think...today i will try with rice flour+salt and let u know.
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 18:31 Permalink
jkmrao

Also, lakshmIjI, when it rains, there is no trace of the salt left unlike powder or sand which is insoluble in water :-) Regards! - mOhana
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 18:39 Permalink
jkmrao

Don't take me seriously, I was just joking :-) Regards! - mOhana
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 18:50 Permalink
Vinci
Hi Lata Nice to see your real kolam for the first time, Sorry didn't search your gallery.. Nice design. Looks like a black slate with wooden frame which we used in schools, Hope now kids are not aware of those??
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:51 Permalink