Rajasthani puppets painting

Made a set of three paintings as a gift to a friend of mine as she is moving into her new home. I intention was to give her something colorful to brighten up her new home, so decided to do a painting inspired by the colors of Rajasthan. I have used epoxy putti to make jewelry for the female puppets and turbans for the male ones. Added mirrors to the center of the bird and for the eyes. A closeup to show the patterns. Side view to show the 3 dimensional jewelry.

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Puppets from Udaipur. Puppet making is not a major craft in Udaipur and there are very few artisans left. Puppets of Udaipur are different from those found in other parts of Rajasthan. There is more attention to details for example the puppets have well painted faces with bigger eyes and males are depicted with traditional Rajasthani beard.

A watercolor of two Rajasthani puppets that hang on my wall. They’re made out of wood and dressed in colorful cloths.

Besides magnificent havelis, palaces, color, miniature art and delicious food, Rajasthan also worldly famous for its string puppet theatre aka Kathputli. It is the most popular form of Indian puppetry. Being a string marionette, it is controlled by a single string that passes from the top of the puppet over the puppeteers. Kathputli is a join of two rajasthani language words Kath meaning wood and Putli meaning a doll which has no life . Kathputli means a puppet which is made entirely from…