BODHI

A form of painting by one of the largest tribal communities in India, the Gond, who mostly hail from Madhya Pradesh, the technique involves painting in a line and dot form. These pieces have been painted by Mahesh Shyam, a 28 year old Gond artist from Bhopal. His paintings depict tales from the forest and nomadic life of the tribe inspired by the stories he heard from his grandparents who lived in the forest. “They saw the forest life closely and had several fables in which animals were personified. Though I haven’t seen the forest life that closely, their tales helped me imagine what it would be like living in the forest,” Our handloom 3×1 denim uses a khadi (handspun) yarn either left in its natural undyed state or dyed with natural indigo. It is then woven on a handloom in Gondal, Gujarat, by the weaving collective Udyog Bharti that supports over 2000 weaving families in sustainable textile production.