Friday, June 4, 2010

Kailash Bagla - Leaf Artist

Artist Kailash Bagla uses the peepal leaf as his canvas. This sacred fig (peepal in Urdu) is a species of banyan fig native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, southwest China and Indochina.

Accroding to Indian folklore, the peepal is considered female as opposed to the the male Banyan.









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15 comments:

  1. Queen BugJune 25, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Woooooooooooooooow~! That is the perfect decoration or gift. Amazing and beautiful. :)

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  2. UnknownJune 25, 2010 at 6:36 AM

    Oh, I wonder what makes these artists pick the canvases like these? Interesting!

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  3. I am HarrietJune 25, 2010 at 6:37 AM

    Hi Veronica Lee.
    Stopping by to thank you for playing Friday-Follow.
    Have a great day!

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  4. VictoriaJune 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    wow those are pretty interesting!

    I'm a new follower :)

    ~Victoria
    http://ourlifewithjake.blogspot.com

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  5. RoseBelleJune 25, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    My mom has one of these dried leaves. It's amazing how light and see through they are. It looks plastic to me but when you examine it closely, it's a real green dried leave.

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  6. yoncaJune 25, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Amazing!Glad you're back!I hope you had a great break.

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  7. Sandie leeJune 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM

    Hi;

    I'm your newest follower from Friday Follow Me. Great Blog! Love the leaf paintings :)

    Sandie lee
    http://imaginationcafeblog.blogspot.com

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  8. Jessica WarrickJune 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    following from Friday follow.

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  9. JavaJune 25, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Happy Friday!!

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  10. Nancy at EmbroideryIt.comJune 25, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    Wow that is incredible artwork. I just found you from Never Growing Old's Over 40 Blog Hop. I'm enjoying visiting your blog.
    Nancy
    http://www.howtohomemaker.com/

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  11. Gina F.June 25, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    That's amazing! How creative! I wish I knew how to draw I definitely would be an artist. Have a Great Weekend!!! :)

    Gina
    motherof1princessand2princes.blogspot.com

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  12. JinniaJune 25, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Wow, those are INCREDIBLE works of art! Have a great weekend, Veronica!

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  15. BethanyJuly 18, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    You always post the coolest things!

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