We had nearly twenty participants during the first guest session of the season, an illustration workshop with Lavanya Karthik!
Focusing particularly on her Dreamers series, Lavanya talked about her creative process, and how she chose various art styles for different books. The idea of the session was to get participants to work towards creating a self-portrait. To do this, she introduced three styles that she researched and used in her books–miniature Mughal art, which she brought into The Boy Who Loved Birds, Bhil art, which features in The Girl Who Loved to Sing, and mosaic art, which you can find in The Boy Who Built a Secret Garden.
Step by step, she led the participants towards the final activity, asking them to list personality traits, choose a symbol or motif that represents them, and work on an elaborate frame, drawing from miniature paintings. We didn’t have much time to draw, but I enjoyed the symbols the children chose–from rollerblades to a treble clef!
And the joy of online workshops? We had participants from five countries joining in! It’s such a treat to see children coming together like this!
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