We have all heard about this quote ‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the
beholder’!!! Haven’t we??!! :D
What if we modify the above quote and put it as,
‘Art...like Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’!! Indeed true. So
now may be the question, or let us call it as the curiosity in knowing what led
to this initiative would kind of set you a bit relaxed and free to think and
know more about LABA.
Just like we all in the team were keen in knowing the story in and
out, let’s go through the journey of what led Komal come up with this idea.
Komals’ inspiration lies in the unique fine-art work, from a town
called Patan in Gujarat.
Nearly 10-14 years back Komal happened to visit this town with her
family. The town is very famous from the time of Kings Rule for its finest and
unique Saree weaving. These are hand woven sarees, for which each thread is
dyed separately as per the design. The weavers take care of every minute detail
of the designs wherein each thread is colored and the design comes up while
weaving takes place. All the colors used are naturally made from flowers,
vegetables and fruits. The whole process is not only time consuming but also
requires their special skills and sharp focus to take care of each detailing.
This is the reason for the cost of the saree to be above the normal machine
made sarees. And can cost from 1 lakh to 5 lakhs or may be more.
At present, the situation of these saree artists is extremely dreadful.
Out of the hundreds of families, there are mere four families left and
that too their children are not keen on continuing their heritage business.
With modernization pacing, their business is impacted adversely. Over the period
of time, people’s outlook, their taste has changed and plus because of its high
cost, the artists do not get orders so frequently, which has posed a question
on their stable income.
On learning about the current situation prevailing for this art form Komal
was moved. Her mind was stuck with single question - ‘What will happen in
future? What if no one continues from their family to keep the heritage alive?
Will this art die and leave only memories behind?
Making difference to the society,
Valuable for the society and
Unique,
The only thing that came up to her mind is to work for the survival of
such rare arts, which would surely be lost in the sands of time if no necessary
steps are taken on time.
So here we are the team LABA on its toes to bring to you such
unknown, unheard and unseen art forms before they could lose their charisma and
end up being in books of history or in some museum.
Keep watching and refreshing for more updates on LABA....
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