Inlay of Peacock in Hotel Lobby
Rangoli design in Hotel LeMeridien, Pune
Worli art created by Vishaili, the artist and teacher in picture below
(From left to Right) Nikita [author of blog], Vishaili, husband, Dee Camp-Whie, and Vishaili's family
Loved it! Pune has been the most enjoyable city thus far. Stares were full of curiosity and not disgust. The schools that we visited were Aman Setu, a sort of alternative school that recycles objects and busses to house classrooms. Then we visited Abhinav Primary School where I was able to meet an art teacher who made wonderful WORLI traditional Indian artwork (http://www.thetribalart.com/products/tribal-art-paint.html; http://www.shalincraft-india.com/warli-folk-painting-warli-folk-art-tribal-art.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warli). We visited her home and met her family. She was a gracious host and we even bought her artwork! The Indian government also sponsored her work for a solo show in Mumbai! At Abhinav Primary, I observed a lesson on plants that was lecture-based, but more intriguing than most lessons we had seen because the teacher brought live plants to the school and asked them to classify them according to root, stem, or flower. For instance, she asked the class if the carrot that we eat is apart of the root, stem, or flower. Is the celery that we eat apart of the root, stem, or flower. Is the rose petal apart of the root, stem or flower?”
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