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We Team TRIP OCEANS are organizing students group workshops with experienced and NATIONAL AWARD WINNER ARTISTS for various iconic activities of Kutch like Hand Block Printing, Rogan art, Mud work, Embroidery, Mud house making, Wood carving, iron bell with copper coating and many more from last 16 years. It makes a unique experience of Kutch for students which mixes knowledge with fun and excitement during the world famous RANN UTSAV OF KUTCH. We create memories for Kutch covering beaches, hills and desert with heritage art learning workshops. And last but not the least the mouth watering and rich varieties of authentic kutchi food. At evening we organize live folk music and music concerts with camp fire as the students can share and discuss their personal learning experience with each other.

ABOUT RANN UTSAV

Rann Utsav is an awesome festival of Kutch, Gujarat, India. It is a Carnival of Music, Dance, nature beauty of White Rann and much more then that when visit under the full Moon. Kutch Rann Utsav is the shimmering landscape that gives the enchanting moments of this Fest, which feels like as Heaven on Earth during Festival Time. In fact, it’s a Family holiday destination to explore fun moments and store in cameras for life time. Rann Utsav official dates announced, it will be from 21st October 2022 to 28th February 2023.

Kutch, located in the State of Gujarat, is blessed with one of the most ecologically and culturally abundant landforms. The brimming profusion of nature’s beauty, culture and tradition, superfluity of colors and celebration, cornucopia of joy and beauty, all together reflect the magnificence of the kaleidoscopic Kutch. Particularly, the spectacular sight of boundless white desert under the moonlight presents the stunning creation of nature, unique to this world.

The distinctive folk dances and music, intricate arts and crafts, gracious people and nature along with the affluent handicraft culture of the district like folk textiles, exquisite embroidery, Bandhani sarees, traditional ornaments and mirror work are some of the specialties of Kutch, Gujarat, India.

RANN UTSAV – HANDICRAFTS

Kutch is considered to be a haven for numerous handicrafts, which are carried on from generation to generation. The traditional basis of its prosperity has been its foreign trade in various handicrafts. The artifacts of Kutch moved not only the length and breadth of the country but also in the overseas market. The main handicrafts of the district are embroidery of ethnic style, Patchwork, terracotta, pen knives and nut crackers. A brief description of the various crafts is as follows.

EMBROIDERY

Inherited by the bequest of craft making the Kutchi people weave their dreams in different forms of embroidery. Kutch is world renowned for its mirrored embroideries. Most of these were traditionally stitched by village women, for themselves and their families, to create festivity, honor deities, or generate wealth. Embroideries contributed to the substantial economic exchange required for marriage and fulfilled other social obligations which required gifts. Be it, thread work or leather every village has a different and a unique style of making embroidery.

HAND BLOCK PRINTING

Kutch is the homeland of a variety of hand printing textiles. Important among them are Ajrakh prints, Batik prints and Rogan painting.

WOOD CARVING

Wood carving is one of the best handicrafts of Kutch. The Harijan people living in Dumaro and Ludia are master crafts persons of wood carving. They make various utensils like pastel roller, chapati disc, bottles, small table, glass etc. of the wood doing attractive carving. Generally, they use the teak wood and locally available `bahuv wood to prepare the fine artifacts.

MUD WALL PAINTING

House in the Banni area are living museums of beautiful paintings Rabari and Harijan women folk are traditionally experts in depicting their dreams in painting. They turn houses into homes.The clay collected is mixed with camel dung and kept for a few days. Then it is needed to obtain sufficient plasticity and designs are worked on the mud wall using this clay mixture. Designs of mor (peacock) Popat (Parrot) anghadi (Fingers) Vinjno (Fan).

PEN - KNIVES AND NUTCRACKERS

Pen knives and nutcrackers of Kutch have travelled the length and breadth of the country. People of Kutch prefer to present penknives or nutcrackers to their relatives and friends living outside Kutch. The artisans, who made swords during the royal family`s patronage, are now producing the penknives and nutcrackers. The iron bars are reduced to workable small pieces. Then the pieces are worked by using a forging machine

IRON BELL WITH COPPER COATING

Without modern Communications the sound of bells helped shepherds and cowherds communities to locate their flocks from a distance. Waste iron sheets are bought from Bhuj market. Outlines are marked on the sheets using master patterns (there are about 13 patterns ranging from 3" X 12/ 8". Following the mark the sheet is cut. Then it is converted to the shape of bell with punching tools. Designs are worked out before shaping it. The handle is fixed. Later copper (tamba) brass (pital) and tankankar in the form of small bits and powder is sprinkled on the bell immersed in mud water. Then clay is mixed with cotton which serves as a mould. Then the mould is placed on a coal fire with the bell and the temperature is increased to fuse the metal. Later near to its mouth the bell is beaten with hammer to obtain the desired sound. Bells have an unusual resonant sound due to the individual tuning of each bell. Finally a tongue made of wood is fixed from inside. Kutchi bells are moving very well in the foreign market as church bells.

SEA SHELL TOYS

Seashell toys and dolls are made in Bhuj. Seashell is the outer case of soft bodied animals called mollusks. After the animals living inside have dried up, the shells are collected and graded according to colour and shape and used in decorative items. Birds, animals, plants, agarbati stand and figures of Gods & Goddesses are prepared by joining the appropriate colored shells with an adhesive. Later eyes, nose, ears, garments etc are painted with oil paints.

WE AS A HOST PROVIDE A LIFE TIME REMEMBERED

RETURN GIFT TO THE STUDENTS I.E THE MASTER PIECE

WHICH THEY HAVE OWN CREATED DURING THE WORKSHOP THEY HAVE ATTENDED.