Going local is a feeling.
A feeling, to experience blending.
A feeling, to understand the roots of a system.
A feeling, which can only be experienced first hand!
Colourful fabrics with diverse patterns and materials. Colourful beads in different sizes and materials. New additions in findings and threads - becoming the surprise element! All this selected from HUGE quantities - a world so big to explore!
Adding to this ambience, are the eateries ageing with time - yet, having the same essence. Narrow lanes transform into a cricket playground for the children. Heat getting shadowed by the excited crowds on the streets. Vehicles getting panic-struck to make a way! Nostalgia revived!
Arrival using the local public transport system - a local wholesale market - fresh raw materials! Results? A virtual memory file in a physical human brain! A blank page with a whole new set of ingredients, inspiring new creations!
It feels privileged to experience this first-hand since over a decade! Every visit is definitely a memory - passed on in every handmade band of beads creation. Self-selected raw materials which best suit the expression gives wings to an artist. Can this really be mass-made? A dilemma, which intrigues.
