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Anita Satin Choudhary's Articles in Arts and Crafts

  • Is Your Valuable Carving Fake Ivory?
    The basic definition of ivory is the teeth and tusks that are most completely consistent of the material called dentine When it comes to being able to recognize the different types of ivory, there are different ivory characteristics to look for
  • Smart Tips to Care For Your Bronze Sculpture
    If you are an owner of indoor bronze pieces, there is a need to take a soft cloth for dust removal No matter if there is built-up residue and grime from indoor storage or the outdoor showcasing, there are proper methods to cleaning your bronze sculptures
  • Did You Know About the Hanukkah Lamps?
    The Hanukkah lights are to be lit at sunset and placed in the doorway of the home There is the menorah that the Torah says that this light is to be lit every afternoon within the Jerusalem Holy Temple, and the Hanukkah lights are to be lit at each nightfall of evening during the eight days of the Hanukkah festival
  • How to Look After Your Bronze Sculptures
    The artistically beautiful works of bronze sculpture has literally been around since ancient times Before the coming of the bronze sculptures, the bronze metal its self was originally used in the makings of weaponry and other useful items
  • Netsuke - Miniature Sculptures of an Bygone Age
    The Netsuke became somewhat of an artistically and individually exception to that rule of control and dictation in societal quiet cohesiveness This was so to at least experience a form of expressive freedom through the Netsuke toggle personally chosen to be worn upon their clothing
  • The Process of Enamel Inlay Over Silver
    Although Russian silver and enamel artistic works exploded during the 19th Century, the true ancient beginnings were during the 15th and 16th Centuries During the heightened points of Russian silver and enamel works of art, the Cloisonne technique slightly similar to the Orient's original Cloisonne technique of metal and enamel process
  • Do You Know How a Mezuzah is Crafted?
    There are numerous Jewish homes that put a Mezuzah on every door both inside and on the outside entrances and exits, while some homes only display a Mezuzah on the outside entrances

    A Mezuzah has many defined steps that have to be followed as per the religious Jewish Laws on how to protect the 'Halacha', which is the Mezuzah scroll
  • Animal Netsuke - Caught in Action
    There are numerous Jewish homes that put a Mezuzah on every door both inside and on the outside entrances and exits, while some homes only display a Mezuzah on the outside entrances

    A Mezuzah has many defined steps that have to be followed as per the religious Jewish Laws on how to protect the 'Halacha', which is the Mezuzah scroll
  • What is a Spice Besamin and How is it Crafted?
    Havdalah is accompanied by the Spice Besamim or spice box Spice Besamim have always been in various forms of sizes and shapes
  • The Style of Crafting Delicate Statues in Bronze
    Bronze sculpture is a form reaching far back into several ancient and sophisticated civilizations A few more of the Roman bronze art works have survived over the Greek's "bronze"
  • The Art of Crafting Jewish Religious Objects
    The artistic beauty of silver Judaica art has a historical time line referred all the way back to the Old Testament of Exodus 31:1-6 With silver being the preferred precious metal within many lands for many centuries, silver Judaica has very little artworks to have survived before the 16th century
  • Netsuke - Creative Miniature Sculpting
    Traditionally, these toggle forms of latches were made of cords with sliding types of beads to keep from loosing the personal belongings These fastening forms of beads were eventually toggles hand-crafted into many different types of artistic expression
  • Learn the Unique Process of Enamel Inlay
    If it is decorative enamel, then it will be applied by hand using one of several techniques of Champleve, Cloisonné, Basse-Taille, Plique-a-Jour, Encrusted Enamel, or Painted Enamel methods for painting portraits After the enamel is applied, the object is then to be fired at a consistent 1000 degree Celsius (1832 degree Fahrenheit), for reason of avoiding enamel variations
  • The Art of Enamel Inlay in Silver
    One of the next most common methods of Russian silver and enamel is the "Cloisonnes" method The "Basse-Taille" process of Russian Silver with enamel is similar to the "Champleve" process on silver or gold
  • Know About Different Types Of Ivory
    If you ever come across real elephant ivory during today's collections, it must have been crafted before the time period of the ban or illegal elephant tusks Make sure that you collection has only very old, but legal elephant tusks or the currently legal mammoth ivory
  • Are You Caring Enough About Your Mamoth Ivory Sculpture?
    It does not matter the kind of ivory that you may be collecting, all ivory is easily affected from any form of environmental exposure Ivory will crack and shrink in relatively low humidity, while the relatively high humidity will cause your ivory artworks to swell and warp
  • How Big Are Mammoth Ivory Tusks Actually?
    The extinct woolly mammoth of the Alaskan and Siberian areas have long been gone Although, there is currently the beliefs of strong ivory harvesting to be around for quite awhile, it would be fool hardy to think that mammoth ivory is continuously limitless
  • Types And Sizes Of Japanese Netsuke
    Netsuke was the functional pieces of art worn with the original Japanese Kimono One of the most commonly known Netsuke styles is the Katabori-Netsuke
  • Do You Know How A Mezuzzah Is Crafted?
    There are numerous Jewish homes that put a Mezuzah on every door both inside and on the outside entrances and exits, while some homes only display a Mezuzah on the outside entrances

    A Mezuzah has many defined steps that have to be followed as per the religious Jewish Laws on how to protect the 'Halacha', which is the Mezuzah scroll
  • Do You Know Which Ivory Is Legal?
    Mammoth ivory is an exquisitely beautiful material medium reaching far back into our artistically creative humanistic past, and still touches us today due to the well preserved mammoths being excavated throughout Alaska and Siberia, and the traditional ivory carving artists For the larger ivory findings, those pieces will be individually sold just as all the other variations of tusks
  • What Is A Yad Torah Pointer?
    The Yad Torah Pointer is a long stick shape pointer for pointing the words out of the Torah reading Most all of the pointers are forgeries use the material medium of Silver
  • The Art Of Crafting Precious Objects In Silver With Enamel Inlay
    There are several different standards of silver that the Russian artists worked with for creating the silver and enamel alcohol bottles, and the numerous other forms of antique Russian wares of silver Within these different levels of silvers, there includes fine silver and sterling silver
  • Silver Art - Cruising Through History
    There are no culture which does not appreciate beauty of silver has not been touched by the artistic work of silver It was during Renaissance the silver-smiths hit the heights of its craftsmanship
  • Unique Sculptures Crafted In Agate
    Agate is an exquisitely elegant stone naturally formed within gas cavities that occurs when lava solidifies The special agate was the guardian spirit and precious stone cutters were busy with nothing else, but to cut agate for each person's protection
  • Guide To Collecting High End Netsuke
    If you desire to sell Netsuke pieces that are worthy, but of slightly less value than the higher end auctions, then there are other auction markets to buy and sale Netsuke outside the high end auctions

    The Japanese art form of Netsuke is just as popular now as it was in the past
  • Bronze Sculptures Are A Class Apart
    There is even an era named after bronze, called of course, the Bronze Era Bronze is a artistic material that ages gracefully and over time, bronze will acquire its own variational colors of brown and or bluish-greenish shades
  • History Of Enamel Inlay In Silver
    All though there are more ways than one that the Russians crafted silver and enamel, the method of filigree sterling silver and enamel jewelry carries a historical time line of its own

    Even though the Russian silversmiths of the Czarist era perfected the ways of filigree, filigree was actually historically an artistic craft technique incorporated from several long vanished civilizations from millenniums further back than the Russian silver and enamel explosion of Russian silver artisans
  • Painting Artistically On Mammoth Ivory
    Mammoth ivory is a very unique artistic material due to the fact that the animal, Woolly Mammoth is extinct now While male tusks are denser and longer than female tusks, the rarest find are the baby mammoth tusks
  • Artistic Netsuke Prized Museum Collections
    Netsuke has its own exhibit within this museum, carried by over 100 contemporary artistic Netsuke pieces to see This is the very first completely dedicated Netsuke upon the East Coast and features the familiar traditional Netsuke as well as the less traditional contemporary Netsuke art formations done by today's Netsuke's best artists from around the world
  • Finding Mammoth Ivory Tusks
    Alaska is one of two main sources for locating the the extinct woolly mammoth and ivory tusks Although excavating mammoth ivory in general is not illegal, it is illegal to excavate mammoth ivory or anything else to be associated with any part of an official archaeological site sitting on public lands
  • Bronze Art In India
    This slender-limbed bronze statue was located in Mohanjodaro of the Indus Valley Even the older temples were updating with bronze extravagance along side the religious stone formations inside the temples
  • Modern Outlook In Bronze Sculptures
    Bronze is a metal that is used for crafting sculptures, weapons and house hold items Bronze expands on cooling and melts easily making it the ideal metal for sculptures
  • Perfect Heirlooms - Mammoth Ivory Figurines
    With the global ban on elephant ivory, genuine mammoth ivory has been the replacement Unlike the forbidden elephant ivory, mammoth ivory is legal to use worldwide because of the animal being an extinct species
  • Know About Natural Coral Sculptures
    Natural ocean coral is a delicate but hard material to work with Red ocean bottom coral is the precious material, most common artistically used form for coral sculptures
  • The Magnificent Sculptures From Mammoth Ivory
    In replacement of the banned elephant ivory, genuine Mammoth Ivory became the only ivory for art allowed The cold and ice contributed to their preservations and finding them for many reasons including the huge long ivory Mammoth tusks
  • Latest Scoop On Silver Judaica Objects On Sale
    Either path the artist goes down, Silver Judaica will always be needed and desired for the many Judaic religious ceremonies faithfully being practiced around the world There are several ways to assure the highest quality in Silver Judaica items
  • The Growing Trend Of Mammoth Ivory
    For centuries, elephant ivory was prized as a status symbol of the rich and famous Across Siberia, where the remains of this ancient mammal are frequently found, mammoth ivory has been an article for trade for centuries
  • Russian Silver Inlayed With Colorful Enamel - How Is It Done?
    Known for exquisite handicrafts and enamel work, Russian artists are experts at carving silver laid with enamel The art of metal crafting with inlay of ivory, wood and precious stones was very popular in the ancient civilizations
  • Pick A Unique Silver Judaica As Gift
    Silver Judaica as the name suggests is crafted out of pure Sterling silver All religious products, literature, painting or objects related to or associated with the Jewish religion is known as Judaica
  • Mammoth Ivory - Beautiful Sculptures!
    Huge tusks, woolly body hair and genetically linked to the current elephants Early humans carved the precious ivory and teeth that were procured from animals existing at that time
  • Silver Judaica - Pure Sacred Objects
    Although Judaica is made in gold, silver and bronze, copper with an inlay of precious stones, pure silver has been the most common material for the creation of Judaica The range of religious products are usually Besamim, wine decanters, candlesticks, Etrong boxes, Hanukahs, honey dishes, jewelry, sculptures, Yad torah pointers, liquor cups, menorahs, Mezuzzot and many other items of both utility and decoration
  • Toggles Led To Netsuke
    Before the carved Netsuke were created, the very first Netsuke were made of roots and twigs for the purpose of toggles No matter the type of beautifully carved containers, it was the well crafted Netsuke toggle needed for security of the personal belongings being carried
  • Global Spike In Silver Judaica
    Judaica is anything that pertains to the Jewish religion- objects, art, literature, music and even recipes that are particular to the rituals in Judaism Sterling silver is used to craft innumerable objects in Judaica
  • How To Paint On Mammoth Ivory
    Tracing the history and origin of Woolly mammoths is interesting Mammoths spread in Europe, America and Asia due to the landmass in Bearing Sea which was used to connect different continents
  • Learn About Unique Materials Used To Carve Netsuke
    Netsuke developed as the toggle or fastener for the external pocket It was positioned on top of the sash and over a period of time, the artist carved exquisite designs on them
  • From Procuring To Carving Mammoth Ivory
    Some of the tusk pieces are perfect for carving out knife and gun handles, scrimshaws, chess pieces, pool cues Traders dealing with procurement and selling of mammoth ivory adhere to strict international standards and guidelines relating to the trade
  • Add Value To Your Silver Judaica Collection
    The term Judaica is a blanket name for any product of the Jewish religion, and silver Judaica is the term for the physical products for uses in direct Judaism religious practices and ceremonial events As in the past, the Jewish ritual objects of Silver Judaica are found in most all practicing Jewish religious homes along with the many Synagogues everywhere
  • Crafting Wonders In Silver Laid With Enamel
    The process of working with this material with enamel inlay is a very old art and there are many methods of working with it For crafting beautiful objects, vitreous enamel is used which has many excellent features
  • Beautiful Bronze - Bronze Sculpture In Ancient And Modern Times
    Though most cultures have a history of creating bronze sculptures, it was the ancient Greeks who are credited with the first life-size bronze figures At first beating the bronze into shape and welding pieces together, the Greeks later refined the bronze sculpture technique by creating a clay model, lining it with wax and then a second layer of clay
  • Beautiful And Durable Bronze Sculptures
    Sculptures of bronze come from two various methods, the Lost Wax method and the Sand Cast method The Sand Cast method is a process of bronze casting only dating back to the year of 1818
  • Are You Looking After Your Bronze Sculptures?
    There are many processes of making bronze sculptures that include casting, Lost wax, and hammering Firstly, do not harm the figurine by placing it in extreme humidity or heat
  • Choose The Perfect Netsuke To Bead With Silk
    Netsuke toggles were created originally for the practical uses for hanging pouches, small crafted boxes or small woven baskets for being able to carry along small personal items, and were worn around the waist Boxwood and several other hard woods are another very popular material used, but materials of boar tusk, hippopotamus teeth, rhinoceros horns also carve very well for the small detailed Netsuke
  • Tips For Buying Genuine Judaica
    Any literature, religious articles and icons pertaining to the Jewish religion comprises as Judaica Jewish faith is one of the oldest religions in the world and other religions like Muslims, Christians and the Baha'i
  • Netsuke - Beaded Throughout History
    Netsuke is basically miniature sculptures which have now become a collectable item Netsuke was a carved piece on the cord of the (sagemono) or a hanging compartment, that was kept tight by the cord bead or 'ojime', placed between the 'inro' and the netsuke
  • Bronze Sculptures - Bold And Beautiful
    The growing popularity of bronze sculptures, handmade with all the charms of antiquity and uniqueness are durable art pieces Different shapes both contemporary and traditional portrayal of animals, nature, and wall- art and cast bronze decorative artifacts are in demand
  • Trends In Products Crafted With Mammoth Ivory
    Alaska is famous for its trade in Mammoth Ivory trade along with the whale and walrus tusks Most of the mammoths died in the cold regions of the tundra which encompasses arctic, Alaska and Siberia
  • Silver Judaica - Rise In Demand
    Although Judaica is crafted in gold and silver with precious stones, pure silver has been the common material for crafting Judaica The different types of crafts available in silver are filigree work and hammering out designs in silver and crafting beautiful, intricate designs
  • Know All About Russian Silver And Enamel
    Russia has a rich and compelling history in the production of some of the world's finest works of art and crafts There aren't too many Russian crafts as impressive as the work the nation has done with Silver and Enamel
  • The Reason Why Exotic Netsuke Were Sculpted
    Netsuke is a functional, yet beautifully small type of Japanese form of art developed over 300 years ago Netsuke allowed a wide range of self-expression without repercussions
  • Mammoth Ivory - Undying Beauty
    Woolly Mammoths were present during the last Ice age but perished due to the changing environments, when the climate became warmer The exceptionally long tusks that reached 16 feet and there have been many instances of artifacts and figurines sculpted out of mammoth ivory

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