{"id":440,"date":"2018-09-27T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arteastic.in\/blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2022-10-20T03:38:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T03:38:40","slug":"how-to-take-care-of-palm-leaf-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arteastic.in\/blog\/how-to-take-care-of-palm-leaf-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take care of your Palm-leaf Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taking care of your Art or Home d\u00e9cor: Palmleaf Paintings<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Owning a palm-leaf painting is like owning a priceless piece of your ancient heritage. The materials used for the painting are completely natural. Here are the instruction for taking right care of your palm-leaf painting.<\/p>\n

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Simple ways to clean or maintain your Palm-leaf Painting<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Palm-leaf Painting<\/a> or Tala Pattachitra is basically Pattachitra drawn on a palm leaf base rather than a canvas. The palm leaves are taken from the trees and left to dry and harden. Once dried, equal sized panels of palm leaves are sewn together to form a canvas, sometimes with multiple layers glued together for the most part but leaving small areas that open like small windows to reveal a different image underneath. These can be folded like a fan both for protection as well as for ease of transportation. The painting is done using\u00a0 natural colours and most tala Pattachitra paintings also come with etchings as well. A piece of cotton cloth is stitched on to the reverse and the top and bottom panel are wood to give stability to the painting.<\/p>\n

Usually Tala pattachitras are hung on their own (sometimes under a soft spotlight to highlight the intricate work done by the chitrakaras (painters). Therefore, they can accumulate dust over time and the etchings make reaching some of the dusty areas difficult.<\/p>\n

Palm-leaf Paintings<\/a> (Tala pattachitras) are best cared for using the following steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use a clean handkerchief to clean the broad surface areas, the reverse as well as the top and bottom wooden panels.<\/li>\n
  2. Use a soft bristle brush to gently wipe away the dust from etchings and crevices.<\/li>\n
  3. You can also use a small hair dryer on low to blow away some of the dust particles.<\/li>\n
  4. Do not use any water or liquid in the cleaning process<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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