It is Navratri and Chennai’s streets in religious centres like Mylapore; Triplicane, Nanganallur and West Mambalam have become colourful with plenty of clay and paper mache dolls on sale for the Golu.

As a kid, I associated papier-mâché with making piñatas for a birthday party or crafting a mask in art class. Now that I'm an adult, I see it's more than just a craft for children. Lately, some ...

With environmental awareness increasing, artists are constantly devising innovative ways of making Ganesh idols. In Marcel, an idol maker has shaped them from a unique mixture of eco-friendly ...

Over a hundred pairs of beady eyes look at us. Some of them freshly painted, they belong to golu dolls that stand rubbing shoulders at a golu doll-making unit in Madhampatti village, 32 kilometres ...

Hundreds of golu dolls stand in neatly-arranged rows inside a godown at Selvapuram. At a corner, three men are busy packing a few in cartons lined with hay and old newspapers. S Saravana Kumar takes ...

It's been two decades since Pier Clyne took classes from established clay artist Maureen Carlson in Minnesota, a move that would introduce her to the medium that continues to bring her joy and income.