Handpainted Chequered Design Wooden Vase - Channapatna

The Handpainted Chequered Design Wooden Vase  - Channapatna is a beautiful wooden vase crafted to excellence and superiority by the master Channapatna artisans of Karnataka. It is hand-turned from a single chunk of ivory softwood (Aale Mara) and hand-painted using natural colours and dyes that are not at all harmful and chemical-safe.
Style up your home by placing this fantastic work of art on the floor, against the walls, on the countertops, dining tables, kitchen tables, coffee tables or study table. A fine chequered pattern accentuates the look of this vase that bears beautiful tints of blue in its best  shades. You can add dry flowers, twigs and branches for a stylish look. Make sure you avoid placing real flowers and foliage with water.
Gift this one to your near and dear ones on special occasions and they are sure to be delighted with the choice of your giving to them.
 
About Channapatna Art
 
The products manufactured in the Channapatna or the toy-town of Karnataka are popularly known as Channapatna utilities. It is a proper particular form of art practised in the southern state and is been preserved as a geographical indication (GI) under the norms of the World Trade Organization.
A typical type of wood from the Wrightia Tinctoria tree, also known as Aale Mara or ivory wood, is used in the making of the Channapatna toys. This wood is light in weight and closely grained so that it is easy to work with. It is easy to cut, process and finish and the artisans can find the wood in abundance as the tree is abundantly found in the geographical area.

Right from procuring the wood to its pruning, seasoning and colouring, the expert Channapatna craftsmen use handicraft skills that are pure, crude and raw. Final polishing of the product and the dyeing is done using naturally found colours or vegetable dyes based on the likes and preferences of the artisans.

The Channapatna toy industry is in great demand today. Although, a decade ago it faced an intense competition from the Chinese market, Channapatna toy industry is now back on its feet and enjoying great reception worldwide. Most of the products are exported to USA, UK and Europe.