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A tribute to mothers around the world
Art, Celebration, Craft, Embroidery, Folk art, Nakshi kantha, Painting, Surayia Rahman, TapestryHappy Mother’s Day!
Nakshi Kantha tapestry inspired by the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore:
“When I bring you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints – when I give coloured toys to you, my child.”
Photographs used with the kind permission of Surayia’s friend in Italy.
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Surayia Rahman, a self-taught artist in Bangladesh, painted and designed hundreds of tapestries that are now appreciated around the world. She is a mother herself, and also nurtured hundreds of young women in Bangladesh as she guided them to produce incredible embroidered tapestries. Though these women were very poor, their talents and new skills helped them to feed their families, send their children to school and university, rent a home or own a piece of land.
Surayia Rahman
Art, Bangladesh, Craft, Documentary film, Embroidery, Folk art, Nakshi kantha, Surayia Rahman, TapestryThey came to her, over roads and over rivers, for inspiration, for guidance, for work. She is Surayia Rahman, a self-trained, passionate artist who guided hundreds of women from disadvantaged backgrounds to create masterworks – exquisitely embroidered tapestries that have been gifted to dignitaries and are admired in collections throughout the world.