Sonia: The artisans we work with are both men and women.
Torrey: Can you tell us about the women who are working on the Beastly sarongs? Creating an understanding between both parties is the most interesting and challenging part of my job and it comes with every new client I work with. Foreign clients are looking to print more geometric and abstract designs and also print with more pastel colours. Sonia: My job requires communicating the designs to the artisans, who are quite used to conventional Indian designs with leaves and flowers in bright colours. Torrey: What is the most challenging aspect of bringing such textiles to life? I am a very social person, and love to listen and talk with others, either with clients from different cultures around the world or artisans who are artists but not businesspeople. My job provides me an opportunity to put that basic urge to use for a purpose. Giving them exposure to international work and empowering them are the things that give me real happiness.īesides this, on the most basic level, I just enjoy talking with people. Sonia: The direct positive impact on artisans is the best part of my job. Torrey: What part of your job do you love the most?
The materials needed to start are relatively inexpensive and the printing does not require a lot of equipment.īlock printing is also popular because of the bold and simple designs that can be created with an enormous number of colors and patterns. It is also one of the easiest printing methods to get started with. The beauty of this art is that no two printed pieces will ever be the same because of the simple fact that they are done by hand. It is manually produced and not factory made where thousands of meters are printed in a day, all exactly the same way. Sonia: Block printing is an excellent way to produce something that is truly handmade and can be very easily replicated. Why do you think this tradition has stood the test of time and remains so fresh and current in today’s style? Torrey: Block-printing has been around for thousands of years. And wow are those sarongs beautiful! I recently asked Sonia to give us a better sense of the block-printing community in India. A few years ago, I started working with Sonia Jain who helps brands like Beastly get their products developed by the amazing artisans in India. Along with being a wonderful person, Sonia's help in coordinating the block-printing and sewing of the latest Beastly sarongs was invaluable. “We are saddened for the families, saddened for Annapolis that they have to deal with things like this.Simply put, Beastly Threads exists thanks to the extraordinary talent and effort of many people, several of whom live in Jaipur, India. It is just the most ridiculous thing that we can do as a society,” said Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley at the news conference. People trying to resolve issues with guns. “Tonight was an example of, yet again, senseless violence. When asked about the gender of the victims, Jackson said they were “all males.” Jackson said the victims who died ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s. The extent of their injuries and their identities aren’t publicly known at this time. The victims were flown to various local hospitals and shock trauma units, according to police. The shooting happened at a home in the 1000 block of Paddington Place around 8 p.m.Īnnapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson confirmed in a news conference that this “wasn’t a random act of violence,” but he didn’t define the relationship between the suspect and the victims.Ī suspect has been taken into custody, but no charges have been announced yet. Three people are dead and three others are wounded after a mass shooting Sunday night that took place inside a private home in Annapolis, Maryland, police say. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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