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Recycling paper

When I first came to this land, I was stunned by its beauty. But at the same time, was sorry to see how much paper was being wasted to print the 'junk-mail' which  is delivered twice a week to each home. Printing in such large quantities means, cutting of those many trees to produce paper. Though most of the paper used is recycled one (that's what companies say), still the amount is enormous.
From this concept of recycling I got the idea for my next project. Recycling this 'junk-mail' to create something fashionable. Going through websites and different books, introduced me to the art of Paper Quilling. The art of quilling involves rolling, scrolling, shaping of narrow strips of paper to create lovely designs. The following book from a local library was very useful for me to begin with.
Not all quilling is meant to recycle, but it depends on the individual what material they choose. So I have chosen to use most of the waste paper to create some interesting designs.
It was Diwali time and I was missing the time back home, when I would make beautiful Rangoli on my house patio. With no space and material to create it here, I was a bit sad. Then I suddenly thought why not use paper to create a design of my own. So my first project was making a beautiful rangoli pattern from the paper to be used at my doorstep. I used some of my rough printing paper, cut it into thin strips and quilled them into circles, spirals, marquise, and teardrop shapes. Using a hardboard, mounted this shapes on to it creating a beautiful pattern.


Paper Quilled Rangoli Pattern


Now I no longer miss my rangoli, as I have created a new one. Since then I have made many small and big frames which can also be hanged on wall inside the house as a wall piece or on the door as a symbolic representation of Rangoli to welcome your guests.

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