A 10 day long Nispand Art Camp is bieng organised at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum. Years old tradition of Kalbelia community is the highlight of this workshop.
Artists and weavers from the Kalbelia community have participated in this camp. In which someone is showing his Guddi tradition and someone is telling the method of making traditional surma (kajal).
About 50 artists have participated in the camp. Among them are artists living in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, who are creating guddi creations as well as embroidery-weaving, traditional costumes, surma (kajal) made in the community with pearl beads and glass work, and others, which can be seen by the audience.
This camp will be continued till September 3. Artist Joranath Kachru, who came from Dongarpur district of Rajasthan, told that he is 70 years old and Surma (kajal) is being made from his traditions.
There is a method that a day after the kajal is ready, that kajal is used. He learned this traditional antimony making technique from his grandfather and father.
Along with this, now this art has also been told to his son and grandson. Along with this art, khal, broom and other constructions are also done. Guddan Bai, who came from Rajasthan Kanpura in the art camp, told that she has a tradition of making Guddi for more than years.
She has learned this tradition from her grandmother, grandmother and mother-in-law. This doll has a lot of recognition in the Kalbelia community. In which at the time of farewell to the daughter's marriage, this doll is given to the one who is following the traditions.
Earlier, small pieces of cloth used to make guddis, but now big clothes have started being made, so they have started making big gudis.