artistic cotton cushions from india 0
Are you a car lover? If you are, chances are, you wash your car more than once a week, vacuum and clean up as often as you possibly find dirt and mess in the car. You make sure that a car cover is used when you are away for a holiday and makes sure the cushions in the car are cleaned and changed as often as your mood changes too!
If you are in for some cute and artistic cushions, you will be impressed by this pair of Red Martini Gal cushions too. These seem like the right cotton cushions for the elegant ladies dressed in red. Bright and cheerful, this pair of cushion covers takes a cubist style. Artisan and designer Gulam Ahmed from India creates the motifs in woolen chain stitch on a cotton canvas backing. He brings a vibrant, modern design to the ancient Kashmir craft.
“My work is an expression of my thoughts. My designs are inspired by our ancient heritage and express the beauty of the flora and fauna of my home state, Kashmir. For crafting chain stitch rugs, we first trace the design on a cotton base and then do the chain stitch embroidery by using a special kind of needle called an aari in Kashmir. My father has been my constant source of inspiration. And it is my constant effort to create something new.” ~ Gulam Ahmed.
