Madhubani borders

Have you ever started a blank page and frozen when it came to Madhubani borders? I have. And it happens almost every time I make an art. Madhubani or Mithila art is known for bright colours and bold double lines. But when I sit with paper and pen, leave alone paint & brush, the first…

My hand remembered before I sat down to draw these Madhubani borders. A few weeks ago I picked up my favourite black pen. No plan. But triangles came out forst on my mind. Then some some flowers. Then some lines. I started. These were the borders I saw on the walls of Patna in Bihar,…