It is Navratri and Chennai’s streets in religious centres like Mylapore; Triplicane, Nanganallur and West Mambalam have become colourful with plenty of clay and paper mache dolls on sale for the Golu.

Over a hundred pairs of beady eyes look at us. Some of them freshly painted, they belong to golu dolls that stand rubbing shoulders at a golu doll-making unit in Madhampatti village, 32 kilometres ...

As a kid, I associated papier-mâché with making piñatas for a birthday party or crafting a mask in art class. Now that I'm an adult, I see it's more than just a craft for children. Lately, some ...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Ahead of Christmas, artisans in Vilacheri are bringing out clay and paper mache dolls, infusing them with colour. Over 200 families in this rural village in ...

Hundreds of golu dolls stand in neatly-arranged rows inside a godown at Selvapuram. At a corner, three men are busy packing a few in cartons lined with hay and old newspapers. S Saravana Kumar takes ...

It's been two decades since Pier Clyne took classes from established clay artist Maureen Carlson in Minnesota, a move that would introduce her to the medium that continues to bring her joy and income.