It was one of the easiest pieces I made for our home. The base is ply wood, with a layer of gesso. The Ganesha mask was one of those typically found in shops that sold paper mache dolls all painted in black. I repainted in with colors which are found a lot in south indian temples, and tied the mask to the plywood. I can replace the central ganesha any time I want a new one. The rest of it is Kolam, first hand drawn, then using a plastic cone, drew on it with ceramic powder paste, much like a henna application. The trimming was glued it last. I first painted it all black, and then brushed on the golden paint, to give it an old not so rich look.
