Precious Elephant, Thangka painting by Krishna Tashi Palmo

“Thangka art demands discipline and perseverance to master- I take pride in being one of the few women Thangka artists. I am proud of our Thangka heritage and culture and my everlasting hope is that with my work I can create an identity for myself and more importantly make people see beyond the boundaries of male vs female artists and just fall in love with our art for what it is, magical and beautiful”

An ever-present smile that belies her physical challenges (polio in both legs), Krishna is one of Meraki’s most inspiring artists. She learnt at the Tibetan traditional art school from 2006 to 2012 in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahual Sipiti district. Her dream of being an artist since she was a child pushed her to learn Thangka art despite being told that women cannot practice Thangka art in her class of 350 students which had only 4 aspiring female artists.  Such is her love for art that she also takes out time to teach children at the local NGO in her town.

DETAILS

• Size:17*12 inches
• Price is for unframed painting and painting would be sent without a frame
• Made on canvas with natural colours and background with cowdung
• The image shown here is representative to help visualise the painting in a home setting and not an actual framed image
• COD cannot be accepted as a payment option for paintings
• This painting will be made to order and will take 3-4 weeks
• Certificate of Authentication will be provided
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