Tools used in the Araash Fresco process
Making polished Araash samples for Pink Puja room – New Delhi
Building moulds for striped Corrugated Concrete blocks – Studio, West London
Colour samples for Terracotta Pink Render- Ali Bagh, Western India
Applying first layer, lime / brickdust mortar – Jhotwada, Jaipur, Western India
Grinding yellow colour for Ahmedabad project – Ali Bagh, Western India
Stone pestle and mortar used to grind the pigment and lime for the Araash process
Process of Inlaying Araash Fresco
Inlaying Araash Fresco
Mixing Ochre and cement together for concrete samples – Ali Bagh, Western India
Sieving Ochre Pigment – Ali Bagh, Western India
Mixing Concrete and Colour for Ahmedabad Project – Ali Bagh, Western India
Mixing Pigment with Slaked Lime
Cut Away Araash Fresco ready for Inlay
Mulmul used for straining pigment and lime for final Araash layers
Grinding pigment and lime for Araash – Studio, West London
Mixing Pigment for Copper house project – Ali Bagh, Western India
Mixing Colour Samples for Cement Render – Ali Bagh, Western India
Mixing Colour for Copper House Project – Ali Bagh, Western India
Straining Yellow pigment for Araash – Mumbai, India
Colour samples for concrete mix – Ahmedabad Project, Ali Bagh Western India
Grinding Marble dust and Slaked Lime for Araash, using Chukkis – Mumbai, India
Applying and soaking third layer of Rough Ivory coloured Araash as final wall finish – Gurgaon, New Delhi
Slaking Lime on site – Mumbai, India
Making oil to seal fresco surface
Grinding Lapis Lazuli with Lime
Grinding Lime with Gum arabic
Making ‘Daans’, process of levelling layer of mortar – Studio, Gujerat, Western India
Lime rock before slaking process – Studio, Gujerat, Western India
Slaking Lime – Studio, gujerat, Western India
Slaked Lime pit – jaipur, Rajasthan, Western India
Gyarsilal varma holding Muslin used for straining Colour – Jhotwada, jaipur, Western India
Granite chukki for grinding slaked lime and marble dust – jhotwada, Jaipur, western india
Application of second layer of Rough Araash layers – Jhotwada, Jaipur, Western India
Gum Arabic – Jhotwada, Jaipur, Western India
‘Putti’s’ to assist levelling the lime Mortar layer – Studio, Gujerat, Western India
Lime and brick dust mortar before Araash fresco layers – Studio, Gujerat, Western India
Grinding slaked lime and marble dust in Chukki for Arrash layers – London Studio
Mixing Brick dust and slaked lime for lime mortar – Studio, Gujerat, Western india
Sieving lime rock before slaking – Studio, Gujerat, western india
Working with Shri gyarsilal Varma – Jhotwada, Jaipur, western India
Granite ‘Sil batta’ for grinding colour – Workshop, Ali Bagh, Western India
Pigment and cement powder for concrete blocks – Studio west London
Straining Cadmium red Pigment and lime – Studio, West London
Fibre glass and rubber moulds used for casting base shapes to apply Araash Fresco
Rough initial coloured layers on Araash linghams – Studio, West london
Mixing Raw Pigment – Studio, West london
Straining Colour and lime for concrete render – Workshop, Ali Bagh, Western India
Casting Coloured Concrete blocks – Studio, West London
Grinding Pigment for Final Layers of Araash – Studio, West London
Grinding coconut to seal final polished layers of Araash
Mixing raw pigment and cement powder – Studio, West London
Grinding CPT red pigment – Studio, West London
Brickdust and lime mortar in trough – Kerala, South India
Making Brickdust and Lime mortar – kerala, South India
Measuring slaked lime for cement render – Workshop, Ali Bagh, Western India
Trough for mixing slaked lime and brickdust for mortar – Kerala, South India
Mixing ground Pigments with Lime – Studio, West London
Preparation to slake Lime rock – Kerala, South India
Jaggery, Cactus, and Brickdust for Lime/Brick mortar – Kerala, South India
Making Lime/Brickdust mortar – Kerala, South India
Sieving Lime rock – Studio, West London
Grinding Lime with raw Pigment – Workshop, Ali Bagh, Western India
Storing and slaking of Lime; Ali Bagh studio, Western India
Drying out sample concrete blocks – New Delhi
Grinding Cobalt and Ultramarine pigment with Lime – Ali Bagh, Mumbai, Western India
Rough coloured Araash layers pre. final polished layers – Studio, West London
Rough initial coloured layers for Araash Fresco Blocks – Studio, West London
Mixing a sample of Brick/lime mortar – Kerala, South India
Storing raw pigment – London Studio
Grinding Marble and Lime
Grinding layers of Rough Araash – New Delhi, Northern India