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“The Tree of Intoxication”

“Gonds make liquor from the flowers of the Mahua tree. If you take small amounts, and mix it with good herbs, it is a medicine for many ailments. If you drink a little more, it is pleasant. But if you drink too much, your very form can change, and depending on your character, you may become a mouse or a tiger, a pig or pigeon.”

The Night Life of Trees’ © Tara Books Pvt. Ltd. 2006
Art: Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai and Ram Singh Urveti.
Design: Gita Wolf and Rathna Ramanathan.

The Night Life of Trees (via peacay)

Art: Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai and Ram Singh Urveti. Design: Gita Wolf and Rathna Ramanathan. The Night Life of Trees is an exquisite hand-bound and screen-printed book of paintings by three of the finest artists of the Gond tribal art tradition. Each painting is accompanied by its own poetic tale, myth or lore, narrated by the artists themselves, which recreate the familiarity and awe with which the Gond people view the natural world.

Bhajju Shyam, illustration for ‘The Flight of the Mermaid, via farm4.static.flickr.com

My Hindi Primer  - book by Marilyn Stablein.

Alphabet flags (for 21 letters of the Hindi alphabet) made from children’s lesson books. Japanese paper covers, accordion folded canson paper and ink jet prints. 20 x 12 x 1.5 cm.

via www.philobiblon.com