This workshop is inspired by Martia, a spring tradition of the Balkans. As a part of this tradition, people wear woven bracelets on the first day of March each year, and later, the bracelet is tied to the first flowering branch of the season that they chance upon.
Facilitated by: Lalita Da Cunha
A fun session of book readings and play activities based on Architecture, nature, etc. books from the Bookworm Library.
Transform glass waste into unique designs through the art of acid incising. In this process, participants will create stencils by cutting vinyl and applying them to the glass surface using a craft knife.
Curated by: Kristine Michael
One of the oldest building techniques, adobe walls are made with sun dried mud bricks. The participants will learn about how to make their own bricks and lay them into a wall.
Facilitated by:
Bhawna Jaimini
Himani Choudhary
Participants will learn about a walling technique which has been used for over 600 years. Wattle and daub is composed of a woven lattice called ‘wattle’ which is ‘daubed’ with a mixture of mud, straw and dung.
Facilitated by:
Bhawna Jaimini
Himani Choudhary
An interactive workshop for children that introduces them to the concept of gentle city-making with the help of the book, Happiness City.
Facilitated by:
Bhawna Jaimini
Himani Choudhary
In this hands-on workshop for children, participants will use waste materials like broken tiles and ceramic to create beautiful flooring patterns.
Facilitated by:
Bhawna Jaimini
Himani Choudhary
Mud plasters are an eco-friendlier alternative to cement plasters. Participants will learn to both create and apply mud plasters on a wall.
Facilitated by:
Bhawna Jaimini
Himani Choudhary
In this workshop, participants will explore their relationship to a city of their choosing and write stories based on this. They will write very short prose pieces on a piece of A5 paper which they will then learn how to turn into DIY stickers using cello tape and butter paper.
Facilitated by: Sanika Dhakephalkar
In this workshop, participants will learn about mycelia and the fungal biodiversity of Goa with a focus on its Western Ghats. The workshop will also involve learning how to grow edible mushrooms.
This workshop is a part of the ‘The Library is a Growing Organism’ curation by Bookworm.
Facilitated by:
Akshatra Fernandes
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