Showing posts with label abacus. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Warli Paintings: Exotic form of simple art

 


A Picture is a ballad without words. The Warli Art shape is the pictorial dialect used to speak to the tribal people craft of the early tribes of Thane area, Maharashtra.

It portrays the dancing, chasing and development of land with the tribal hovels made in a dark, mustard yellow or the white foundation. Keeping in mind the end goal to educate these structures to the understudies, we embrace a particular showing strategy, so that even non-craftsmen can paint the lovely warli. All these and more can be investigated about the antiquated India.

The word "Warli" originates from "warla" which implies a real estate parcel or a field despite being in such closeness of the biggest city in India, Warli tribesmen are as yet not urban. Warli Art was first found in the mid-seventies. While there are no records of the correct beginnings of this workmanship, its underlying foundations might be followed to as right on time as the tenth century AD. Warli is the distinctive articulation of day by day and get-togethers of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra, utilized by them to enhance the dividers of town houses. This was the main method for transmitting fables to other people who are not familiar with the composed word.

These works of art don't portray fanciful characters or pictures of divinities, however delineate social life. Pictures of individuals and creatures, alongside scenes from everyday life are made in a free cadenced example. Painted white on mud dividers, they are entirely near pre-notable buckle artistic creations in execution and as a rule delineate scenes of human figures occupied with exercises like chasing, dancing, sowing ,collecting, going out, drawing water from well, drying clothes.

It fundamentally comprises of geometrical examples

1. Circle: speaking to the sun and the moon

2. Triangle: triangle got from mountains and pointed trees

3.Square: showing a consecrated walled area or a land parcel. So the focal rationale in every custom painting is the square

These geometric figures are consolidated to shape lovely examples .Like two summits of triangles are combined to frame a human figure.

Warli canvases on paper have turned out to be exceptionally prevalent and are presently sold all over India. Today, little compositions are done on fabric and paper however they look best on the w alls or as colossal wall paintings that draw out the tremendous and otherworldly universe of the Warlis. For the Warlis, convention is still clung to however in the meantime new thoughts have been permitted to leak in which encourages them to confront new difficulties from the market.

Learn this simple art, find designs & explore the world of warlis at Penkraft through our workshop.

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.

Saturday, 11 March 2023

How Abacus is a Mathematical Exercise for the Brain



Abacus is the science of learning and performing operations of mathematics such as multiplication, division, addition and subtraction in a shorter period of time and with much easy using a frame tool with beads sliding on wire or rods. Abacus can be taught to all the young minds between 7-14 years of age.

With abacus being integrated with mathematical operations and calculations, it is not just limited to the art of learning Math easily. Dissolving complex calculations into simple ones is now easy with the advent of abacus.
Abacus isn't just related to the relevance of mathematics. It is not just a learning skills of math, but it also helps your child to enhance many other related skills. As our body needs exercise, so does our brain. It needs a reliably physical workout which helps to keep itself fresh and makes you sharpen the memory. Abacus is purely based on mathematical and soft skills that need to you to be logical and alert to solve the problems. This keeps your brain very active by training it to be prepared for tough and complex times.
Mathematics being a logically solved subject. When you practice more, it makes your brain tickle and tackle the problems more efficiently and helps you to cope with difficult problems better. It also makes your brain sharper. And as we all know sharper the brain, better the grades. Abacus learning also helps in enhancing the other related skills such as the following:
Enhanced Motor Skills
Abacus is a set of beads that help in calculating with ease. It is an instrument designed in a manner which requires fingers to move around and is a great brain stimulator. It helps in developing primary motor skills.
Problem Solving Ability
It helps your child in solving the toughest of equations and teaches them how to do it without any pretense and imparts skills to solve problems easily.
Improving Concentration
Concentration is vital in leading a good life. Abacus helps in improving the concentration skills since primary ages.
Improves Memory Power
Working on the abacus with the beads to be counted and remembered helps in improving the memory power. It also improves retention power that comes handy in the long run.
Reduces Stress
Abacus can be a great stress buster and can help one release all the unnecessary stress. The simulation of the brain can calm down anxiety levels and help one become stress-free within a few times of using the abacus.
The above-mentioned points with the help of learning mathematics help to improve your brain activities and abilities which in turn helps to learn better and make you smarter.

Penkraft conducts classes, courseonline courseslive coursesworkshopsteachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.

Monday, 27 February 2023

Abacus : Calculation at your fingertips


 

The term ‘Abacus’ has been derived from the Greek word, ‘ABAX’ which means counting table. It was invented by Tim Cranmer. The discovery of this tool has proven to be a boon for those who struggle with number crunching. Many of us, including me feel quite nervous or lack confidence when doing simple & basic Math calculations like, 8+6 or for that matter, simple multiplications. When you are not able to ace a particular task, doesn’t mean that you are weak at it, you just need to put in more effort.

I remember, on very first day of school & college during the Math lecture, the very first question that our subject teacher used to ask was, “How many of you are SCARED of Math” and almost 60% of the class had their hands raised up. When we are scared of something we find an excuse to run out of the problem, because we are not sure about the outcome. The same theory goes for Math, it seems that the subject conveys a powerful message like, you can love me, you can hate me but you can’t ignore me, true that! In every career choice, at some point you will be asked for application of math, you can’t run away from it, just find a way to deal with it. Make learning fun by using Abacus for it.

Abacus helps you to solve basic and complicated math at your fingertips. The Abacus tool has beads & a rod, it represents the units’, Tens, Hundred’s. It makes a process easier, and once you get the hold of that tool and with thorough practices, you can even do mental calculation, making the calculation process lot faster. The Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division at your fingertips plus fun guaranteed. Be clear with basics and Abacus will definitely help you to overcome the fear of Math as a subject and will boost your self-confidence.

Benefit of using Abacus tool:

1. It helps you to get command on Math:

Math is not a subject, where you can just learn the formula and boom you become a professional, it takes time and rigorous practice because different sums require different application. Abacus teaches you techniques which can be universally applied thereby giving you an upper hand to have command at it.

2. Increases the retention power & improves concentration:

At the very beginning of Abacus class, you are asked to solve some exercises which includes, using both your hands to write number, several images are to memorized. When you constantly work on these things, you generate a photographic memory which helps in improving concentration and memorize images.

3. Boosts Self-Confidence:

Abacus system has a global approval because of which there are various competitions which are conducted at State level, National level & international level. When you enroll for the Abacus class, you are being trained to participate in such competitions. It offers you a platform to showcase your skills, thereby boosting your confidence.

4. It improves speed and accuracy:

When you visually solve a math problem, automatically your speed increases, and with the right amount of practice, you deliver the accurate results. As mentioned earlier, there are various exams which are conducted, the purpose of the exam is to test your speed and accuracy, you are asked to solve a certain set of sums within a stipulated time period and Abacus helps you to optimize your time in solving those questions.

5. Enhances your listening skills:

Mental calculations are the part of Abacus training, students need to pay a closer attention to the numbers & on the mathematical expression which teacher dictates. It further enhances the listening ability.

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers’ training & online teachers’ training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms — Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.