| Rare Indian Jeweler Roopa Vohra Launches New Line |
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Roopa Vohra's Thewa Art & JewelryMay 22 and 2311 am-5 pm  Roopa Vohra has been making Thewa jewelry for almost ten years.  Thewa jewelry is becoming a must-have for every woman's accessory collection.  Excluding this event, Vohra's jewelry is sold exclusively at her signature studio in Juhu, Bombay.  It was Vohra's concept that led to all her jewelry being made of stones 20 karats and above. May 22, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Presentation on the art of Thewa followed by Q&A Studio 12n Fine Arts Gallery 19 West 36th Street, Suite 12n 212-594-3685 iaac.us/RoopaVohra/invitation Roopa Vohra launches her latest collection of Thewa jewelry--an age-old art form fusing 23-karat gold on brilliantly colored glass. This endangered, heritage craft is currently practiced within only one family in Pratapgargh, India. Vohra's storyboards and jewelry explain, display and make this beautiful dying art form accessible to all while simultaneously adapting some of the designs to her specific talent. In this line of jewelry, Vohra has put her years of training in glass making in Cyprus to stunning use and produced an effect in Thewa that is unimaginable. Colors such as pistachio green, powder blue, baby pink, butter yellow and more are now available to the conscious dresser. Vohra believes that if we can match our footwear to our clothes, then we should be able to do the same with our jewelry. This collection, as Vohra puts it, is for those people who have highly evolved tastes and know the worth of an exquisite piece of art. An artist before anything else, she lays utmost importance on the aesthetics, when making any piece of jewelry. Not one for the typical forms of jewelry that eventually find their way to the safe and hardly ever see the light of day. She believes in making jewelry that is beautiful and wearable yet stunning. This event is sponsored by the The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is a registered not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to promoting and showcasing Indian artists in the performing, visual, literary and folk arts. |
