From today,I am going to introduce you to some women entrepreneurs from different backgrounds.
Here is the first one in the series.
How many of you have old,broken golu dolls at home? Many of us have.Most of them belong to our grandmothers' and we dont want to lose them at any cost.Whom to approach to restore them to their original glory?
Meet Subhashree Kaarthik Vijay,the lady with the magic touch to restore the old golu dolls in your house.
Brief Intro about Subhashree
- Subhashree Kaarthik Vijay is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad) and the College of Fine Arts, Chennai.
- She works with several business houses consulting on design, branding and business strategy.
- She is one of the invitee jury members and a visiting faculty at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and delivers guest lectures at the National Institute of Design (NID). Co-founder of Olimin Solar Photovoltaics Pvt. Ltd.
Here is an interview with her on behalf of MyriadFlavours.
What was the motivation for you to take this up?
Since
I was a child we used to have Golu at our place. It was a huge affair
and everyone in the family participated to get the event going. We have
lovely old dolls collected by my paati (grand mom) and some need lil
make over. When we pack them and store them sometimes the dolls are
damaged and thats when we need the make over. So this used to happen
each time the dolls came down from the attic. One day my aunt Lakshmi's
friend Mrs. Soundara Rani, a columnist asked if she knew someone who
restores dolls and she said we do it ourselves and thats when this
started professionally. Since I have a knowledge about the materials and
handling I started repainting and restoring the dolls and my aunt and
mom started assisting me, then they have grown to do it themselves.
Tell us about your doll painting process
Any
doll , irrespective of its size takes a minimum of 5 to 6 hours. But
badly damaged ones take as long as a day or more. We use water proof
paints and various adhesives and materials to complete the doll owing to
its state.
Do you
also repair broken dolls?
Yeah... we mend everything but broken hearts ... hahahaha... yeah we do.
Introduce us to your team
We are a team of three... Mrs. Jayashree Karthik, my mom, does all the
repair work. Mrs. Lakshmi Rajaram, my aunt paints with me. I do
everything and monitor the quality and finishes for the dolls restored
by the team.
Subhashree' Team At Work:
What about the charges
Well
that depends on the time we would have to invest in that doll, the
colours used, the detailing involved. Sometimes i recommend our clients
to buy new ones as restoration is definitely more expensive. But people
do it for sentimental values and for the sheer joy of possessing a old
and artistically made doll.
Do you accept out-station and overseas orders?
Well so far we haven't had any and I am not sure how a restored doll would reach if shipped. so I really cant say...
Tell us about your other interests
Well I love photography, music and travel.
Sample of Subhashree's work
To restore your golu dolls,contact :
Ph- 9176915725
Email subhaskaar@gmail.com
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