Sand Dunes - Crepe silk, Indian luxury hand painted silk scarf

Sand Dunes is a breathtaking pure crepe silk scarf in brown, black, rust and caramel shades. The colors in this scarf are rich and warm and can accentuate any formal wardrobe beautifully. The style of the scarf is typical of tie-dye dupattas in India.

A henna inspired peacock motif decorates one end of the scarf. The other short end of the scarf is embellished with a string of henna flowers.

Measurements: 10 x 63 inches (25 x 160 cm)


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The henna peacock motif is stunning and the rust, copper, caramel, chocolate, black colors of the scarf are regal.

My color palette for this scarf from the Color Palette Generator

Harmonizing palettes matching colors in my scarf from COLOURlovers

And now my styleboard

Sand Dunes by kavitakriti

Copper, rust and chocolate make for a rich and regal combination in this hand painted silk scarf. The scarf works beautifully against muted beige or taupe but it definitely enhances a wardrobe in burgundy, mahogany or rust. A lime or olive green contrast may only work for a few but it is an interesting pairing nevertheless.

The Elephant Parade - Crepe silk, Indian luxury hand painted silk scarf

The Elephant Parade is a lovely pure crepe silk scarf in luscious vermillion red and copper rust orange. A row of elephants and fish adorn one end of the scarf like a decorated sari border. The colors are vibrant and rich and very Indian. The style of the scarf is typical of tie-dye dupattas in India.

Measurements: 10 x 58 inches (25 x 147 cm)


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The henna elephant and fish motifs are whimsical but still reflect tradition. Looking at the design reminds me of an Indian wedding invitation actually and the elephants and fish are part of the parade :)

My color palette for this scarf from the Color Palette Generator

Harmonizing palettes matching colors in my scarf from COLOURlovers

And now my styleboard

The Elephant Parade... by kavitakriti

The colors in this scarf, orange and rust, are intimately Indian to me. And I'm not at all surprised that hot pink and luscious lime green are proving to be good accent colors against the scarf. Indian fashion already markets these groups of colors together and I guess this styleboard just proves why. It works!!! Amber gold and chocolate are basic staples and my orange-rust scarf works beautifully against them. Good styleboard exercise people!!! :)

Music to my Ears - Crepe silk, Indian luxury hand painted silk scarf

Music to my Ears is a breathtaking pure crepe silk scarf in luscious crimson, mulled wine and port shades. The colors in this luxury hand painted silk scarf are rich and warm and resonate perfectly with the musical instrument motifs in the scarf. The style of the scarf is typical of tie-dye dupattas in India.

An Indian wedding musical instrument motif is painted on both ends of the scarf. The long sides of the scarf are decorated with a henna vine.

Measurements: 10 x 58 inches (25 x 147 cm)

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I really enjoyed painting this particular piece. I had my eye on the musical motifs for quite some time but could not figure out what I wanted to do with them.

Now the fun beings. My color palette from the Color Palette Generator

Harmonizing palettes matching colors in my scarf from COLOURlovers

And finally my storyboard :)

Music to my ears... by kavitakriti

Now this was a very exciting experiment. I would have never thought to wear Music to my Ears with aquamarine. The scarf definitely works with pomegranate and plum colors but is a very nice touch to a chocolate or beige attire as well. Yippy!!!

Turning over a new leaf :)

A fellow silk painter posted a link to a really nifty tool that allows you to generate a color story based on a photograph and looking at that gave me a terrific idea. I have been thinking about creating a storyboard for my scarves for quite some time and I think I have finally figured out a way to do it.

My goal from this point on will be to try and showcase each of my scarves and provide you with some good color palettes that you can work with to match with the showcased scarf. This will give you a good idea of what you can wear with the scarf... something casual or something dressy, good color combinations that work together etc.. You get the idea ;)

And besides it's a great learning tool for me as well as I will get new ideas on what colors just hit it off. Can't wait to get started!