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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><b>Charan Sachar</b> is one of the talented people I met serendipitously on Facebook and so glad I discovered this talented potter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);   line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6331199624/" title="cs5 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cs5" height="570" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6331199624_0e6b70eb13_z.jpg" width="570" /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Charan, who now lives in Seattle, has lived in India for a significant part of his life where his mother ran a boutique designing clothes for brides and bridesmaids. The colors, fabrics, embroidery and designs he came across then has had a strong impact on his work now.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6331199116/" title="charan1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="charan1" height="370" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6331199116_c9dd35632c_z.jpg" width="600" /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br />He uses a combination of techniques such as <i>wheel throwing, extrusions, slab constructions </i>and <i>alterations</i> to create his forms. Each piece is then further decorated free hand with underglazes and slip to give it the textured feel of embroidered fabric. Some pieces go through multiple firings to give it more depth of color and texture.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);   line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6331199334/" title="cs2 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cs2" height="427" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6331199334_3c5ae88a33_z.jpg" width="570" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Platter for Crackers ~ Serving tray</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6330446837/" title="cs4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cs4" height="570" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6330446837_189fd175c1_z.jpg" width="570" /></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">Oktoberfest Beer Stein ~ Big Coffee Mug</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);   white-space: normal; line-height: 14px; font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;">His work also reflects his love for Bollywood movies and his fascination with life in India. He strives to give life to clay, decorating it with Indian influences keeping functionality and uniqueness in mind.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" line-height: 14px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);   line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6331199760/" title="cs6 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cs6" height="571" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6331199760_d583c3cb8e_z.jpg" width="570" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">Love the detailing in his work!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6331199420/" title="cs3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="cs3" height="571" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6331199420_0443df56ac_z.jpg" width="570" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Dancing Divas~ Inspired by Bollywood.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Charan says,</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Pottery has given me the much needed respite from the monotony of everyday life. Working with clay and giving it form feels as satisfying as organizing and bringing peace to all the chaos that is there around me. </span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">My goal is to continue to work with this medium to create art work which is cherished for life.'</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">We wish him all the very best in his endeavor:-) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">You can check out his </span><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Creativewithclay"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Facebook page </span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> or buy his stunning work at his Etsy store </span><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Creativewithclay?ref=seller_info"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Creative with Clay</span></a></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">(images by Charan Sachar)</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" line-height: 14px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div>

Charan Sachar

Charan Sachar is one of the talented people I met serendipitously on Facebook and so glad I discovered this talented potter. Charan, who no...

<span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">...something that has been keeping me completely occupied these days!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">is a visual board style photo-sharing platform, where users can categorize their inspirations under various topics. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The best part is with just the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'Pin-It'</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> button on your browser you can pin all your inspirations to your Pinterest page, while you surf the internet.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Here are screenshots of some of my boards.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6324231479/" title="pin1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="pin1" height="441" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6324231479_f2ec0ce2a7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">A board for 'My Style' on interior design...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6324232441/" title="pin3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="pin3" height="470" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6324232441_211c22b61b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;">An inner page with my recent pin...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6324986416/" title="pin2 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="pin2" height="446" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6324986416_6221f838f6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">You can follow me</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> <a href="http://pinterest.com/archanasr/">archanasr</a></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/archanasr/"> </a>on <b>Pinterest</b> as well! Let's share and get inspired!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"    style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div>

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...something that has been keeping me completely occupied these days! Pinterest is a visual board style photo-sharing platform, where users...

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