Silk Painting, Black Tree with Border colour-warm-elm by a co-operative of 40

by a co-operative of 40 families

Each print is supplied in a simple black frame as shown

it also works well as a stand for a flat screen television

the beautiful grain of the material is still visible and its simple style means that it looks at home in even the most modern setting

The studded motif around the top and bottom is reminiscent of the metalware on old Chinese drums

Silk Painting, Black Tree with Border colour-warm-elm by a co-operative of 40Wonderfully detailed and painstakingly produced, this 'tree of life' design is one of a series of our Tassar Patta paintings, created on silk from artists in Orissa, India. Each piece can take weeks or, for larger paintings, months to produce using skills that have been taught to generations of artists. The paintings are highly respected and famous in India, where they were used to decorate the palaces of the Maharajas. Each painting is mounted and