<p>Ganesha idol-making workshops are trending among the city's art studios as the festival for the elephant-headed god draws near.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides idol making, the studios and art groups are busy holding painting and storytelling sessions with Ganesha as the theme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among the events are 'Make Your Own Ganesha', an idol-making workshop hosted by Clay O Pottery Creative Studio, and 'Grow Green Ganesha' workshop, hosted by sculptor G M Chandrasekhar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A city-based creative studio is also offering Ganesha-themed workshops ahead of the much awaited festival. As part of the workshop, participants will be taught to make an eco-friendly Ganesha, and create Ganesha-themed jewellery and abstract and figurative paintings of the elephant god.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're hosting a free workshop on Ganesha idol making. As part of the workshop, we’ll teach participants to make Ganesha idols with a lotus base, using completely natural clay and clay modeling tools from scratch," said Priyanka Tajpuriya, artist and founder, Happiness Art Studio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Little Green Thumb, a city-based home and garden store, is also hosting a 'Seed Ganesh' workshop for children, where seeds will be embedded in the idols.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the workshop, children learn the art of making their own clay Ganesha idols by placing seeds in them. On the day of the immersion, they can place the idol in a pot or soil, water it every day and watch it grow into a plant," said Monica Kataria, an entrepreneur and founder of the Little Green Thumb.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Through this workshop, we are also trying to generate interest for gardening among children," added Monica, who is a chartered accountant.</p>
<p>Ganesha idol-making workshops are trending among the city's art studios as the festival for the elephant-headed god draws near.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides idol making, the studios and art groups are busy holding painting and storytelling sessions with Ganesha as the theme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among the events are 'Make Your Own Ganesha', an idol-making workshop hosted by Clay O Pottery Creative Studio, and 'Grow Green Ganesha' workshop, hosted by sculptor G M Chandrasekhar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A city-based creative studio is also offering Ganesha-themed workshops ahead of the much awaited festival. As part of the workshop, participants will be taught to make an eco-friendly Ganesha, and create Ganesha-themed jewellery and abstract and figurative paintings of the elephant god.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We're hosting a free workshop on Ganesha idol making. As part of the workshop, we’ll teach participants to make Ganesha idols with a lotus base, using completely natural clay and clay modeling tools from scratch," said Priyanka Tajpuriya, artist and founder, Happiness Art Studio.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Little Green Thumb, a city-based home and garden store, is also hosting a 'Seed Ganesh' workshop for children, where seeds will be embedded in the idols.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the workshop, children learn the art of making their own clay Ganesha idols by placing seeds in them. On the day of the immersion, they can place the idol in a pot or soil, water it every day and watch it grow into a plant," said Monica Kataria, an entrepreneur and founder of the Little Green Thumb.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Through this workshop, we are also trying to generate interest for gardening among children," added Monica, who is a chartered accountant.</p>