Notes on Process: Kolams, also known as muggu in my mother tongue Telugu, are intricate designs composed of straight lines, curves and loops, drawn around a pattern of dots. They are drawn with rice flour or chalk every morning at the entrance of each home to welcome visitors and invite blessings, especially in South India. Women draw these designs, and the techniques are passed down through oral tradition. My mother learned from her mother, grandmother, and the women in her community. Growing up in Bangalore, I was always mesmerized by a new design on our doorstep every morning, watching insects nibble at the rice flour and observing as the pattern slowly dissolved at the end of the day.