Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

The owner of Jadi Batek Colin Yong with one of his employees is preparing a batik painting. Tourists from home and abroad do not miss the opportunity to learn batik painting through the classes ...

ant to try your hand at creating your own batik designs from scratch even if you are not artistically inclined? One need not go to Kelantan or Terengganu to do this as there is a place in the heart of ...

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Multifunction: A Rifaiyah batik cloth in the 'dapel' motif commonly used as a male sarong. A number of middle-aged women sit in a dry paddy field as they apply wax to cambric to produce a special kind ...

I was always ambitious, even as a kid!” grins Arundika Weerasekera. It’s no surprise then that Arundika has found a way to align her academic training in architecture with a passion for batik-making, ...

Batik making is a traditional art that has survived until now. Which still attracts the attention of Indonesian artists to this day. Dias Prabu is the founder and leader of Kultura Collectiva, a ...

There is a place in the heart of the capital city offering batik crafting classes, where even those who are not artistically inclined can try creating batik designs from scratch. Situated in Jalan ...

A four-story building stands out in a tranquil neighborhood in Danzhai county, Guizhou province, after sunset, as it lights up for a bunch of local Miao women who create Miao batik. The building is ...