I’ve seen the fascinating Batik patterns in many shops when I was wandering the streets of Solo Indonesia. An Indonesian Batik is a cloth traditionally made using a wax-resistant dyeing technique. It is believed the age old tradition of batik making was introduced in Java between 6th and 7th century from India and Sri Lanka. Batik are usually sold in meters (2-2.5m) like tubes or sarong, but these days wit has been widely popular for contemporary use like a polo shirt for formal occasions (akin to Filipino’s barong) or a kebaya, similar to what the female flight attendants of Garuda Airline wear. Interestingly, the Indonesian Batik was also awarded by UNESCO as one of the “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”, this makes it worthwhile to go deeper and inspect how these Indonesian Batik are made.
Tag: Art
Long Night
Well it was one long night. After some much work at the office it was time to unwind or to have a nice social night. After office (or actually running out of the office), I went to the opening Art Exhibit of Wesley Valenzuela in “The Big & Small Art Co” Gallery in Mega Mall. I was able to meet another college schoolmate of mine and also a great artist himself Marcial Pontillas who won numerous art competition during college including having one of his works as a cover for those PLDT directories. He’s a friend of Leslies that’s why …
Merry Christmas
Attached the illustration I made for a certain online mag but it’s still not out yet so here it is. It’s christmas day today. And just a couple of hours ago the house was filled with people and noise. It was okay, I got ued to it as every year it’s been like a tradition. But it was okay. Its a bit fun to see all your relatives gather around and all your cash fly away in just a few momments. Hehehe. It was a good thing I was able to control my eating last night during Noche Buena. I …
