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For some modern practitioners, the design-making act itself can be a kind of prayer, where symbolic imagery, words, or traditional motifs are hand-drawn onto the batik cloth in a moving meditation.

number of overseas buyers have expressed interest in the hand-drawn batik business in Indonesia, including products of the Maos batik style made in Cilacap regency, Central Java, which has secured ...

“People tend to underestimate the block-printed batik. However, I personally think both hand-drawn and block-printed batik deserves the same place,” she said, adding that we need to understand ...

From her personal observations, most people generally can’t differentiate between hand-blocked batik and hand-drawn batik. This is the same case as identifying Malaysian versus Indonesian batik. “I’m ...

Participants learn the intricate skill of using a canting, a specialised pen-like tool, to apply hot wax and create original batik tulis (hand-drawn batik) designs. In contrast, batik colouring ...

Batik Tulis is more intricate as each line or figure is completely hand drawn, and details can show variations in size and shape. This makes each and every Batik Tulis design unique, and one of a ...

“These techniques streamline the labour-intensive process of traditional hand-drawn batik, yet they preserve its essence and craftsmanship. At the same time, we remain deeply committed to ...

Marcus shared that the team is currently working on a new collection featuring handmade batik terap and hand-drawn batik designs. Dictionary Time: Batik terap is batik that’s created using the method ...

“The exhibition at the BRICS+ Fashion Summit provides a prime opportunity to highlight the uniqueness and beauty of our hand-drawn batik and share the values and stories behind our design ...

“We are putting in the effort to source hand-drawn batik works from prisons as they are of high artistic value. “I was told that they have experience with batik saree too, as there had been ...