Originally posted on The Batik Route:
The Kawung, a brief history and my interpretations. The Kawung motif photographed in the Danar Hadi Museum in Solo. Detail of batik by Marina Elphick, with Kawung and Ceplok motifs. The Kawung is one of the oldest batik motifs, consisting of a four lobed stylised flower, based on the…
Good evening from Jogjakarta! Few hours ago, we have just had a brief earthquake. Not a massive one like in Cile recently, but enough to make us jumped off of the couch ;p Living in one of the country on the Ring of Fire, earthquakes and volcano eruptions are common phenomena. Not that it happens…
Hello all 😊 Today’s post will contain a brief overview about another Batik Gula Batu’s hand-drawn batik collection. Clue: a classic. Well, ok, that’s of not too much clue. But it’s just enough to start the next lines. The pattern we are talking about is a classic Indonesian pattern. By “Indonesian pattern”, we didn’t mean…
Kencana wungu is a Javanase name literally means golden purple. This name is very often associated to a powerful queen who ruled Majapahit, one of the great kingdoms in the history of Indonesia, in the era of around 1300 AD. She was a powerful yet a graceful queen, whose beauty and wealth attract many–too many–kings…
Presenting a particular theme of bamboo, this batik style is called pring sedhapur. Pring is bamboo in Javanese. Inspired by the prominent use of bamboo in Javanese daily life, this style of batik originated in villages near the wood, where bamboo clusters are easy to find. A modern touch is given by applying bright synthetic…
Intermezzo! 😀 This one is not a hand-drawn batik collection. This one is printed batik. Printed batik means that the fabric did not went through all the steps of batik making, but still it bears the pattern. This time, we feature a Cirebon (West Java) style printed batik. Printed on primissima cotton with floral and…
Batik is a flexible fabric. Many ways to show it off. The beauty of batik lies especially when it is treated as one full fabric, for instance, when batik is used for decorative shades or screen. Somehow, batik isn’t only collectibles. It’s a also functional in daily life as a materials for clothing, formal and…
Fully hand-drawn batik with Jogjakarta and Central Java motives in the drawings. Available in two different patterns: Merak ngigel (dancing peacock) and Kembang sepatu (Hibiscus rosa). Fully hand-drawn and dyed with natural brown dye. PROMO PRICE * until April 17th, 2014 *currency conversion refers to the standard Bank of Indonesia rate (BI rate) at the…
Still with the gorgeous natural dye, this fine hand-drawn batik is painted with Tambalan pattern/motif, which bear the translation as patches. This motif was meant to be a wish so that any flaw or any damage affecting the wearer will be fixed by “the patches”. Another opinion states that tambalan pattern is also a reminder…
Batik is the identity of the nation. Not only for the design, but more to the process it has to go through to create a masterpiece.
Fully hand-drawn batik with Jogjakarta and Central Java motives in the drawings. Available in three different patterns: Butterfly, kembang kangkung (water spinach flower), and Pring sedhapur (bamboo cluster) Fully hand-drawn and dyed with natural blue indigo dye. PROMO PRICE until April 17th, 2014 *currency conversion refers to the standard Bank of Indonesia rate (BI rate)…
