Showing posts with label Batik Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batik Art. Show all posts
Saturday, February 01, 2014
The art of Batik making 蜡染
Batik is both an art and a craft, which is becoming more popular and well known in the West as a wonderfully creative medium. The art of decorating cloth in this way, using wax and dye, has been practiced for centuries. In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there. The word batik originates from the Javanese tik and means to dot.
< Tan Haur & Mui in Jogja, Indonesia >
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