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 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 ...

Batik is created in traditional ways, and weather can affect their production processes, leaving batik laborers particularly vulnerable to climate change. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Batik is something that almost every Malaysian household would have. Whether it’s in the form of a sarong, a headband, or even a painting, it’s a traditional cultural craft that seems to withstand the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most significant milestones in Farah's artistic journey was her collaboration with Converse Malaysia for Merdeka Day.

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...