Reflections From A Long Time Admirer And Importer Of Fine Batiks I first met Bill Royer as a child in Southeast Asia. Bill was enchanted with the hand crafts and skills found in batik making and basketry, carving, lacquer, farming, cooking, food, clothing and the many rural ceremonies centered around religion and seasons. For many […]
Julia returns to Jakarta: Installment #1
Julia returns to her birthplace of Java, on a mission to preserve a national batik treasure. In early April, Julia returned to her birthplace of Java, to preserve an important collection of batik by Iwan Tirta; a joint project of the US Embassy and Musuem Tekstil–the batik of diplomacy. This is the first of several […]
