Africa is home to a wide range of paper products that are both practical and artistic. From handcrafted items to unique ...

African batik is a traditional art form that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique can be ...

Explore how batik, as a common language, plays a significant role in Singapore's diplomacy and strengthens cultural connections with its neighbours. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

SINGAPORE – Gifts, cake and celebrity guests made for a 100th birthday to remember for Mr Ang Kum Siong, known to many as the “Batik Uncle” of Holland Road Shopping Centre. Mr Ang is the founder of ...

For visual artist Arif Rafhan Othman, batik is more than colour and ornamentation. He treats it as a miniature world — one where every motif holds a story waiting to be read. At 48, Arif approaches ...

LUMUT: A rare phenomenon of two-metre waves pounding the Teluk Batik shoreline has caused severe erosion over the past three days. A survey by Bernama at the location found that roughly 200 metres of ...

Each spring I enjoy creating Ukrainian Easter eggs, known as pysanky. This 2,000-year-old artform involves hand-decorating eggs using a batik method of writing designs on the egg with beeswax and ...

This post expresses the views and opinions of the author(s) and not necessarily that of The Saline Post management or staff. These eggs are decorated using the wax-resist (batik) method. Covered in ...

Abstract: Batik, as a cultural heritage from Indonesia, has a lot of motifs based on certain patterns. This paper discusses feature extraction methods for the recognition of batik motifs in digital ...

Yvette Coker, who has been with Caribelle Batik since its beginnings, creates her artwork. Photo Credit: Omar Perez Indonesia may be a world away from St. Kitts, but not at Caribelle Batik. It is here ...

The April 11 program of the Salem Historical Society will be presented at the Shaffer Library, 239 S. Lundy Ave. at 7 p.m. Following a short business meeting, folk artist Carol Novosel “My Ukrainian ...