Art Workshops • Gallery • Batik Artist Studio @ Singapore
The final session with NT students on fabric art was introducing them to the oldest dye known to mankind by way of Shibori - the Japanese tie and dye techniques. They explored folding and clamping methods instead of pole ties. We also touched on a bit of science in explaining the indigo dying process. Besides... Continue Reading →
Learning to observe the face for distinctive features and nailing the likeness with lightning speed. The teacher was kind enough to be the model for a 10 minute demonstration. Such a delight to be drawing with a lovely bunch post-pandemic. Comparatively, it was awkward teaching online as you don’t get depth perception when drawing from... Continue Reading →
Done by primary five students over three sessions of one hour. Total engagement of just three hours to produce this awesome artwork that was put on display just in time for Singapore’s 57th National Day celebration. Washed and treated for colour fastness to ensure that colour will not run with the rain or fade with... Continue Reading →
Presentation in Malay language for cultural engagement. Batik is a cultural element of the Javanese embodied in the Malay community of Singapore. It is widely adapted by various ethnic groups in Singapore. The batik painting experience is a good opportunity to introduce children to the art and craft and batik from a cultural stand point.... Continue Reading →
Art exhibition by selected students of Jurong West Secondary School. They are from various art enrichment programmes, namely the EAP, Art JeWel and GAP artists. Ninety one works by these budding artists are on display. The exhibition was opened by their school principals and attended by parents and teachers. Open to public 10am - 6pm... Continue Reading →
These students are history major and the workshop started out with a discourse on historical events that shape the evolution in batik design and South East Asian culture. It is more than just and art class. They got to try out the Tjanting and painted lovely batiks to bring home.
There must be a better way! Always think like that and new solutions will appear. We sometime face problems at the schools we visit where the visualizer is not available or is not working properly. We overcame this with using our own phone. Works well all these years but we still have to carry quite... Continue Reading →
Thank you for the opportunity to share the art and skill in batik painting by a local practicing artist. This particular session was conducted in Malay language slanted towards cultural exposure and Malay language proficiency as part of mother tongue forthnight activity. Held over Zoom catering to multiple classrooms engagement, materials are packed and delivered... Continue Reading →
Grandad comes with Grandma all the way from Hawaii! Son’s wife is a regular at our batik studio, improving her batik mastery on each visit. The grandson is no stranger as well, always accompanying his mommy for the sessions. It is our pleasure to have all of them with us. Looking forward to see them... Continue Reading →
