I’ve known Batik for quite some time but as a child, I never really appreciated this form of art. I guess I just took it for granted as one of the nation’s most famous tradition without knowing its true value. However today, as I was accompanying my mom in search for some souvenir I found myself completely in love with Batik! The patterns produced with this technique are just so intricately beautiful, the details are mind-blowing and perfectly imperfect as a result of the hand painting process. It is truly incredible.
I love the scarves and linens, but most of all i love the hand carved AND hand painted (!!) batik masks:
When i grow up and have a house, I want three of these hanging on the living room wall. there were three different sizes. the smallest one is about the size of my palm (see below) and the biggest one covers my face. the medium-sized mask is probable about 1.5 bigger than the smallest one.
I took a liking to this mask since the face isn’t as sinister as the other ones. plus, the pattern is just so pretty! I feel so inspired after seeing these. wonder if I can buy the unpainted carved masks and paint one myself!
Anyway, today my family and I also happen to pass by the christian school that all three of us (me, my sis and my bro) used to go to. I went to this school from 6th – 9th grade. It was quite a nostalgic experience. The school was a bit smaller than I remember, but they held so many memories of my early teenage years.
we talked about the places we used to hang out at, and how all three of us used to get some sort of punishment for being just a couple minutes late to school (we had to stand in front of the whole school during our monday weekly ceremony!!), how my brother played basketball and soccer all the time and ripped his pants in front of his classmates (he didn’t care back then), how we had to change for gym in a small bathroom along with the rest of the class, so on so forth. it’s amazing how much you’re able to remember and how much you manage to forget in just.. a little under 10 years.
ahhh memories!!!