Date : 01 May 2010
A former student of Datuk Jimmy Choo is making big strides with her batik and songket shoes, writes ZUHAILA SEDEK.
DO you know that in Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, there’s a shoemaker who was a student of Datuk Jimmy Choo?
Fion Poon of Perak, who got acquainted with Choo through a mutual friend, spent eight years learning [...]
‘Wearing the Nyonya Sarong Kebaya ’
Date: Saturday 31 July 2010
Place: Textile Museum
Jalan Sultan Hishamudin, Kuala Lumpur,
(In front of the Selangor Padang)
Time: 3-6 pm, Registration at 2.30 pm
Cost: 15 RM for members, 20 RM for non-members
1. Grooming workshop by Baba Cedric Tan
How to – wear the sarong jahit (tubular)and lepas (open ended type)
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Greetings from the National Textile Museum, the latest museum and newest tourist attraction in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Museum housed in a 114 years old heritage building is located in the historic belt of Kuala Lumpur, flanked by the Sultan Abdul Samad building and the Dayabumi building, is diagonally across [...]
TANO is forming a philosophy based on the comparison and combination of string theory, quantum mechanics, astrophysics and biology with the traditions of Shamanism and the old religions, a philosophical system that becomes material through the art of painting. The artist’s goal is to show what can possibly exist after our human limitations and create [...]
What is Ferrelle
HAVE A PASSION, HAVE A CHANGE
Let’s rock the norm, come and share your dream. Let’s take a walk on the wild side. The Malaysian batik industry has been challenging and exciting. And like everything else in life, we are constantly required to change and innovate to keep ahead. Change is the only constant. [...]
event: Natural dye fabric for ECO Green Week 2010
venue: One Utama Shopping Mall, PJ
exhibition date: 3rd – 6th June 2010
time: 10am -10pm
contact: +6012 388 7343 ( Ms. kittie)
+6.03 4107 5154 ( TMS Art office )
Synopsis: all type of natural dye fabric are available for sales, featuring artist included, Aziz Awang. Natural dye raw materials are [...]
Hari Kraf Kebangsaan 2010
24 Feb – 8 Mac 2010
10am – 5pm
Craft Design Centre, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur
15th RIMBUN DAHAN RESIDENCY EXHIBITION
artists MONIKA BEHRENS, ROCHELLE HALEY & SAMSUDIN WAHAB
dates 28th February – 14th March 2010
venue RIMBUN DAHAN, Kuang, Selangor
KUANG: Rimbun Dahan will be hosting its annual exhibition at the end of February, 2010. A much anticipated event on Klang Valley’s arts calendar, the 15th Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition will showcase artworks by [...]
The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery recently published the catalogue for “Tay Mo Leong Retrospective”, an exhibition that featured the lifetime watercolour and batik masterpieces of locally renowned artist, Tay Mo Leong. The exhibition was organized and curated by the Penang State Museum and Art Gallery together with guest curator, Dr. Tan Chong Guan. [...]
Zulkifli Yusoff A Historical Survey 1996-2009
Date & Time: January 16 – March 20, 2010, 10am to 6pm (closed on public holidays)
Venue: Art Salon @ SENI, Mont Kiara,
Lot 55350, Changkat Duta Kiara, off Jalan Duta Kiara, Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Contact: +603-6203 1919
Website: www.senimk.com.my
This exhibition is a mini-retrospective showing about 50 of Zulkifli Yusoff’s paintings [...]
Interested to challenge us with your beautiful face? if yes, why not join out latest contest, named Miss myBatik 2010?
Please click the link below for more details.
http://mybatik.org.my/contest/miss-mybatik/
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR & VALENTINES’ DAY FROM TMS ART
Dear myBatik Fans,
On behalf of the myBatik Team I would like to wish you a very Happy Chinese New Year & Valentine’s day .
It has been a great year for and myBatik and its customers. The batik industry has seen some very exciting developments in 2009, enhancing [...]
Two hours and the roads are empty,
The streets of the abandoned, lost and found,
Looking for love that never was,
Children of the world, are you there?
One moment and I hear small whispers,
Echoes of pain, tears and brokenness,
Unfaithfulness enters with its ugly head,
It causes nothing but sadness.
Fame has its moments but it blinds the soul,
The tube wants [...]
If you are a parent, you are probably wondering if art education is good for your child. The facts are that art education makes a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child and has proven to help level the “learning field” across socio-economic boundaries. Here are a few points why your child needs [...]
How many of you have long desired to express your artistic side but do not have an opportunity to do so? Perhaps you need a platform and myBatik is pleased to introduce “The Borderless Batik Street”. It’s basically a call to produce a piece of creative work to be featured on this blog. It can be [...]
Now that we have gotten over the New Year frenzy, it’s time for serious reflections. Imagine a place that welcomes you in with Monet’s water lilies, and sends you away with Jackson Pollock’s abstract drip paintings and Damien Hirst’s skull. Except that the paintings are all done by Malaysian artists.
The Gallery @ Starhill has been around [...]
event: INACRAFT – The Exhibition of the Largest Indonesia Quality Handicrafts Exhibition
venue: KL Convention Centre
date: 13 – 15 November 2009
And so it draws to a close. 2009. One of the downright memorable years since 2008. We thought instead of stepping back and pondering the earth-shattering, world-changing & life-affirming moments, we’ve prepared some tips and strategies you need to grow your batik business in 2010 and beyond. Here it goes:
Review Your Existing Advertising
If you haven’t [...]
myBatik
myBatik adalah suatu majalah triwulanan yang mencurahkan perhatiannya pada batik, mengupas dengan jelas dan luas meliputi batik sebagai fashion dan seni gaya hidup dan kominats batik. Dalam tajuk rencana kami menyajikan secara penuh dan seimbang mengenai seniman, usahawan, pertunjukan, teknik baru, mendesain interior dan peristiwa dan berita yang terkait dengan batik. Sebagai tambahan, majalah ini [...]
The momentum is growing and members of local batik industries are not allowing a depressed economy to get them down. Instead; artists, musicians, writers and fashion designers are banding together to collaborate and brainstorm about how to strengthen our local industry.
Some ideas for batik practitioners to keep batik alive. It is our hope to see amateurs and professional [...]
The typical South East Asian model – Nationalise Batik and claim our rightful ownership for the craft. The Western model – Let’s see what we can do to be masters of this craft. As with any art, diligent investigation is needed to study both models, so as to determine which model works best in an [...]
Something for you to try if you are currently uninspired. Lie down and stare at the ceiling. Then, close your eyes. Imagine clouds floating in your mind. What image would you put inside each cloud? See clouds in different shapes and sizes. Look around you. Let words flow into your mind. Creativity comes from all [...]
We are pleased to announce an open call for contributing writers on the topics of batik and craft.
The contributing writer will need to be capable of expressing complicated concepts in simple, practical language, and write for both academic & non-academic audiences. Writers should have previously done batik, possess a deep interest in batik or be [...]
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300 celebrate Mother’s Day with family and friends for a good cause
MAY 10 – Mother’s Day does not have to be an exclusive celebration and 300 people – mothers and children, friends and family – turned up at the Bora Ombak Restaurant on Sunday night, May 10, to celebrate it for [...]
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