“It is not just about promoting a traditional art form but also recognising economic opportunities that lie within the folds of batik fabric. “By empowering the batik industry, we are ...
Portland designer Joy Proctor grew up gardening with two sets of grandparents who lived across an ocean from each other and 10,000 miles apart. Life was different in southern Oregon’s Canyonville, ...
At first, she made tissue pouches using batik cloth that she purchased from local batik-makers. The products were well-received and customers began asking her to make other items, so Yong started ...