CS: Knowledge of Batik

Batik is one of our hand craft product which Malaysian are proud of. Today, Malaysian batik can be found on the east coast of Malaysia such as Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. The elements of design for the batik is mostly flora but not fauna. It is because islam norms are forbidden to use them. 

There are many country holds this tradition too. Javanese is the most notable and rooted of their traditional batik. It all started when the Sumatrans and Javanese have moved to Malaysia.

There are some examples of the batik in Malaysia:

Notice that all of them are only Fauna

While I have arrived there I was very exciting. I quickly look around and took some photos. Later there was  a worker explaining how to make a batik. After the explanation we can start to do our batik freely. 

This is the board of making the batik and the original batik. 

 Quincy and Eva :)

Me, Karen Jing Er and Janice :) 

Wax and Tools 

Colors for batik

Working working working

Production of my Friends

 

Artwork from the batik centre

   

   

And this is my PRODUCT! :)

Title: Dancing Tulips

The elements that I have used on my batik are tulips, tendrils, leaves and sun. I have the idea of making stained glass technique on the batik. I wanted to let the viewer to have a positive and happy feeling while looking at my work. So I have use the purple color for the tulips. For the stem, tendrils and leaves are in green color. For the color of the background is orange. Orange color can elevate moods too. I have drawn some polka dots around the background which is the sun.

Tulips are originated centuries ago in Turkey, where it played a significant role in the art and culture of the time. The Turks cultivated them in flower beds and window boxes and they used the flowers as patterns on textiles and rugs, ceramic tiles, buildings and fountains and even, especially in the case of women, on tombstones. Their name for the tulip was lale, but another Turkish word, dulband, or "turban," is the origin of our English name, presumably because of the flower's shape. As Europeans began taking to tulips, the flower's popularity spread quickly, particularly in the Netherlands where a phenomenon dubbed tulip mania set in at one point during the 17th century. It soon gained major popularity as a trading product, especially in Holland. Tulips became so highly-prized that prices were sent soaring, causing markets to crash. Different varieties do grow wild in North Africa and from Greece and Turkey all the way to Afghanistan and Kashmir. Very occasionally they are even found in southern France and Italy, usually in vineyards or on cultivated land, which has led some botanists to speculate that they may have been brought back by the Crusaders. Tulips are now grown throughout the world, but people still identify cultivated varieties as "Dutch tulips. The meaning of tulips is generally perfect love. Like many flowers, different colors of tulips also often carry their own significance. For purple it symbolizes royalty. The tulipan “have little or no smell, but are admired for their beauty and variety of color."

Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, and stimulation. To the human eye, orange is a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat. Nevertheless, orange is not as aggressive as red. 

It was really fun and I'm glad that i have made my own batik. It makes me know more about our own country. That's about it! thanks! :)