New Costume Design

This is a design for a new surjan but made with black velvet and kebaya brocade lace of my batik kraton design.  The location of scene is Pura Mangkunegaran, the second royal house in Surakarta.

Mix and match

Japanese Kimono and Javanese Belt

Bengawan Solo

This is a re-construction of the boat that used to go down the Bengawan Solo River from the Royal Kraton Palace in Surakarta, Indonesia to East Java and the North Coast.  There are only various figureheads surviving now in 2 museums in Solo.

Happy time at the beach in Java

I went to Pantai Ngobaran and also Parangtritis.

exhibits at Kraton Surakarta's museum

We were the exhibits that day among all the curious Indonesian students!

Old Time Javanese Setting at Kotagede

back from vacation

I had a wonderful trip and will post more soon.  Here is just a peek of what I did!