In Banyuripan village, Bayat subdistrict, Klaten regency, most of its women are batik painters. Batik craft used to thrive in the Keraton—or palace, nowadays, it has been a public knowledge that batik painters from Banyuripan, can create batik with natural colorings from leaves and tree bark.
If we visit Banyuripan village, Bayat subdistrict, Klaten regency, we will find batik home industry. The batik process is performed mainly by women. Batik used to thrive in Keraton, but nowadays, batik has become public consumption, and even foreigners.
According to one of the batik painters, Sugiyanti, along with the progress of time, batik starts to be brought out of Keraton, that it thrives to the present. Painters are even able to create Keraton-style Batik, as well as their own pattern, that is adjusted with the progress of time. Banyuripan batik is more of a contemporary batik. In order to be more environment-friendly, the creation of batik is made by using natural colorings, with leaves and barks of trees such as, Mahogany, Jalawe, and Indigo. The painters choose to develop natural coloring batik, because of the high demand, more elegant quality, and environmant-friendly. Its waste can even be used a organic fertilizer.
If we visit Banyuripan village, Bayat subdistrict, Klaten regency, we will find batik home industry. The batik process is performed mainly by women. Batik used to thrive in Keraton, but nowadays, batik has become public consumption, and even foreigners.
According to one of the batik painters, Sugiyanti, along with the progress of time, batik starts to be brought out of Keraton, that it thrives to the present. Painters are even able to create Keraton-style Batik, as well as their own pattern, that is adjusted with the progress of time. Banyuripan batik is more of a contemporary batik. In order to be more environment-friendly, the creation of batik is made by using natural colorings, with leaves and barks of trees such as, Mahogany, Jalawe, and Indigo. The painters choose to develop natural coloring batik, because of the high demand, more elegant quality, and environmant-friendly. Its waste can even be used a organic fertilizer.
