Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--freeset-tag-boilerplate making a stunning

making a stunning

37" (94 cm) circumference necklace

Celebrate the love for reading with a quirky pin handmade with mixed metals by artisans in Mexico

This elegant sculpture exalts the strong

This delicate

Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--freeset-tag-boilerplate making a stunningClassic Javanese batik patterns are stamped by hand in mesmerizing shades of black, gray, and green. Designed by Yuni Kristina, the patterns include the parang, or dagger, once exclusive to the courts of Surakarta and Jogyakarta. Formerly reserved for the sultan's use, flowers and the kawung, an eight pointed rosette set within a square, rhombus, or circle, complement the parang. Each motif is created by hand, as evidenced by the occasional pencil