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Stories of Vendors Batik with Rozana
"Batik is very interesting and unique. If you experiment with technique, you can get amazing results", she tells us in a soft voice. And rightly so, as her work reflects her words. Swirls of color intermingle to produce shades that seem almost '60s in theme. With more brilliant blends, she manages to transport a warm sunset onto cloth or even the subtle harmony in the flush of autumn onto large swatches which can be used as dividers in a room. When asked when she began her art career, she said, "I knew since secondary school I could draw and sketch. Then I learnt the process of batik from a friend. When I started to work in batik, my father was so proud that he kept telling his friends about it and would sell all my work to them!"
Her
artistic ability is also expressed in her paintings, both in water color
and acrylic. In 1988 she was awarded the first prize in the Johor Watercolor
Competition. Today Rozanna does her painting in her home studio which
is also her workshop and gallery.
Rozana
will be at the April Market where she will be teaching the basics of
batik to children and adults alike. __________________________________ Written and photographed by Ambiga Devy © All Rights Reserved. |
Her
grandmother loved art and owned a shop which made Kain Songket. Rozana
Mohamed spent many hours as a child, watching how this beautiful cloth
was made, admiring the brilliant, entwined colors along with the craft
person's skill and creativity. Today at 40, this young woman from Johor
Baru, is a batik artist and designer in her own right.
Rozana
got her basic training in UITM where she received her Diploma in Fine
Arts in 1988. She then began a career as a full time batik artist and
batik designer.
Her
3 children must have been the inspiration she needed to start teaching
children to do small works of batik. She teaches tie and dye techniques
to children who find the bright colors, the hands-on approach and the
final 'wow' factor of the product so attractive.