We make some of this wonderful art, crafts and textiles available for sale through a small business. We also collect and grow tropical plants. The larger plants will only be sold through local nurseries, the smaller plants by rapid postal delivery.

Our primary focus has been on the stunning woven textiles of Sarawak, East Malaysia, coordinated and distributed by Edric Ong - writer, designer, architect, and noted authority on Borneo textiles. Edric is also an internationally known fashion designer whose designs are based on Borneo indigenous peoples' motifs, handcrafted of woven silk fabric, natural dyes and block printed or hand painted batik. Edric was recently appointed Vice President for the Asia Pacific Division of the World Crafts Council. The two Edric Ong Textiles Galleries show textiles available for sale. Retail prices are listed - the same prices as in exclusive boutiques and galleries in Kuching, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. A few of Edric's designs from the 2006 World EcoFiber and Textile Forum Fashion Show in Kuching can be seen in High resolution or Low resolution video on this site. A 22 minute video showing the range of textiles is available to wholesale clients - both standard and HD DVD versions may be requested

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Latest News Sarawak's Iban pua kumbu has won the top textile prize at the recent World Crafts Council Assembly held in Hangzhou, China from 4-10th Nov. The hand-woven, natural dyed silk textile entitled "Floral Baskets" or "Sempuyong Bunga" by Teresa Sawin of Rumah Garie, Sungai Kain, Ulu Kapit was selected by an international jury out of over eighty entries in the Asia Pacific region in the Young Craftspersons (under 35 years old) category "Mr. International," Alan Martini, models a Jabbar Khatri stole at the World Eco Fiber and Textile Forum in Kuching, Sept 2008 SARAWAK WINS TOP INTERNATIONALTEXTILE AWARD

Introducing Melton

Melton ak Kais is one of Borneo's formost artists. He is Bidayuh, one of Sarawak's indigeous peoples. His paintings combines charcoal, acrylic and oils to reveal the essence underlying the plants, people and archeological elements of the rainforest. We will help promote Melton's work. Take a look at some examples in Melton's Home Page and Melton's Gallery

Other News Apart from the indigenous art of Borneo, we are finally starting to add photos and information from other areas to the web site, starting with Nagaland, then Myanmar. Many pieces offered for sale will be first found in the Naga Art, Bead, and Textile Personal Collection Galleries, then moved to the For Sale Galleries when the updating process is completed. We are pleased to now offer a selection of the traditional, intricately "micro" tie dyed "bandhani" textiles of the Khatri people of north western India. Designer Jabbar Khatri works with 300 village women who do the tying while he does the dyeing processes to create striking wearable art. These textiles won the highly prized UNESCO Seal of Excellence in both 2006 and 2007. We are helping with marketing in the US to support the villagers and "keep the traditions alive." See the Jabbar Khatri Gallery. David visited Jabbar in April to do a video documentary of the bandhani tying and dying process. This resulted in a 36 minute DVD, free with a bandhani purchase. The Seatle Art Museum recently purchased 14 pieces for the SAM Gift Shop to be offered in conjunction with an exhibition of "Paintings of Jaipur" in January, 2009 We now have a personally selected variety of handwoven silk from designer Bina Rao of Hyderabad, India. Bina and husband Kesav Rao own Creative Bee, which commissions several hundred wavers in villages all over India to produce intricate weaves - from several varieties of silk. They have a foundation to support this work and train weavers to use their traditional techniques to weave pieces of great beauty for the export market. Kesav is a master dyer and supervises Creative Bee's handblock printing shop in a village near Hyderabad. He is also an artist who has mastered many media and has exhibited in galleries around India. David visited the Raos in April to do a video documentary of the weaving, handblock printing and dying process. We will been showing the Rao's work soon in Bina's Gallery and Kesav's Gallery. We do now have some of Bina's fantastic silk shirts. The silk used in these shirts is gathered in the forests of India from wild silk moth cocoons. It is handwoven into filature "see-through" textile, then crafted into these shirts. A carved wooden hand block is used to print the design using natural dyes. They look great on women and men. Almost without fail, whenever we wear these shirts friends ask where they can get one like it. We have them in four colors - blue, grey, black, and red/orange. Edric Ong received the prestigious Artisan Advocate Award from the Aid to Artisans organization in New York City on October 26, 2006, for his contributions in sustaining the arts and cultures of Indigenous peoples (presented by Clare Brett Smith, President Emerita) Read citation from Aid to Artisans Mathew Ngau Jau is an acclaimed master of the sapeh, the traditional lute-like instrument of the Orang Ulu people who live in the longhouses along the rivers of Central Borneo. It was originally used for ritualistic music to induce trance. Its intricate rhythms may also be inspired by dreams. We are offering Mathew's CD, Mathew Ngau Jau, Keeper of the Songs. Check out the Mathew Ngau Jau music video snippet The Iban Rumah Garie Longhouse community weavers are the most accomplished in Borneo at adapting the use of silk for their traditional Pua Kumbu ikat weavings. For this they have won the coveted UNESCO Seal of Excellence. David's photos of the Rumah Garie Longhouse, including its leading master weavers Bangie Embol and Nancy Ngali can be seen on the Rumah Garie Longhouse page. Click to view a short video of Rumah Garie. A 45 minute video "Dream Weavers of Rumah Garie" narrated by Edric Ong documents the traditional Iban ikat dyeing and weaving processes at the Rumah Garie and would be of interest to students of weaving as well as anyone interested in traditional cultures. Both standard and High Definition DVD versions are available for $15

Last Updated - December 27, 2008

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