Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Bakaran batik is a batik that is developed in Bakaran Village, Pati Regency at the North Coast of Java. Traditional ornaments in Bakaran batik show no influence from foreign cultures in general coastal batik, but are similar to the ornamentation of the Keraton Surakarta batik. This study aims to describe the elements of ornamentation and aesthetic characteristics of traditional Bakaran and Keraton Surakarta batik, and to identify the cause of the similarity between them. The conclusion is the ornamentation of Bakaran traditional batik and Keraton Surakarta one, have similarities to the main…

Visual communication experience that ensues between the picture and the children is an episode that should be experienced long before kindergarten children learn to read. Each visual element in the picture has a causal link that connects to an event. Joint visual communication experience illustrates visual language strength in delivering messages actively or when they work together. This experience provides an opportunity for the picture to send messages actively and get children accustomed to get the message and tell the message from the picture they gazed at. This research discussed the…

Coconut shell, as coconut processing leftover, comes with unique characteristics, such as its strength, hardness, bending flexibility and also special texture of the surface. Those unique potentials and characteristics enable coconut shell to be used as craft materials. The objectives of this research are to find out the shell processing alternative technique and to know more about young age coconut shell