Contribution to the exhibition The worlds of Jan Toorop
at Museum Singer Laren Last year in May I was contacted by Suzanne Veldink who was making an overview exhibition on the Indo-European painter Jan Toorop (1858-1929). She came across …
Artwork
Artworks & custom designs made by Sabine Bolk
The Cloth Remembers in Singapore
The exhibition, my work ‘Batik Kompeni’ and events Since me & Tony were in Laos in 2024 we have been thinking of bringing the cloths we saw there during the …
Zine ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
For the exhibition ‘Once upon a time: Untold Tales of Batik Cerita’ I also made a new zine. I was walking around with this idea for a while, it even …
Masa depan Batik | Future of Batik recap
So actually since 2021 this exhibition, Masa depan Batik | Future of Batik has been in the making. After I was invited by artist Shishani to join their amazing project …
Design for Javanese women event
Legien Warsosemito-Schenk & Stijn Schenk reached out to me asking if I wanted to design, or create, a batik inspired motif for their event. The event held on 17 June …
Business card for Maureen Tan
Business card art by meBusiness card design by Martijn Bekker I Karakter designBatik by Miss Nurul Maslahah After sharing the business card I got to design for historian Suze Zijlstra, …
Business card & Batik Consultation Suze Zijlstra
Two years ago, in 2020, historian and author Suze Zijlstra asked me if I knew someone to design her business card. She wanted something maybe with batik and referring to …
Storytelling concertfilm ‘Shishani & Sisterhood’
On Sunday 25 April 2021 19:00 Jakarta Time (UTC+7) Shishani, Erasmushuis Jakarta and Beyond Walls will launch the Storytelling concertfilm SHISHANI & SISTERHOOD followed by an Artist Talk hosted by …
Zine ‘The Penguin & The Batik’
Made my first Zine! It is on one of those Batik story that I wanted to tell for a long time already & a little Zine in Riso turned out …
Gringsing Colouringpages
Before I posted 5 colouring pages free to download here on my site. I made a new one matching with a new blogpost De helende krachten van het gringsing-motief I …
Colonial Mirror
Batik Statement series ‘Colonial Mirror’Dia-slides made by Koen de WitConcept and looks by Sabine Bolk2020 I started making Batik Statement already 8 years ago. The first one I made was …
Hidden between the leaves
Animation ‘Hidden between the leaves’Duration: 1 minuteMade by Sabine BolkMusic by Koen de Wit2020 During these strange times, I try to be positive and creating new things helps with that. …
Colouring pages inspired by Batik motifs ~ Free download
Free to download, 5 colouring pages drawn by me based on different Batik motifs. Click download or click the image to go to the PDF. You can print them either …
The journey to Batik – Tari Batik
Duration: 12 m 18 secFilm: Sabine BolkDance: Dwi Anggraeni Drawing: Mak SiumCanting: Ibu Rasminah, Nurul Maslahah and Ibu KustiyahDyeing: Ibu Juwariyah and Ibu RaminiFilmed on location in Sleman, Jeruk and Batang …
Batik Murals
This year, 2018, I had the great experience of creating two Batik Murals. One really big one, covering all the walls of the Children’s expedition room Rumah Exposisi Madura at Animal …
May 2018 – Batik mural at Taman Indonesia
In May I gave the Children’s expedition room Rumah Exposisi Madura at Animal park Taman Indonesia a make-over by creating a Batik mural on the walls and re-decorating the room. …
Kraplap for Community Dressing
Last week the new episode of ‘Community Dressing’ was put online. ‘Community Dressing’ is a documentary series about the Dutch National Costumes. Thijs Adriaans looks at regional costumes to define the …
Dance in a ricecarpet
Titel of work: ‘Dance in a ricecarpet’ Locations: Argument Vertoningsruimte in Tilburg (NL), Paulushofje in Etten-Leur (NL) and in backyard in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Year: 2009 – 2011 ‘Dance in a ricecarpet’ is a …