During the Ambacht in Beeld festival, one of my participants was of the magazine Handwerken zonder grenzen (Crafts without borders). A magazine with a long historie. Founded by Henriette and Henk Beukers in 1978 the magazine featured textile crafts from around the world. I own several editions featuring articles on batik. In 2002 Henriette and Henk Beukers stopped themselves, but the magazine is still made today.
I got emailed by Yvonne Philippa if she could interview me for the magazine. She visited my exhibition ‘Masa depan Batik‘ and interviewed me. At the end of the interview she told me she was planning a visit to Indonesia and would love to dive into batik again. I said jokingly; “Well let me know if you need any tips, I am like a tourist information for Batik”. Hence the title became “Ik ben een soort VVV voor Batik” (“I am a kind of Association for Tourism for Batik”).
Get your copy of ‘Handwerken voor grenzen’ no 252 here: shop.handwerkenzondergrenzen.nl
