Yogyakarta – Deryn Mansell

Butterfly Batik (2)

Posted onJanuary 4, 2017May 14, 20182 Comments

I convinced my Beringharjo guide to speak to me in Indonesian. His aunties thought they were speaking to me in Indonesian too but I thought they were speaking Javanese. It didn’t matter much as we were soon speaking the language of cloth. Their second-hand fabric Read More …

Butterfly batik

Posted onDecember 14, 2016January 4, 2017Leave a comment

I changed my website theme today and in the process I revisited a journey I made over twenty years ago. I was looking for something suitable to use as a background for my header image when I came across my old batik shirt. The fabric Read More …

Deryn Mansell

Writer / Editor / Translator / Teacher

Tag: Yogyakarta

Butterfly Batik (2)

Butterfly batik