“Pasar Ngasem”

A natural dye painting made in Lisa's East London studio. The title refers to a photograph of the flower market in Yogyakarta where Lisa spends her mornings before heading to the batik studio.  Made on silk linen using natural dye pastes and hand-drawn batik wax, the palette draws on plant sources native to the UK — bark, root, leaf, seed — set in dialogue with Indonesia's own deep tradition of botanical dyeing.

Unique work, Edition of 1.

Batik tulis and natural dye (hand drawn wax)

British plant dyes on silk and linen

60 x 71 cm

Batik: Recolouring Tradition is an exhibition that retraces the steps of batik through a deeply personal and cross-cultural lens. Inspired by her late mother Farida King’s rich textile archive and Indonesian heritage, British textile artist and designer Lisa King embarks on a journey to deconstruct and re-examine this ancient technique for a contemporary world.