Indonesian Arts and Crafts

Business opportunities promising enough that the craftsmen arrested since 1983 who had started working on the production activities of goods of metal (brass) which is a replica of the royal relic. Using waste materials in the form of brass, the craftsmen with his UD Ganesya able to create works of art from metal to form and pattern that resembles a work of art royal relic like the statue of Ganesh, Buddha statues and various other sculptures.

When the craftsmen in 1983 started the production activities of goods metal art replica of the royal era, in fact activities of metal handicraft industry was not new for the craftsmen. Because, for decades the craftsmen has been in the handicraft industry of metal products since the craftsmen itself was born from a family who has a background of metal handicraft industry. Grandfather the craftsmen since the Dutch colonial period had worked brass cast metal industry. But then, my grandfather was still working the craftsmen production activities of goods of daily needs of the metals such as charcoal iron tools, cookie cutters, candle, kelintingan (sound of metal tools hanging on the neck of a horse or buffalo) and others.

Since the craftsmen took over the business of metal handicraft items Ganesya UD in 1983 because his parents died, try the craftsmen present handicraft products
different handicraft products developed by their parents. the craftsmen started to develop the manufacture of various goods, especially metal art replicas of relics of the royal era. the craftsmen own design to develop the art of goods with reference to the image or archaeological relic. Unexpectedly, many strangers, lovers of art and antique collectors / old who are interested in it hasi the craftsmen work. They are many who order the manufacture of various replicas of statues and relics of the kingdom to the craftsmen era.

Now more than 1000 kinds of antiques made of metal which entirely the craftsmen sold on the market. Metal handicraft items of daily needs that had produced his parents, now no longer produced Ganesya UD. the craftsmen reasoned, handicraft goods metal daily needs were no longer produced because of its marketing Ganesya UD today's increasingly difficult. It was not independent of the number of new products in this modern era that could replace the function of these items. Eg electricity Seterikaan now so popular among the people so that no community members who want to use charcoal seterikaan.

Unlike the crafts daily needs of the metal, featuring handicrafts, especially artistic value antiques tempo nuances of the kingdom was still much in demand. Those who understand the value of art will continue to buy antiques high artistic merit, although the life of the people have developed more advanced. Therefore, the business of art craft metal work at the craftsmen never lonely now that the job order manufacture of various metal art crafts is always there every day.

With the assistance of 40 permanent employees, the craftsmen currently able to produce an average of 1500 items of metal art crafts of various sizes and models of each month. If an order making metal crafts are many, the craftsmen usually subcontract work to other crafters around the location of his business with reference to the design and size determined the craftsmen own. The production process at the company's partners are usually done only up to intermediate goods, while his finishing process is still being done in the workshop Ganesya UD.

The smallest size of metal crafts made during this the craftsmen is as high as 15 cm, while the largest size can reach 2 meters high. the craftsmen usually sells craft goods with prices starting from $ 2.00 USD to $ 2,700.00 USD.

Various metal crafts that are marketed to various cities in the country like to Jakarta, Bali, Yogyakarta, Semarang and Surabaya. Meanwhile, export activities conducted the craftsmen to various countries like the United States, the Netherlands, France, Germany and England. The buyers from abroad are generally direct transactions with the craftsmen, but for sending buyers are usually appointed the forwarder in Indonesia to deal with packing up shipments.