Indonesian Arts and Crafts

Kotagede can not be denied again has become a center for silver and hammered the largest handicraft in Indonesia, more than Bali, Lombok and Kendari. Various silver and copper handicrafts which are processed into various shapes through a variety of ways resulting from a place that is located 10 km from the city center. Since the 70s, crafting Kotagede silver metal production has been attracting foreign tourists, either in the form of jewelry, household utensils or decorative accessories.

Now, not only offers luxury Kotagede silver production, but also the opportunity to study the process of making her silver and brass handicrafts. A short course which lasted three hours up in a matter of days offering tour packages on your alternatives include designing silver jewelry design, make and finally bring home the results of your self-made handicrafts handicraft. One of the places where you can enjoy a tour package that is at Studio 76.

The initial phase is to design a course hammered handicraft jewelry design. You are free to choose the type of jewelry and crafts design of copper or silver to be made. After the specified design, process design to proceed with removal of mold and forging metal craft silver. Once forged, brass or copper plate craft which are used as basic materials to be forged using soft tin. Furthermore, the materials assembled in accordance with the wishes and polished silver through the plating.

When you have more time, you can choose to make handicrafts handicraft silver jewelry more beautiful. To create one, you have to practice carving slabs of materials prior to polish jewelry. You can also choose to make jewelry that looks like a woven wire-thin silver-plated wire on the outside. Of course, the more beautiful and detailed jewelry that want to make, the more valuable it is also in the eyes of others.

The entire process of designing and making crafts are your rights. During the manufacturing process, instructors will guide and improve only some details are still not good enough. Instructor experience in guiding and making silver over the years will help you learn in quick time. Supported by the expertise of foreign-language instructors, of course will greatly improve your viewing pleasure.

During the course of time, you will also get various explanations and Kota Gede silver. Among them, an explanation of the history of silver in Kotagede and explanations about various techniques of making silver. You also can tour the production site and see the handicrafts artisans at work, in addition to seeing a variety of products which have been ready for sale.

When selecting a tour package to make silver in Studio 76, there are several choices appropriate time and duration you desire. When only a little time alone, you can choose the Short Course that lasted three hours, but if you have a lot of time you can choose Full Day Course which lasted from morning till evening. If still not satisfied, you can choose Arraged Course duration with the target and adjust to your liking.

The course fee ranges from USD $ 10.00 to $ 200.00 per person, depending on the choice of the course package. The longer the term of the course, then the costs will be more expensive too. But not to worry, because the learning process will be more detailed and silver jewelry offered was to have a higher gram. Jewelry produced from the Short Course maximum of only 5 grams, but Full Day Course to reach 10 grams.

To follow this course, you should contact the first few centers or service providers so that the course instructors and equipment manufacture of silver can be prepared. To go to Studio 76, you can go in the direction Kotagede and then walked to the road Purbayan. The studio provides the instructor with a master English and French. Now, interested in producing silver pieces of your own hands?