Bali Ubud Shopping
Suena Handicraft: Carved faces in Tegallalang Bali
Riding back down the main street in Tegallalang, towards Denpasar, after visiting Putna Sari, I saw a unique shop, selling faces carved out of tree trunks. Most of the carvings in Bali, seem to be complete faces / figures, but these ones were carved out of the bark of a tree, which was still visible. The owner of the shop, Suena from Bali, told me her husband did all the carving and she looked after the shop. She said business was good, with many orders from America and Australia. The wood is all pine and a large carved face, 3ft tall costs 90,000rp. A smaller 2ft tall carving is 40,000rp and a 1ft carving of a horse, cat, person etc, is 10,000rp.
Date: January 13th, 2007 |
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Mustique: Carved bowls in Peliatan Bali
Peliatan is another Balinese village lined with shops selling similar type goods, this time carved items. Along the main street, Jl. Raya Andong, I stopped into one place at random, to check out their goods. Mustique is a cute little shop, with stuff I’d actually like, if I had a bigger house. I met the owner, Kadek, who told me about his products, which include massive carved bowls, plates, sushi trays, Japanese soup bowls and other attractive stuff. Kadek told me his cousin makes the items locally and he runs the shop. The business card carries the name ‘Araya’ but the shop is called Mustique, opening daily from 8.30am-5pm.
Date: January 13th, 2007 |
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Gender Mas & Suarti: Ubud Bali
Ubud is loaded with lovely shops and galleries selling art, antiques and interior design gear. This afternoon I stopped into a couple of places on Jl. Raya Ubud. The first was Gender Mas, a shop stocking original work by a selection of artists from all over Bali, including Karangasem. I asked the staff, a muscly young guy called Gede (single women take note), how much the merchandise was. He quoted prices or 30m rp, 25m rp etc. for the small 3 foot status. he told me there is another shop in the village of Mas, a few kilometers away.
Date: December 21st, 2006 |
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Celuk in silver capitol of Bali
The Balinese are renowned for their artistic and craft skills. Celuk, located to the NE of Kuta, on the way to Ubud, is famous for producing silver jewelry.
Date: November 22nd, 2006 |
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Horizon Glassworks: Ubud, Bali
Craftsmen who create pieces of art or jewellery in glass hold my admiration. It is a skill that I would not like to learn mainly because of the delicate process and my patience would be limited.
Date: June 19th, 2006 |
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Putna Sari - Carved jewelry display in Tegallalang Bali
Tegallalang can be a one-stop-shop place for gifts, to take home. The locals make carved goods, some of which end up in Ubud, some go straight on sale here. Putna Sari is a small shop on the main street, that passes through town. The solo staff member couldn’t speak English and seemed afraid to make contact at all, quickly calling her boss on the phone and leaving the shop. He arrived and offered me a few prices. The predominant theme of all the goods in this shop, is they are jewelry display equipment. I saw racks for necklaces going for 17,000rp-23,000rp, carved hands a foot high, that were for ring displays. These cost 20,000rp and the foot tall carved cones, also for rings, cost 13,000rp
Date: January 13th, 2007 |
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Jepun Bali: Stoner carver in Sukawati Bali
Taking one of the creative routes to Ubud, via a turnoff on Jl. Gatut Subroto, north of Denpasar, you pass through the village of Sukawati. Actually Sukawati seems like an endless line of stonecarving places, lined up along the street, in typical ribbon-development style. One of the many places in Jepun Bali, who’ sign says it is a wood / stone carver. Jepun Bali is run by Wayan Sudiana, who chatted to me briefly. Wayan showed me various items he had made, including stone buddhas, intricate wall decoration and coffee tables, statues, and smaller figures. Batubulan, to the SW, is also known for it stone carvings and the subject matter is much the same. Amazing how many skilled craftsmen are living in this tight area, with Celuk, the silver & gold jewelry center, equidistant.
Date: January 13th, 2007 |
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Too hot to shop for some Ubud visitors
Bali is hot right now, as I’ve been saying for a while. The sun is as relentless as ever and yesterday, after going to the gym and then to Kuta, wearing a short sleeve shirt, I realised my forearms were rather rosy. Being one of Britain’s paler citizens, that’s something that’s always going to happen. One recent visitor reckons its too hot to shop in Ubud.
Date: December 12th, 2006 |
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Police Raids Crackdown on Pirate DVDs
DVD shops are everywhere in Bali, literally. There always seems to be a new shop opening up every day selling pirated copies of the latest movies and music to suit all tastes, and, tourists are buying up big.
Date: June 28th, 2006 |
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Botanical Gardens: Ubud, Bali
Ubud is stunningly beautiful place and now, it has a new addition with the opening of the Botanical Garden Ubud recently. Situated some 1.2 kilometres from the centre of town, it offers visitors a relaxed and unique setting.
Date: June 1st, 2006 |
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