Crafts. Unlike painting and woodcarving much of the production of which is stimulated by a foreign market, the traditional craft of Bali serve no other purpose than to provide beauty for the grand occasions and Holidays so anticipated by the people.

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Colorful kites of different sizes clouded Bali's skies when participants of the 24th Bali Kite Festival tried their best to outdo each other.

The introduction of stricter kite size regulations and even a failed record-breaking attempt did not stop kite enthusiasts from across Bali amassing at the festival ground in Padanggalak, two kilometers north of Sanur, literally causing most activities in the area to grind to a halt.

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UBUD
[Excerpt from: Hahn, Black and Hanna. Insight Guides Bali. ApaPublications. 1989]

The beauty and artistry of Ubud have attracted visitors from all over the world ever since the 1930s, when painters Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet first came to this mountain village and made it their home. Finding an abundance of local painting, dance and woodcraft in the traditional style, they founded the Pita Maha, a society with introduced local artists to European techniques. Since that time many more western artists have settled here. Dutchborn Hans Snel and American Antonio Blanco now maintain homes and galleries in Ubud and many Ubud painters -like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Made Poleng and I Gusti Ketut Kobot- have became internationally reknown.

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ideaCraft is a cooperative gallery located in Ubud, Bali. This is the starting time for us to introduce ourselves to the world thru internet. We hope that our products may well suited you, just like our other customers and we currently only sale our products in wholesale basis.

Each piece in this inviting fine craft gallery is uniquely designed and made by individual craftsmen, most of them are from Bali and Central Java Island with affordable prices and good quality.

We accept special requests, please click on contact us and submit your questions and queries, we will get a quote back to you as soon as possible.

I Ketut Sunarta

"Our hope is to make good, quality ceramic products at an affordable price and to stay constantly creative, using new ideas all the time."