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Sue Schneider - Reader's Gallery Coordinator, Scrapping Design Team 02/15/2004

AUSTRALIA & INDONESIA
A far off trip to Down Under is just what you need to get rid of those winter blahs. Escape and discover the many ideas located in our Gallery. We will share our designs with you and hope that you will share yours with us. Whether you are a first-time cruiser or a veteran sailor, the Gallery is your ultimate guide to sharing and inspiration. Just like a lighthouse guides ships through the fog, it is our hope that the ideas shared here will entice your senses and trigger the creative power within you.

Each month, we will pick a theme. For February, our port is Indonesia & Australia. We provide a theme to challenge you and our designers and provide you with more adventures for creativity.

Next month we are going to India. Think Cows, computers, Mother Teresa, trains, sand, bright fabrics, Hindus, Sanskrit, henna, papers, rattan, Bengal tiger, peacock, mango, Taj Mahal, and of course, food. Curry, rice and intense spices.

INDONESIAN FACTS (found on www.tourismindonesia.com and www.joglosemar.co.id/batik.html) :
Batik is associated with Indonesian art. The motifs of Batik, are symbolizing something. Some of the motifs are :

Sido Mulyo : Sido (you should be ), mulyo (happy). Symbolizing 'you should be happy and rich man'.
Sido Dadi : Symbolizing 'you should be a man/woman as you wish (prosperous, high ranking position, wealthy, etc)'.
Satrio Wibowo : Symbolizing 'Man with dignity'.
Tikel Asmorodono : Tikel (more), Asmoro (love), Dono (gift). It is meant the one who wears this batik, should be loved more and more by others.

THE PROCESS OF BATIK MAKING
Batik, in Javanese means 'To Dot'. Basically there are two kinds of batik; Batik Tulis (hand drawn) and Batik Cap (stamped). The price of batik tulis is much more expensive than batik cap.

AUSTRALIAN FACTS (found on www.australia.com)
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometer.

The kangaroo is unique to Australia and one of our most easily recognized mammals.

With 24 million head of cattle, Australia is the world's largest exporter of beef.

Aboriginal art varies from traditional dot and bark paintings, modern screen prints, decorated jewelry and wood carvings, to boomerangs, didgeridoos, weapons, ceramics, and scarves.

Dot painting is, by definition, the use of dots of paint to create an image of native plants, animals or natural phenomena. Using natural ochres and oxides, dot painting is one of the best-known forms of Aboriginal art. Dot painting on paper was introduced as an alternative to bark in the past few years as it was seen to have a distinct advantage for both artist and buyer. Most importantly, bark removal can often kill a tree. Paper is also available year round whereas bark removal can only be carried out six months of the year.

No worries mate! Enjoy the cruise!

Revel in your creative spirit,

Sue Schneider
sueschneider@ssreflections.com
Scrapping Design Team
Reader's Gallery Coordinator
S.S. Reflections, Inc.

Alison Diane Folendore	Alison Rasmussen	Aparna Goswami	Beth Bendetto
Brooklyn Clark	Catherine Lucas	Cher Salo	Cindy Kranz-Jones
Deeann Kronenwetter	Donna Kidd	Doris Castle	Helen Mattox
Jackie Mooney	Jennifer Branson	Kathlene Clark	Lanette Bowcutt
Laura Richards	Lori Ann Frey	Maria Newport	Martha Bickford
Missy Partridge	Purnima Girouard	Sharon Koutras	Shelley Moore
Sheredian Vickers	Sissy Gorgus	Sue Vawter	Wendy Pettifer