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Made Mulyani

Hand-carved wood masks and panels in Bali and Java

"My parents and my brother taught me to make sculptures. I started by watching them carving wood at home. I was excited with the final results and worked hard at learning how to create them."

I was born in 1975 to a wood carver family in a small town in Bali. We live in a rural area of the island that is so peaceful and where kinship bonds are strong. Our family's life was financially limited, therefore I wasn't able to continue my studies after senior high school.

I'm a simple woman who enjoys cycling and aerobics. Friends know me as an honest woman, a hard worker and a person who likes helping others. I married in 1997 and have two children who made my life become happier and perfect. Since then, there have been many changes in my life. I have more responsibilities now but what's most important to me is my children's future.

In 2002, there was a very difficult moment in my life. I was starting a small shop in the market with a bank loan. Suddenly, a bomb exploded in Bali's tourist area! People suffered a lot because most work is dependent on tourism. Bali became so quiet, and no visitors or customers came. I think this was the toughest time in my whole life.

My island is rich in artistic and historical temples, which I love. Whenever there are ceremonies, I pray and perform our rituals there. I cannot imagine how our ancestors built such great temples with the limited tools and resources at that time. Bali also has beautiful scenery and friendly people from different cultures.

My parents and my brother taught me to make sculptures. I started by watching them carving wood at home. I was excited with the final results and worked hard at learning how to create them.

After high school, I worked at a supermarket but wasn't happy with the salary, so I decided to do wood carving after I got married. There are now ten artisans helping me and we create designs inspired by Bali's traditional cultures. We use manual tools like mallets, wood saws and chisels to carve acacia, suar and hibiscus woods by hand. By creating these beautifully-detailed sculptures and masks, we'd like to introduce our traditional culture to the world.

I heard about you from my brother-in-law, Made Wirata, who is also a featured artisan. Now, I hope people worldwide will come to know our culture.

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Angela

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04/11/2021

"Om in love!"

Exactly what I was looking for! A hand carved wall hanging of my favorite chanting word... Om! Have you done your Om yet today? ??

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Blazing Om, Flame Burst Motif Om Wall Art Made from Suar Wood Indonesia

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Angela

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04/11/2021

"A piece of beautiful art!"

I was looking for wood carved wall hangings for a few places in my home and I couldnt be happier with my purchase! Knowing that my very affordable purchase went directly to an artist made it so very worth every penny! I highly recommend shopping on Novica! Of all the online shopping I do Im most pleased when I know Im directly supporting the artist behind the designs I love!

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Halo of Flowers, Balinese Artisan Hand Carved Floral Wood Relief Panel

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Robin

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04/11/2021

"Interesting"

Nice piece on office wall.

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Flower Om, Hand Made Wood Wall Relief Panel of Floral Om from Indonesia

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Genevieve

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04/05/2021

"Lovely wood carving"

This was exactly as described, but looked much more beautiful once I could hold it. The grains in the wood are much more evident than shown in the picture. It is lovely!

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I have it on my wall as a reminder to go outside more!

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Living Tree, Modern Balinese Relief Panel Tree Theme Wall Sculpture

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Gary

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03/11/2021

"Great product"

Great product Very nice look and done very well and looks great great deal

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Week dine

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Looks really nice

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Giant Tree, Hand-Carved Suar Wood Tree Relief Panel from Bali

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Penelope

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02/25/2021

"Peaceful"

This artist?s sculptures are not only beautiful, but also bring me a feeling of peace when I hold them. I find myself reaching for this Buddha when I feel stressed. I have other works from this artist and I plan to buy more.

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Laughing Buddha, Laughing Buddha Sculpture

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