Renee Ariel -Swan batik silk kimono

 Renée Ariel is Creatrix and a Visionary with a background in mixed media sculpture, ceramics and installation, receiving her M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate School, California in 1986. Traveling extensively, focusing on esoteric arts, healing and galactic shamanism, she now spends her time between her homes in Bali, Indonesia and Los Angeles.  With her Beloved Agus, they have created a silk batik art school teaching individual students and retreat groups from around the world, what they love.  These hand-painted silk ‘garments of light’ are created in the ancient Indonesian technique of Batik (wax resist) using q-tips as brushes to apply and carefully blend the colored dyes. Each piece taking 40-55 hours, and all are made in peaceful meditation with Joy, Love and Light.