An Artist's Journey to Bali: The Island of Art, Magic and Mystery

by Betty Reynolds

An Artist's Journey to Bali is much more than your usual travel guide to the beautiful and mysterious Indonesian island of Bali.

Written and illustrated by renowned artist Betty Reynolds, this Bali travel guide contains the author's original watercolor art depicting the wonderful island whose inhabitants are known to adhere to daily rituals that, although unfamiliar to foreigners, give the island and its people a distinct aura of mystery and magic.

In this beautifully illustrated artist's sketchbook, the author shares her good fortune of meeting many Balinese who allowed her to witness important aspects of their lives and culture, and to participate in the religious rituals that mark their passage through the major stages of life.

If Bali travel is in your future, this is a great book to have. It takes you right into the Balinese culture, exploring Balinese art, unveiling the traditions and spirituality in that part of the world. Take a rare journey to a beautiful place, as Betty invites you to experience it with An Artist's Journey to Bali .

Genres: Travel

48 pages, Hardcover

First published June 10, 2010

Reviews

[Izza · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a helpful book to know more about Bali and its culture. I love the illustrations! They're so beautiful and captivating :)

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trying out Cloud Library, my library's ebook program.

[Bairavi Vijay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations of all the things one would see in Bali but not know what it is or why it is so. Learned so much from this little book

[MAILA · Rating 4 out of 5]

suka!

berisi sketsa dari Betty tentang perkenalan warga Bali (kebiasaan dan budaya) selama ia tinggal beberapa tahun di sana.

sketsa-sketsanya dikemas dengan gambar yang unik dan kayak buku cerita bergambar anak-anak gitu sih. tapi mirip sama aslinya.

paling suka di bagian deskripsi rumah orang Bali. baru tau kalau rumah adat bali memiliki ukuran yang sama 200 meterdan menghadap ke arah yang sama (tidak dijelaskan ke arah mananya).

suka juga di bagian deskripsi tentang kremasi. Masih menjadi cita-cita sejak dulu kala pengen ikut upacara kematian tradisional di Indonesia hehe

selesai baca ini jadi pengen ke bali :'(

[Bj Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not what I was expecting! I thought it would be more of a story but it was an interesting cultural lesson accompanied by very cute illustrations.

[Breeana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures and insightful look at Balinese life.

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice coverage of things from how to wrap clothing to other customs.