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Ida Ayu Kompyang Karyani

"My name is Ida Ayu Ketut Karyani; people may call me 'Yani' for short. I was born in Bali on November 6, 1972. There was a time when I started feeling bad because I had nothing to do in my free time. One afternoon a friend of mine came to me and asked me to join her in her art studio. I enthusiastically agreed to her request and began to work with her the next day and learned a lot about textiles. We made traditional Balinese costumes for a few years, but then I decided to quit my job there and open my own shop. Luckily she accepted my decision and even gave me advice – to be patient and strong in facing everything that could possibly happen in my career. In 1992 I started creating many kinds of pillow shams, bedcovers, and other handmade textiles."