In my studio I make stamps for my own collection print fabrics, make various items out of the hand printed fabrics and I make stamps to order for various customers all over the world. This hobby got out of hand pretty fast after a couple of years when we got back to Netherlands I started my own printing studio, Studio Tokek (“tokek” means “lizard’ in Bahasa, the language in Indonesia). When I bumped into some carving-rubber I was hooked I never stopped carving ever since. From potato printing to wood-carved prints and even rope-shaped stamps I’ve tried them all. I fell in love straight away with the beautiful batik prints that are so common in that region, so I started experimenting with fabric printing right away. My second love, printmaking, came at a later stage when we (me, my husband and our 5 children) moved from the Netherlands to Singapore for my husband’s work. At an early age I was already in love with fabrics in various fashion designs, so for me it was a logical step to start my study at the fashion & design academy from which I graduated specialized in high-fashion. There are two things I love most in my profession which are fabrics and printing. I am Esther Elzinga, illustrator, printmaker and pattern lover based in the Netherlands.
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