Craft. explore. learn.
The no# 1 Balinese Crafts Studio
Learn Balinese Crafts from Bali’s most creative and innovative jewelry designers and entrepreneurs.
Explore, Learn, and Create with US
Unleash Your Creativity
W.S. Art Studio offers a wide range of artistic workshops. This is your time to learn something new that you could use as a business or for personal interests. This will definitely tickle your imaginative and creative sides.
Hi, I’m Ayu, the founder of W.S. Art Studio, and I’m thrilled to have you here! This is more than just a space for artistic workshops—it’s a place where creativity flourishes, skills are honed, and imagination comes to life.
Founder & Head of WS Art Studio
Craft. explore. learn.
Our Workshops
Silver Jewelry
Silver is the most valuable earth mineral, second only to gold. Like gold, silver is malleable and can be manipulated using heat and jeweler’s tools. You can customize your own individual piece of jewelry or create an original piece to present as a gift to a loved one. Included in this workshop is 5 grams of silver, which is normally enough to craft a pendant or ring.
Wood carving
One of the world’s oldest known art forms, wood carving is a way of shaping wood into a variety of different shapes and forms. Using the traditional tools and techniques of the master carver, our teacher will help guide the novice carver towards their goal of creating a unique wood art piece in just a few short hours.
Batik
Spend a morning or an afternoon learning the traditional wax-drawing and wax-resistant color dyeing techniques that have made Bali’s batik makers famous for their lively designs and Hindu motifs. Everyone can enjoy this immersion into batik fabric painting. One of our most popular classes!
Mask carving
This is the act of manipulating wood to craft a carved face. Let our experienced teacher guide you from raw wood to a finished wood mask sculpture in just a few hours time. Traditionally, masks portray gods, demons and alternative “personalities” that express both the mask-wearer’s fears and strengths. Where will your new mask take you, into the realm of the Hindu beings that “balance” the world, good and evil, yin and yang?
Traditional painting
Traditional Balinese painting involves a two-dimensional expression of repeated themes such as island landscapes, fruit and animal still-life and pastoral or spiritual-themed subjects. In this introductory course, the student will get be guided to create a small canvas depicting one of these themes. Appropriate for both experienced artists and the curious, the student will enjoy this half-day venture into the island’s artistic expressionism.
Stone carving
Let our master carver introduce you to the age-old craft of carving in stone. Probably most suitable for adults, this introduction to the delicate task of working a figure from within a piece of stone will challenge anyone who has enjoyed the ever-present stone carvings that grace most Balinese temples and homes. Time constraints usually limit the subject to a simple flower-relief creation, or something similar.
Fruit carving
An appetizing way to present your own work of art at mealtimes for friends and family. A really fun class where the student learns a variety of techniques for forming fruit and vegetables into wonderful motifs like flowers and butterflies. A great way to spend time with your children, carving one’s own edible art.
Lontar weaving
Like bamboo, Lontar is a kind of palm tree that is common to the Indonesian islands. The leaves of this tree are used in a variety of ways for weaving and as thatch. Balinese artisans have learned how to score the lontar using sharp knives and chisels to craft words and images that come to life when a natural ink-like ash is applied to the worked lontar. Quite beautiful to see. A steady hand will get you a unique new piece of original art.
Offering
For hundreds of years, Balinese families have passed down the ritual of daily offerings, called canang, from mother to daughter. Each day, the women create these small, hand-woven coconut-leaf baskets. The baskets contain the flower, fruit, rice and food offerings for the Hindu Deities that the women pray to each day. The baskets can be rather simple to construct, or can involve a delicate, creative touch- there are many forms that canang can take. The offerings are inseparable from prayer in Hindu belief, as the purpose of the offering is to sustain and patronize the Gods- who are then more likely to respond to one’s prayers.
Craft. explore. learn.
Workshop times
Monday
All workshop
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- 10:00 - 13:00
- 14:30 - 17:30
Tuesday
Full Days
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- 8:30 - 3:30
- $2,300/mo
Wednesday
Extended Day
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- 8:30 - 5:30
- $2,600/mo
THURSDAY
Half Days
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- 8:30 - 12:00
- $1,800/mo
FRIDAY
Full Days
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- 8:30 - 3:30
- $2,300/mo
SATURDAY
Extended Day
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- 8:30 - 5:30
- $2,600/mo
SUNDAY
Extended Day
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- 8:30 - 5:30
- $2,600/mo
- 10:00 - 13:00
- 14:30 - 17:30
*Batik workshop is only offered in the first slot (10:00 - 13:00)
Please book at least 2 hours in advance, thank you!
Why us
Established Crafts Studio
We started the movement 10 years ago
- Perfect gift
- Hands-on approach
- Passionate teachers
- First in Ubud
Expert-Led Workshops
Learn from skilled artists with real experience.
All Skill Levels Welcome
Whether you're a beginner or advanced, there’s something for you.
Authentic Balinese Experience
Create in a serene and inspiring environment.
A day to remember
A unique chance to bring your creativity to life in Bali.
Stay with us, at Rice Padi Artha
Book your accommodation with us at Rice Padi Artha and immerse yourself in a creative and inspiring experience, where you can relax, learn, and enjoy our hands-on workshops in beautiful Bali, at WS Art Studio!
Craft. explore. learn.
Take a peak inside our Workshops
Morning Huddles
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The Basics
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Play Stations
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Learning Lab
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Superfoods
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Outdoor Play
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Meet the team
Our teachers & team
Silver Jewelry class teacher
Lontar Weaving class teacher
Traditional Painting class teacher
Silver Jewelry class teacher
Batik class teacher
Wood , Stone, Mask Carving teacher
Silver Jewelry class teacher
Silver Jewelry class teacher
Our lovely staff
What participants say
They even gave us a lovely gift of a pendant and ear rings for our honeymoon. This together with the lovely rings we crafted will be cherished forever.
Merge with Balinese Culture
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