Palebon Agung in Ubud

A Palebon Agung, the cremation ceremony of Ida Dwa Agung Peliatan IX was held on November 2, 2010 in the vicinity of Ubud. The procession started around 1 p.m. with a mass of local community carried out 8.5-meter-high white bull with golden horns, a 6-meter-high dragon bridge (nagabanda), and a 25-meter-high 11-tier cremation tower (bade). The body of the royal Ida Dwa Agung Peliatan IX was placed in this tower and transported to the Pura Dalem from Peliatan Palace.

Materials Exploration, Solo Painting Exhibition by Dadik Isbandono

Dadik Isbandono displays eleven (11) of his unique paintings at Maya Ubud Resort & Spa. In this exhibition he roamed realism using different materials, such as: coffee, tea, pencil colour and acrylic on canvas.

Dadik shared that the technique he uses for painting with tea is similar with painting with water-colour. We can see the water marks from the brush. While painting with coffee will create an end result a rough surface. It’s interesting to know that the quality and way to handle these paintings are the same as painting using other materials.

Born in 1969 in Kediri - East Java, Dadik Isbandono studied fine art painting in IKIP Malang – East Java and was graduated in 1992. In 1998 Dadik moved to Bali and do a lot of human portrait paintings. He captures natural human expression in daily life in most of his works.

Dadik’s beautiful works can be viewed during this exhibition at Maya Ubud Resort & Spa from October 6 to November 15, 2010.

Maya Ubud Plant-a-Tree Campaign

Maya Ubud is supporting a local non-profit conservation organisation, Friends of National Parks Foundation (FNPF), to restore forest cover on the Bali adjacent island of Nusa Penida from only 5% to 30%.

Trees combat global warming by extracting CO2 from the atmosphere. Trees reduce soil erosion and bring higher rainfall. Trees provide habitat for wildlife.

Maya Ubud invites guests to plant-a-tree and restore 1 hectare of a 100 hectare reforestation project. A plaque listing all Maya Ubud donors will be placed on the land. Donors will receive the FNPF annual newsletter describing the progress of the reforestation project. $20 donation will cover the cost of growing 4 saplings from seeds in the FNPF nursery, planting on the land, and then 3 years of care (mulch & water)

FNPF is a local non-profit conservation organisation that combines Wildlife Protection, Habitat Restoration and Community Wellbeing (www.fnpf.org). FNPF has converted Nusa Penida into a unique “island bird sanctuary”. Endangered Indonesian bird species are released onto the island to build up their numbers free from the threat of poachers. FNPF runs day trips from Ubud to Nusa Penida to visit the conservation project. If interested, please contact our Resort Guide at extension 1901. All proceeds and donations are used to fund the project.