241 Teak Trees as Source of Inspiration for Developing Batik Motifs Mulyanto  , Lili Hartono, Endri Sintiana Murni, Endang Sri Handayani, Desy Nurcahyanti Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia Submitted: 2022-07-26. Revised: 2022-10-19. Accepted: 2022-11-02 Abstract Many batik motifs have been developed in various regions, inspired by various local resources such as plants, animals, regional icons, cultural arts, etc. The objective of this study is to look for ideas in the form of teak leaves and fowers that can be developed into batik and textile mo- tif designs. The descriptive qualitative, literature review, participatory follow-up study, focus group discussion method, and the development of craftsman creativity were all used to achieve these goals. The study took place at the Jalidin batik craft shop in Sragen. Teak plant objects, motif designers, batik craftsmen, and libraries were among the data sources. The fndings of the study were the motifs in the form of teak leaves and fowers, which could be used as master designs for both batik and textiles. Then the shape of the teak leaves and fowers are arranged in various compositions to produce several designs, and the batik motif designs are applied to jarit-patterned batik, long-sleeved shirt-patterned batik, and textile/printed batik. The resulting motifs were then produced into batik according to the economic class projections of the consum- ers, namely the consumer’s economic class projections, using prima and primissima cloths, com- bination and writing techniques, synthetic and natural dyes, and synthetic and natural dyes. In addition, the motifs were produced into printed textiles/batik. Batik cloths and textiles that have been produced are then made into shirts. Keywords: teak leaves, teak fowers, motifs, batik, textiles How to Cite: Mulyanto, Hartono, L., Murni, E. S., Handayani, E. S., & Nurcahyanti, D. (2022). Teak Trees as Source of Inspiration for Developing Batik Motifs. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education, 22(2), 241-253 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 22 (2) (2022), 241-253 Available online at http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/harmonia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/harmonia.v22i2.37874 and the wiji mukti motif (Salma, 2015). In Sleman, the superior salak (salacca) pro- duct is used as a source of inspiration for Sleman batik motif designs (Salma, 2012). In Ponorogo, the art of reog was explored as a source of inspiration for developing re- gionally specifc batik motifs such as reog, kendang-kempul, and kuda lumping (Harto- no, 2020). Archaeological sites in Sragen were probed as a source of inspiration for developing batik motifs such as elephants, bones, etc. (Mulyanto, 2018). The pelung chicken, an endemic ani- INTRODUCTION Many studies on the development of batik motifs have been conducted, with ideas drawn from various superior potenti- als in the local area. In Lamongan Regency, for example, batik motifs were developed based on ideas from local potentials such as “milkfsh, catfsh, and crabs.” (Rohma- ya, 2016). From cocoa plantations in Jem- ber arose the coffee uwoh batik motif, the coffee godong motif, the ceplok cocoa motif, the cocoa king motif, the blue cocoa motif,  Corresponding author: E-mail: mulyanto@staff.uns.ac.id p-ISSN 2541-1683|e-ISSN 2541-2426