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About Bali & Beyond

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About Us
Raressensuals proudly features a wide range of unique products - from sterling silver earrings to beaded wallets, hand woven cotton and silk scarves to unusual hair adornments, hand made cards, Wayang Kulit shadow characters, wall hangings and much much more.

Maria Bodmann has traveled to Bali since 1986 when she spent two years on this magical island studying gamelan music and wayang kulit shadow play under the auspices of a Fuilbright grant! Since then she has returned as often as possible to continue studying and to bring home some of the most beautiful items she could find to sell in the USA. Throughout her life, Maria has always made jewelry, primarily beaded work, which she currently continues to do.

Maria, a performing artist, business manager and vendor earned her BFA and MFA in Multidisciplinary Art and Music from California Institute of the Arts. She also studied music at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin, Germany, and Gamelan music at the Indonesian Academy of Performing Arts (ASTI), and shadow theater in the village of Sukawati, Bali.

The Dept of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, has awarded numerous grants, including the prestigious COLA grant, to Maria to produce and present traditional Wayang Kulit and creative performances and residencies. Other awards include support from the Brody Arts Fund, California Community Foundation, California Council for the Humanities, the Durfee Foundation and Puppeteers of America. Maria's shadows are featured in Disney's ï¾³Camp Nowhereï¾² and MGM's ï¾³Wild Billï¾², as well as theme parks in Singapore and Jakarta.

Maria served on the faculty of California State Summer School for the Arts, is past president of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry. With her company, Bali & Beyond, her featured credits include the Getty Museum, LACMA, the Huntington, Eastman School of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, Oberlin, University of Calgary, Swarthmore, USC, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, New West Symphony, Ventura Chamber Music Festival, National Geographic, Paramount's Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Hollywood Bowl, and many more.