Discover the magic of batik and the wonderful variety and possibilities this resist technique has to offer. This three day workshops designed for all levels to discover a variety of approaches to this traditional Far Eastern technique decorating fabric, using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. Explore both traditional and modern techniques and develop them into both pictorial art forms or purely expressive abstract designs on both fabric and paper.

What students will achieve. 

You will learn methods of applying wax with a variety of tools; how to etch (sgraffito); how to create texture by crackling and spattering the wax. You will also learn how to apply colour in a variety of ways on cotton and paper, including direct-dyeing (hand-painting) and dip-dyeing. YOU will be shown how to build up layers of colour whilst capturing the detail by applying hot wax at each stage. The waxed areas will resist the next application of colour.

Rosi will take you through different projects - water, reflections, boats, flowers, birds. land and seascapes etc and show how to work individually from your own drawings or photos.

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