Batiks by Joko, Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam.
- Registration Deadline
Friday, April 8, 2016 at 2:13pm - Friday, April 15, 2016
- 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Friday, April 15, 6-9pm, Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, 2016, 1-4pm at MAWA
This hands-on workshop will introduce batik, a delicate and repeated process of waxing, dyeing and boiling. Batik has existed for thousands of years, and examples of this fibre art have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. It is a craft practiced in the Middle East, India, Africa and, most famously, Indonesia. Wax and dye are applied in a precise order to produce the desired pattern or figures. This three-day workshop will enable participants to do two rounds of waxing, as well as sub-processes such as preparing the cloth and preparing the dye. Additionally, in order to add depth to the design, participants will learn to do a crumble dye technique.
Workshop currently full. Please email Lisa at programs(at)mawa.ca to be put on a waiting list.
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Karen Clark is an oil painter, batik artist and printmaker based in Flin Flon, Manitoba, where her work has been exhibited at the Northern Visual Arts Centre (NorVA). She is presently touring a show of batik works, entitled Hard Kids: Trying so hard to be so hard, throughout the province, organized by Manitoba Arts Network. Clark is an enthusiastic arts advocate who promotes, teaches and supports others in their artistic quests.