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All areas not to become orange or red (white, blue,
green, yellow, pink, purple and beige) have been waxed and the
batik dipped in orange. Then the orange and brown areas were
waxed and the batik dipped in red to get the red and rust
colours.
Hand
painted washes of pink (over blue to get purple), beige and
grey complete the colours. All wax was removed for the second
time, the batik ironed, hemmed and rods attached to top and
bottom. In this photo the final batik is hung outside on a
clothesline, to see the fight from the sun shining through.
Once in
a permanent location it can be stretched and framed like a
painting on canvas, and even stretched on a light box to
maximize the transparency.
BATIK IS
MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN BACK LIT. The co;ours do not fade and the
batik can be washed by hand in mild detergent (no bleach !)
and ironed (cotton). |
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