Batik is a traditional textile technique that uses wax resist and dyes to create intricate and expressive fabric designs, attributed to Indonesia and found throughout the world. For this workshop you will learn about the process and have a go at creating your own fabric and paper artworks to take home, which can be used as unique decorative items!
What you will do…
Using wax, tjanting tools and paintbrushes you will be taught how to build up layers of wax in between dye colours to create complex and bright designs.
Batik is a technique that works brilliantly with many types of design from figurative to abstract.
About the artist…
This workshop is led by artist Amelia Daiz; a socially engaged artist who has been working professionally as an artist and workshop facilitator for over 6 years. Her practice is multi-disciplinary, often including elements of print, text and participatory work and has been exhibited locally and within Europe. She is the founder of the organisation Meanderers and is an associate artist at Nottingham Contemporary.
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Important Information
This workshop is suitable for adults from a beginner level.
We need a certain number of participants for this workshop to run. In the event that we do not get enough participants the workshops will be postponed. Postponed workshops will always be on the same day of the week as the original booking. We will inform you within one weeks notice if we need to postpone. If we are unable to run the workshops refunds are available as a last resort.
Teas and coffees are included and feel free to bring your dinner!