BATIK PAINTINGS
This is a method I have been using for many years on silk scarves. I use batik (hot wax) as a resist and paint with dyes then paint with acrylics or quilt and embroider. It is a long process but the effects are stunning.
Bumble bees SOLD 'Next Generation' SOLD
Silk batik and acrylics Quilted batik with beads & embroidery
78 x 78cms
Detail from edge of work and detail from centre of work
'Ladybirds' SOLD 'Hope'
Silk batik panels with acrylics Silk batik panel framed
78 x 78 cms 78 x 78 cms
Large silk batik and acrylic panel SOLD
SOLD Acrylic batiks on canvass
Silk batik quilted and embellished with beads and stamens
'A Summers Day'
Quilted silk batik with machine embroidered butterflies and flowers
Detail