Postposed: Ghost Ranch Batik Workshop

Update: Unfortunately, this workshop is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep an eye out for a future rescheduling!

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Are you interested in learning about plant dyes and batik on cloth? I am excited to share the hand-drawn batik and natural dyeing techniques that I studied during my year of arts research in Indonesia. During a week-long workshop at Ghost Ranch, we will explore wax-resist mark-making and natural plant dye-making.

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Dot, Dot, Dot: Hand-drawn Batik and Natural Dyes
October 4-10, 2020
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico

Batik is an ancient Indonesian wax-resist technique for dyeing cloth with intricate hand-drawn pattens and motifs. You will create one-of-a-kind batik designs on cotton using natural plant dyes, with the option of learning how to back cloth with kozo paper to make your own plant-dyed book cloth. You will also learn batik history and technique, plant dye preparation, experimentation with batik mark making using a tjanting drawing tool, practice dyeing for gradation of color, and making a personal batik project. Batik is a fun and versatile skill that is well-suited for textile artists, book artists, and beginners alike.