by Carol Conklin | Feb 29, 2012
When the Batik has gone through all the waxing, dyeing and rinsing stages desired it is time to remove the wax. See my photos of batik before the wax is removed. You can see quite a build up of wax.There are several ways to remove wax. First, many scrape the loose wax...
by Carol Conklin | Feb 23, 2012
I hope you have read my description of batik separately before reading this (can be after). As batik is traditionally done on fabric we need to start here. Natural fibers with no sizing or synthetic fibers are best. I usually work with fine cotton in creating my...
by Carol Conklin | Oct 24, 2011
The air has been crisp, and the sky bright many of these October days as I begin my day high up on the hill behind my house practicing Tai Chi. The hills have had their phase of mad wild color celebrating the end of harvest season. The mountains a multidude of color...
by Carol Conklin | Aug 4, 2011
It’s was a beautiful August morning. Hazy and not too hot. The gentle breezes felt good as I stood at the top of the hill behind our house. Mist slowly rose and changed the soft colors of the expansive view. The mountains, arranged in subtle layers of blues,...
by Carol Conklin | Jul 30, 2011
It’s Summer! July 26th. The days will be getting slightly shorter now, but it is also so much hotter. Too hot for hot wax! Some days are too hot to work upstairs in my studio so I move downstairs to the garage where there is shade and a nice cross breeze to work...
by Carol Conklin | Jul 8, 2011
The mixing of dye is time consuming for me and I am careful to add what needs to be added, (casolene oil, urea, water softener and more) to help the dyes to be vibrant and mesh well with the cloth. I also strain the mix through an old cloth so there won’t be any...
