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Removing the Wax

August 23, 2019Carol2 commentsbatik, interview, removing wax, tutorial, wax, WMHT

The batik is finally finished, covered with wax, and now it’s time to remove it and reveal the bright colors underneath. There are several ways to do this. Some artists, especially in Indonesia, boil the wax out of the fabric. This has the advantage of having the wax rise to the top, and when it…

Video batik tutorials

June 22, 2016Carol2 commentsbatik, dye bath, ironing, painting dye, tjanting tool, tutorial, wax

People ask me all the time, “How do you do batik?” I used to try to write summaries, but now I can just say go to my website! Last Friday, Maria Wulf of Bedlam Farm came and took video of me doing batik. She wrote some beautiful blog posts about each part of the tutorial…

Autumn has arrived.

September 23, 2014advokateNo Commentsautumn, batik, horses, ironing, paper, wax

Golden highlights spread across the distant mountains and fields with abundant corn. The pastures are quiet with livestock peacefully grazing in the soft morning dew. Winds full of fresh energy gusted yesterday, bringing in the fall season. Autumn has arrived. I happily ironed out my batik on my sheltered porch in the brilliant sun. I…

Batik infographic

July 2, 2013advokate1 commentbatik, dye, how to, tjanting, tutorial, wax

My fans are always asking me how I make my batik art. I thought I would make a poster to show them how it’s done! This is a simplified explanation of all the steps that are involved, but I thought I should share it with you here on my blog as well.  

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Carol Law Conklin, owner of Amity Farm Batik, is a batik artist based in Washington County, New York. Her work includes farmscapes, equine art, landscapes and fantasy/myth creations.

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