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Saint Clair Cemin

"I do not think that you can capture life with language.<br />You can use language as a pointing device."<span style="color:#999999;"> <i>-  Saint Clair Cemin</i></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8321/7890054054_3e93e8276e_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="798" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8321/7890054054_3e93e8276e_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" width="586" /></a><span style="color:#999999;"><i><br />2012 stainless steel, bronze, edition of 3</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /></div><i><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">"Paul Kasmin Gallery</span></b></span></i><span style="font-size:100%;"> presents SIX,<a href="http://www.saintclaircemin.com/scc/@sculptures.htm"><span style="color:#330000;"><i><b> Saint Clair Cemin’</b></i></span></a>s (b. 1951, Cruz Alta, Brazil) inaugural exhibition with the Gallery, on view at 515 W 27th Street from September 6 through October 13, 2012, alongside the artist’s New York public art debut. Stringing together the rational, the unknown, the unconscious, and the dream, the Brazilian sculptor combines his signature pluralistic style with both concrete and abstract expressions in this exhibition of six new sculptural works, all made in 2012. Beyond the walls of the gallery, Paul Kasmin Gallery partners with the Broadway Mall Association (a New York non-profit organization working to beautify and maintain the malls of Broadway from 70th Street to 168th Street) to present Saint Clair Cemin on Broadway, an additional seven sculptures by Cemin at outdoor locations from early September through November 2012.<br /><br /><br />SIX illustrates surrealist sculptural snapshots of Cemin’s past,  embodying his first experience of a profound sense of loss. Anchoring  the gallery exhibition, a large piece titled Maman (the French word for  “Mommy”) serves as both a surreal portrait of the artist’s mother and a  philosophical reflection on the universal idea of mothers. The complex  abstractionist works, World as Flow and Greece, seem to be one figure,  acting out different stages of movement. Greece turns geometry inside  out, as a four-armed and four-legged creature entangled in itself,  illustrating the expansion of time, while World as Flow collapses in on  itself to create a continuous, self-jailed structure." </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#999999;"><i>text taken from gallery press release..</i></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7890053370_b1ea8c974d_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="760" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7890053370_b1ea8c974d_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" width="657" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;"><i>Greece, 2012, edition of 3, bronze</i></span><br /><br /><div align="left">"Paris is a wonderful city, but in the ‘70s was quite boring for a young man. It was not the kind of atmosphere that made me feel as if I could progress, simple as that. In Europe you are what you are born into. There is no notion that you are what you make yourself to be. This is completely an American notion. It’s very fertile here for people who have ideas. You don’t know how hard it is in Europe to find information and tools for any craft, it’s unbelievable. Professional secrets are guarded inside…"<br /><br />"I was seeing that there are entire populations of objects which are proletarian: stuff that’s cast out, that is supposed to be so uncool and so out of fashion, so absurd, or completely objectionable. I think if they are so objectionable, then there must be something very interesting about them. They’re objectionable to the intellectuals, and they are devoured by the masses. I was quite used to intellectual discourse, but I have the impression that life is not that. I do not think that you can capture life with language. You can use language as a pointing device. Language is an excellent tool. It’s being glorified by people like Lacan. My project was to use my studio as a laboratory. But I felt that to use the studio as a concept and then to show all the work as part of that concept was a really cheap trick, and would immediately cut me off from the very people whom I wanted to have access to—<i><b>regular people who look at things and say, oh, this is a nice object, or it’s not a nice object.</b></i> I like it, or I don’t like it. It’s that mentality which is pre-conceptual art. I just introduced pieces as pieces, each piece is itself, and that’s it."<br /><br /><a href="http://bombsite.com/issues/47/articles/1756"><i>(text taken from BOMB, interview with Saint Clair Cemin, read full interview here. )<br /></i></a></div></div><span style="color:#999999;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/"><i>Paul Kasmin here. </i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Saint Clair Cemin

"I do not think that you can capture life with language. You can use language as a pointing device." - Saint Clair Cemin 2012 s...

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Beautiful Batik: What It Is & How It's Made

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to blog about things that interest me, inspire me, and fascinate me. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">Batik does all three! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are so many interesting things about batik; </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">the colors and contrast, the technique, the almost magical </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">finished design that has a beautiful, natural quality that is imperfect. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love all of it. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjbnw1yoPbkqtFYO9qEXqnhbGtcGl9-QZRiuWXWtCx9r41800Dqfd2QNkZbertfWoB3gkHj64Pfcu1mOL6CzSc1fFN05BuJs03ea9iWJ3utVn1AYiyDZcGK1Y5pF1Jh58Dm_uojLY448/s1600/batik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjbnw1yoPbkqtFYO9qEXqnhbGtcGl9-QZRiuWXWtCx9r41800Dqfd2QNkZbertfWoB3gkHj64Pfcu1mOL6CzSc1fFN05BuJs03ea9iWJ3utVn1AYiyDZcGK1Y5pF1Jh58Dm_uojLY448/s1600/batik.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83293967/moonlight-over-spring-original-batik" target="_blank">Moonlight Over Spring batik painting by amityfarmbatik via Etsy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">What exactly is batik?</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Batik is created on cloth using a wax-resist process. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">It is a traditional Indonesian art that is also found in many </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">other cultures. Hot beeswax mixed with paraffin (the resist)</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"> is applied to the cloth in a design. Then the cloth is </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">dipped into a dye. All of the areas on the cloth that are </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">covered with wax do not absorb the dye and remain </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">their original color. The wax prevents the fabric from </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">absorbing the dye.  Once the cloth is dry, more wax is </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">applied, and then the material is dyed again, usually </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">in a darker color, and so on and so forth, until the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">desired design is completed. Once finished, the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">wax is removed completely from the cloth by melting.<i> </i></span><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-make-pysanky-ukrainian-easter.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">The batik technique is very similar to the technique </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">used to make pysanka, or Ukrainian eggs. </span></i></a><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">Traditional batik tools</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX7EiVY4bXRlEEdDauW1oOHbe6GjtWswXhnhlErjU8iY9YM8Ad69uGAcRaZuWRvOIAWklxyoF8xvyKuX8L_o9ot_tCSkzpVLY1ZYIiIsq5Q2rtR0zRMI0tarOvA82vTf9T9Kt9wPoGsw/s1600/tjset.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2290983-AA.shtml?lnav=tools.html" target="_blank">Batik tjanting (Canting) tools</a>  <br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XwGFGIXcxUGpkkeIvppeeTlTkIEG7WrYpdKHGLX76kfUgoqLw01LKq7rBHafFTsO7wEVwKvXZW66-Frz9jfYIA3m_WfqkfSCv6olx5pZW8An2BTosHVmMDOrRrpg8pfHNtuUlN8KOaY/s1600/app.jpg" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/41869471505189343/" target="_blank">Applying the wax to the cloth with a tjanting tool</a><span style="color: #666666;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;">In this method of batik, the hot wax designs are drawn on by hand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC39zaZ1xqYRR1367sfxodEloUbtXc2S1Cu11AXYhI9IjVMVF5MYUTliaF9u9yHyymnBEzpZrAh9haRJq2cPjBfV32Szl24ORE1fm8F8g5IMW_lAxzVuGydrxgp2hnzHij3aX29VQ_GsU/s1600/mak.jpg" /></div><a href="http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/28077197647153360_vGfd4RAo.jpg" target="_blank">Creating batik: wax is applied as a resist</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfQBlCcu_Ji1h8uS1wzKlsEjwo3gB8v0XCcbNqYM8ckANf_7mlXTr8XgbAvooKyNqW02md8pt0WzWnqrTLBL7r1qX8C6bsKRLm0jZ0VTcYpo9I1kcLYHTdA7AnZXyQjb_36eT7FoSdvE/s400/pais.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://ethnique-creation.com/1398-t.html" target="_blank">This is an example of a wooden batik stamp used to stamp fabric</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7PK7u-40C1MU5MRB5V6sW_vN3woUMCLpVhdttMfpeN6-pXPCsPpqkV8MYBuaExsJ4dFWP2Rdt-wtSa2Mf8s89foeCgz1R61toekVDyY8QNIsnvJms-fPBBsnUug1VyVryg30okhrRFk/s1600/tjaps1.jpg" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsVtc8jTx-A78btH3aQRQQwg3jT9btns5zgD8vRyryKUtt9_MiFNaP5fo2TXGUiPy3_w9vxn6TbZqFZ_zkCfEgPqArs_wNb4UZdKTU2-zGz7PwmIJ-w_Na0dF9vg5cE-o6WKZQylZBSY/s1600/stn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsVtc8jTx-A78btH3aQRQQwg3jT9btns5zgD8vRyryKUtt9_MiFNaP5fo2TXGUiPy3_w9vxn6TbZqFZ_zkCfEgPqArs_wNb4UZdKTU2-zGz7PwmIJ-w_Na0dF9vg5cE-o6WKZQylZBSY/s1600/stn.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.murnis.com/articles_by_murni/how_to_make_batik.html" target="_blank">Image via Murni's</a></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2224425-AA.shtml?lnav=tools_tjaps_copper.html" target="_blank">Copper Tjaps (aka Chops) are handmade from copper strips and are for stamping cloth.</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kpkuTyuR1ub4tuVbJFGPVlaQDyTWoU-d0d-8Ihs3M3CHlUjn5Hc1H7gVPwC2MD17zd1Ol-J-5CYHlMbZWasBryzRHTjtQLp_gU3mQso3IGlfQ6atsuTvvBSdiJpj5opfmHaWPu6oiGc/s1600/pro.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12122662@N03/4081889189/sizes/m/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Process of stamping wax designs on fabric</a>. This stamp has an intricate design.</span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjhRzN3K2xDlTc-_L_d4mUtaQ_Mdag0uw4CcHpBK2tcCwoWxXT_RNwmrpfGgvMydZnvk-bbKuulKSpzlCMOwIIhItfU0Lebw4OZ3hCo2rekLgvas22aAa8fQsnq0q9KDcjbDhy13sUSw/s1600/dkdkd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjhRzN3K2xDlTc-_L_d4mUtaQ_Mdag0uw4CcHpBK2tcCwoWxXT_RNwmrpfGgvMydZnvk-bbKuulKSpzlCMOwIIhItfU0Lebw4OZ3hCo2rekLgvas22aAa8fQsnq0q9KDcjbDhy13sUSw/s640/dkdkd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://connect.state.gov/photo/anggraini-batik-art-culture-2-181-2" target="_blank">Stamping wax design onto cloth with stamping tool</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvPMJymHD_8QiVHDsJYR0E7dqni5zMcVyXE5deFHeswdPrLPZoZc5uGc3y-Ht-0ggyMSG8TtJ42qytrVQiBgQjiRjO-ErbWUV34GNxMp4IyZ0Swob_cGRHzbugdr9KkJdRhKXF2hcTkU/s400/afr.jpg" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reglissemint/4496715540/in/pool-920153@N24/" target="_blank">African batik</a>. This method uses a stamp to apply the hot wax.</span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9vtZp1VMoOAxujAJWX3p05aDZ5O-9E4Lw0t2n9aGgAem2bP5q1Fm7czQOy_ub6CGioxhINLL5H7LtOF0KLmwRuEjLCuqCr3Zc6sZIHC_KEDRbg7eyb1btNFf6vYSatRdrEh-tVHOGW4/s1600/colo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9vtZp1VMoOAxujAJWX3p05aDZ5O-9E4Lw0t2n9aGgAem2bP5q1Fm7czQOy_ub6CGioxhINLL5H7LtOF0KLmwRuEjLCuqCr3Zc6sZIHC_KEDRbg7eyb1btNFf6vYSatRdrEh-tVHOGW4/s1600/colo.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://theloadedtrunk.com/about/?p=282" target="_blank">Batik</a></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5tvTpWn5sNLYc60rHkSwGsswHK8VGvuSMhlQnvSGR8FQGre2Oki7_D4JE-PP5gJlQylwI69nZYlCE-Is1EPwYt2UwCOCKg5KNq63L9Sg1TCsO0txYCWn-dXh2Sz_oLyuSEzQGwbd5SQ/s640/ba.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://ecologicalartist.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/first-indigo-workshop/" target="_blank">Beautiful single-color batik via ecologicalartist</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj73QP074AdK__KLjRVhdVoUFMMKX5Z6V6u-qf-R88GV1blMme7G-9x_rCQCsb2KXbcJYStc5QEq_iRTpJmCvGj7AHwaZULoIucKWJnymYlpxaFu4iGDaBjApelMuHNuMFMmLhIUQoMwA/s1600/tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5EoRR7fzePQmZ171Xr3yo_aynS8kOSEouO97REpNKgmmzNHtwQPXVPz9ufzZC2qGrPrLAa2UTVe1WKnzb77dzXIHx_Y3tXvziNQrUivDbQnIt-3-AXMuAItmgMp0PIQDNBRUrwzl6-Q/s320/fi.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76716778/batik-accent-lamp-fireballs" target="_blank">Accent lamp made with handmade batik cloth by funyhed via Etsy</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9W0oGYE3EPMvi5qZuxVfs7i3JGHzO91Fd-xaXl-Nt6TLDIQcVOU5diquxlPGJeNogX0j9RHSZYittGuR53B_2b-i2EPjNwowxElQhELmsXvNMRo6pr5MTIUE9QGThg1B-l5u5VJINdo/s1600/pnkbat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Crafts you can do that are similar to batik:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsWci3xctAFrqEt4vM0Di-WgQeX1TdZSyvW0TIxVU36qXTW-XlMNB7I8heQ_oaq-w0Rp-wpcUqyCElPvMZ4lB35yZE3_j62oE1aR3AXhVBcwXiuNrAAxZFXlUcMbw3YqY8W1YyZPKyug/s1600/glue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsWci3xctAFrqEt4vM0Di-WgQeX1TdZSyvW0TIxVU36qXTW-XlMNB7I8heQ_oaq-w0Rp-wpcUqyCElPvMZ4lB35yZE3_j62oE1aR3AXhVBcwXiuNrAAxZFXlUcMbw3YqY8W1YyZPKyug/s400/glue.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Colors/gluebatik/gluebatik.html" target="_blank">Glue batik DIY from First Palette - uses white glue instead of wax - great for kids!</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHZV_juqKvCvCMI0KyIkRpTPH3YNHjl7N9FXnxsISWtZZEtzOiUEoBpZLSh6yl0g09xqr1tgpe8HX9dDMz9rJF8igcdKoCMdJUnFgikxSWV32n6PdteJ8GU3aStfgR43tGR85k6CwXLs/s1600/tee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHZV_juqKvCvCMI0KyIkRpTPH3YNHjl7N9FXnxsISWtZZEtzOiUEoBpZLSh6yl0g09xqr1tgpe8HX9dDMz9rJF8igcdKoCMdJUnFgikxSWV32n6PdteJ8GU3aStfgR43tGR85k6CwXLs/s1600/tee.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2011/08/creative-guest-watermark-tee-by-sweet.html" target="_blank">Batik-style shirt made with glue and dye. DIY from Ucreate</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs8ZzMcCrgtcpFKALLEby_iQJH1a6VB2wG4p7aGI0c5dUitka9Xgn_YnYvlGgLoDXqDHhXDap-kTEVqiVgVQ3c0EyJOtzGrjZ-1XdEaHW3XnLeUJec3XwOg68QGvFOYq28ocSSyc6TBk/s1600/kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs8ZzMcCrgtcpFKALLEby_iQJH1a6VB2wG4p7aGI0c5dUitka9Xgn_YnYvlGgLoDXqDHhXDap-kTEVqiVgVQ3c0EyJOtzGrjZ-1XdEaHW3XnLeUJec3XwOg68QGvFOYq28ocSSyc6TBk/s1600/kids.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2012/08/awesome-crayon-batik.html" target="_blank">All about batik - classroom crayon batik project for kids from smART Class</a></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7ixUJ6rM7zwrUZJTX7o16APgf_eAfoEEnzpuA9j-DG5DkpC_VdIZoA2bDWUSyXA0Omju-pHGRn9xaUmj5WvlAy-0TbrXpD1ISKl3EfSgZAdB0LcAp0_GzDTCWy8zqXF-IeY9S1q3mas/s1600/fa.jpg" /> <span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><a href="http://suzyssitcom.com/2011/04/feature-friday-making-batik-fabric-with-crayons.html" target="_blank">Making batik fabric with melted crayons - great DIY from Suzyssit</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jPpPxLKaqbUs0YYzO0TwX1p3V6wqr4ET-_sYdAmrDqT6kS8h_jhBsIfS699pu8CPxUfqbUc8uqdUwDWRXjAtfDVURXQEz41pSJH_uzFrnuDZ9LMy2fYhJqmMwaRF2uVRsQntj98W6N4/s1600/reverse.jpg" /> <span style="color: #444444;"><br /><a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/2012/08/easy-bleach-batik-technique.html" target="_blank">Reverse technique batik using bleach DIY from Lilblueboo</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Interested in trying your hand at Batik? </span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">Here are some supplies and books to get you started!</span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001K63MWQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001K63MWQ&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B001K63MWQ&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001K63MWQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />   <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001K63MWQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001K63MWQ&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Jacquard Products 1-Pound Batik Wax</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001K63MWQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AIILA8/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000AIILA8&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B000AIILA8&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000AIILA8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AIILA8/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000AIILA8&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Encaustic Flow Pen for Encaustic Wax and Batik</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000AIILA8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009IJZJ0/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0009IJZJ0&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0009IJZJ0&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0009IJZJ0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009IJZJ0/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0009IJZJ0&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Jacquardï¿½ Tjanting Tool - 1PK/Large</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0009IJZJ0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NCQAR4/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008NCQAR4&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B008NCQAR4&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008NCQAR4" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NCQAR4/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008NCQAR4&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Batik Workshop - Fun with Paper and Fabric</a><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008NCQAR4" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0855328924/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0855328924&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0855328924&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0855328924" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0855328924/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0855328924&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Creative Batik (Beginner's Guide to)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0855328924" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1571204393/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1571204393&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1571204393&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1571204393" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1571204393/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1571204393&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth: Stamp, Screen & Stencil with Everyday Objects</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1571204393" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/048621401X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=048621401X&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=048621401X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=048621401X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/048621401X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=048621401X&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block Printing: The Hand Decoration of Fabrics</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=048621401X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844767728/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844767728&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1844767728&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1844767728" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844767728/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844767728&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Step-by-Step Silk Painting & Batik Project Book: Inspired and decorative projects to make for the </a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844767728/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844767728&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">home</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1844767728" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500284776/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0500284776&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0500284776&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0500284776" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500284776/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0500284776&linkCode=as2&tag=dishfundesign-20">Batik: Design, Style, & History</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0500284776" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />  <span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">If you like Batik, you might also want to check out my previous post on Pysanky:</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-make-pysanky-ukrainian-easter.html" target="_blank">How To Make Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggs)</a></i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank">Check out my new DIY jewelry book!</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444; 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