Batik is an ancient form of dyeing textiles in which hot wax is applied to a piece of cloth in some design. When the cloth is submerged in a dye bath, the parts covered with wax resist the pigment.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sample of completed batik after wax ...

Using a little Arduino hardware and programming a new CNC printing machine has been created to help bring Batik designs to life. Batik is a fabric decoration technique where wax is applied by hand to ...

Batik is an ancient form of dyeing textiles in which hot wax is applied to a piece of cloth in some design. When the cloth is submerged in a dye bath, the parts covered with wax resist the pigment.

Fort Bend County Libraries, in conjunction with Sugar Land Area Artists, will present a special artist demonstration of “Wax Batik Painting on Watercolor Paper” at the University Branch Library on ...

The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is excited to announce that local artist, Barbara Brook is offering a Batik Class on Saturday, November 17 at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m ...

In the mid-1960s, the Indonesian art form of batik was swiftly gaining exposure in East Africa. But so were the political ambitions of Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator responsible for thousands of ...

Java is a Javanese word. Java is one of the islands of Indonesia. But this form of art is rooted in China. In Iran, this print is called “Kalagheh’i”. The only region of Iran where Batik prints are ...

Fort Bend County Libraries, in conjunction with Sugar Land Area Artists, will present a special artist demonstration of “Wax Batik Painting on Watercolor Paper” at the University Branch Library on ...