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Batik Without Wax

Traditional batik uses hot wax and dye to decorate fabric - wax is applied to the cloth to control which areas are dyed.  But, you can batik without using hot wax!  Ray Pierotti's unique process requires only the warmth of the sun.


Explore Ray's multi-layering, multi-medium process in this workshop.  You'll use color-fast Inkodye and Cassava paste on natural fibers to create one-off fabrics with multiple end
uses.  Think fashion fabrics, quilt fabrics, household textiles, window treatments, wall coverings, paintings,
free-standing screens, murals, and much more.  There's no fixing, no steam baths, no wax resists!  You'll love this innovative and versatile way to dye fabric and to easily create complex layered images!


Ray began his professional design career in the early 1960s while working in New York for the American Craft Council.  He left ACC to direct the Arrowmont School in Tennessee and then opened and directed the Sawtooth School of Art in North Carolina before re-opening the Hambidge Center in Georgia. He now lives and creates in Shellman, Ga.  Ray's paintings and designs are included in over 300 corporate, private and public collections throughout the world and his
work has been featured in over 22 national nd international articles.

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Experience level:  All

Required supplies:  For list, visit:http://www.fiberartsalliance.org/home/classes#Batik

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