A Batik or Batiking is an ancient art form that has been handed down for thousands of years from generation to generation. Batiks can be found in the Middle East, Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Philippines, India and more!
The students were instructed to choose a book that they have either read in their Language Arts Class or one that they are currently reading to use as inspiration for their Batik project. Students were then instructed to use Corel PhotoPaint to illustrate a scene from that book and add the title for their batik design. This project was was a great way to make a connection between their Language Arts class and their Visual Arts class.
The students were excited to create their own 20 X 20 Batik. This art process is the method of dying fabric and then applying wax to those areas so that the fabric will remain that dyed color. Once the fabric has visited a variety of dye baths, and waxed after each, the wax will be removed to uncover the design. Once the plan was printed, students had to trace their plan onto the fabric.
Students tracing their 'Batik Plan' onto their 20 X 20 Fabric
Once the design was traced on their fabrics, the students began to wax over the areas that they wanted to remain the white fabric color.
Students continued to dye and wax their fabric to achieve the design that was planned.
The students have enjoyed the Batik project so far and are will very excited to uncover the wax and see the art that they have created.
