It is fascinating to think that there are so many existing methods of art and craft all over the world that have been invented and practiced over centuries. It is fascinating to think that there are ...

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Jane Lannagan is drawn to the Scottish Highlands for the multiple colors and textures which give her a constant source of inspiration. Scotland is a magnet for artists because of its haunting beauty ...

The age-old traditional technique of creating art with layers of hot wax and coloured dyes has come back into the limelight in the recent years, becoming more popular than it ever was. Commonly known ...

Some of Kibuuka’s art pieces. Courtesy photo. Kibuuka has been working with wax and dyes on fabric since 1975 and thus is a maestro in the modern batik art technique. The versatility of wax and dyes ...

Deep reds, tropical greens, exotic blue water and sun showers. Those are the words used to describe original art created by local artist Wendy Tatter. Tatter opened her local gallery in 2005 - W.B.

Batik artist Beth Erlund is a long-timer in the Kingdom of Breckenridge, and she’s never even lived here. From Morrison, Erlund also calls Homosassa, Fla., home and is among the 117 juried artists ...

A regular routine for a young Yasala Prakash (son of artiste, painter Yasala Balaiah) after school hours was to draw outlines of animals in drawing books bought by his father. Balaiah would insist he ...

Bhairavgarh is the heartland of Batik or wax writing - a multipronged form of fabric handiwork generating livelihoods and adding hues of economic value to artisans inhabiting the hamlets around. Few ...

Late Bihari Barbhaiya was not just a Batik artist, but a professor as well, who dedicated his life to the practice of this art form, and was keen to spread his knowledge tin the form of Batik, a book ...