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by Carolyn Doe
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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
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I let my black pen just bounce on my paper as we drive down this bumpy dirt road to the remote town of Eagle, AK. The spruce trees were small and... more
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I let my black pen just bounce on my paper as we drive down this bumpy dirt road to the remote town of Eagle, AK. The spruce trees were small and stunted. Similarly, in creating this batik, I let the wax batik tool just bounce and squiggle on the silk fabric to outline the trees.
Batik is the process of using wax and dyes to create designs on fabric. Wax is heated in a tool called a tjanting and then passes thru a copper or metal tube on to the fabric. Where the wax is placed, the dye cannot penetrate. I work in layers to create a design. Wax some, Dye some. When the dye touches the fabric, it spreads like water. So the wax creates a border that controls where the dye can go. Silk is such an ethereal medium to work on.
The way the dyes move around and blend in the boundaries created by the wax. Salt creates a unique effect as well. When the piece is finished, the wax is removed. I then stretch the silk on foamcore using linen tape.
I use only high quality silk fabri...
Welcome to my art. Please check out my personal website: www.carolyndoe.com I am self taught which only means I just played until I figured something out. My ongoing education in art takes place thru my own passion and pleasure in the exploration of creative processes. Always excited by fiberarts and having been raised by a seamstress, I started working in batik on silk fabric over thirty years ago. Batik has become my voice. When dye touches silk fabric it spreads like crazy. The wax creates a boundary. It is this dance of control/no control that captivates me for hours. Through this ethereal quality, I try to convey the essence of a place and of the creatures who dwell there. SIx years ago I took a class on palette knife...
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Veikko Suikkanen
Really beautiful Batic work Carolyn! The subject is a simple but beautiful, the colors are spectacular! L
Carolyn Doe
Thank you Sora!
Sora Neva
Brava again! Your artwork is featured in Women Who Run With the Wolves.