Fascinating Batik : Technique and Practice

BATIK, R?ZOME, LARAN... This book describes briefly the evolution of batik in the world as an introduction to the technique. The main aspect is the approach of materials and the modus operandi. Thirty-five years of batik practice and thirty years of teaching have led to a serious knowledge about the technique and a huge amount of text material. This surely provides a good reason to collect all this information in a book. Many full colour pictures illustrate the procedures. Besides, artwork from international well-known batik artists illuminate the various facets of this fascinating batik. This book is a testimony to a captivating and prosperous batik period from a previous era, a manual for beginners as well as advanced practitioners and a collector's book for all Batik sympathisers.