A number of Batik Guild members regularly run workshops and give talks on batik. A selection of forthcoming events is listed here.
The first of a three week course (7th, 14th & 21st May)
A series of three evening workshops focusing on the wonderfully expressive use of batik processes in the creation of works on the theme of nature.
Suitable for all levels of experience, learners will be taught all aspects of batik including pattern and design observation and composition, historical and multi-cultural traditions, contemporary practice, application of wax resists using kistkas and brushes, discharge and resist-dyeing and finishing.
Book all three as a course £120
Workshop spaces are limited to six learners. Workshop and class fees are strictly payable in advance to secure places.
Explore traditional and modern techniques of batik. Discover how to develop them into both pictorial art forms, or purely expressive abstract designs. All skill levels can take a variety of approaches to this traditional Far Eastern resist technique of decorating fabric, using hot wax and fibre-reactive dyes.
Learn the basics of this wonderful traditional resist technique of decorating fabric. Discover the magical quality and variety of effects that batik - wax, dyes, fabric (and paper) - has to offer.
This one or two-day workshop is suitable for any level of experience. You can work at your own pace and ability under the supervision of the internationally renowned batik artist and instructor, Rosi Robinson.
You will be introduced to a variety of traditional and contemporary waxing techniques on cotton fabric and paper using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. You will learn how to do batik in a more painterly way - almost like painting in watercolours, on both fabric and paper. By waxing areas at each stage, you will learn how to build up a picture or design by applying dye washes starting from the lightest colour leading up to the darkest. You will also learn how to discharge colour on both paper and cotton fabric.
Email: rosirob@aol.com or rosi@rosirobinson.com or Web: www.rosirobinson.com
A workshop suitable for all levels of experience with an emphasis on play and experimentation, exploring the unique interactions between the batik process using wax resist, discharge and dyeing processes on fabrics and papers.
Suitable for all levels of experience, learners will be taught all aspects of batik including abstract composition, historical and multi-cultural traditions, contemporary practice, application of wax resists using kistkas and brushes, discharge and resist-dyeing with bleach and procion dyes and finishing.
Workshop spaces are limited to six learners. Workshop and class fees are strictly payable in advance to secure places.
£75.00 inclusive.
Learn the basics of this wonderful traditional resist technique of decorating fabric. Discover the magical quality and variety of effects that batik - wax, dyes, fabric (and paper) - has to offer.
This one or two-day workshop is suitable for any level of experience. You can work at your own pace and ability under the supervision of the internationally renowned batik artist and instructor, Rosi Robinson.
You will be introduced to a variety of traditional and contemporary waxing techniques on cotton fabric and paper using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. You will learn how to do batik in a more painterly way - almost like painting in watercolours, on both fabric and paper. By waxing areas at each stage, you will learn how to build up a picture or design by applying dye washes starting from the lightest colour leading up to the darkest. You will also learn how to discharge colour on both paper and cotton fabric.
Email: rosirob@aol.com or rosi@rosirobinson.com or Web: www.rosirobinson.com
This is a one day guided workshop, suited to beginners, teaching the wonderful and expressive art of batik, and celebrating the International Year of Batik. A delicious soup and sandwich lunch is included in the ticket price. Using wax resist and dyes, attendees with be able to produce two or three batiks during the day. The workshop will be led by Scottish members of The Batik Guild. Materials will be supplied and attendees are welcome to come with ideas or pictures for inspiration. Given the venue in the Willow Tea Rooms we will include as inspiration themes explored by the 19th Century Scottish artist and illustrator Jessie Marion King.
Learn the basics of this wonderful traditional resist technique of decorating fabric. Discover the magical quality and variety of effects that batik - wax, dyes, fabric (and paper) - has to offer.
This one or two-day workshop is suitable for any level of experience. You can work at your own pace and ability under the supervision of the internationally renowned batik artist and instructor, Rosi Robinson.
You will be introduced to a variety of traditional and contemporary waxing techniques on cotton fabric and paper using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. You will learn how to do batik in a more painterly way - almost like painting in watercolours, on both fabric and paper. By waxing areas at each stage, you will learn how to build up a picture or design by applying dye washes starting from the lightest colour leading up to the darkest. You will also learn how to discharge colour on both paper and cotton fabric.
Email: rosirob@aol.com or rosi@rosirobinson.com or Web: www.rosirobinson.com
The following Guild members may also offer workshops and talks by arrangement.