| About the Artist |
| Linda Risacher Copp was educated in Washington, D.C. where she studied with the American abstractionist Kenneth Noland. Moving to Canada in the 1960s she exhibited hard-edge acrylic paintings of urban streetscapes. Introduced to batik, Linda quickly developed a unique approach to the medium culminating in a number of series paintings of outstanding richness. |
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About Batik
Batik is the result of dye on cotton or other natural fabric, using a resist (usually beeswax) to protect an area of colour. The material can then be immersed in the dye bath or the dye can be applied with a brush. |
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Each piece takes six to eight weeks to complete.
Step 1: Sketch design with a soft pencil directly on cotton. |
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Step 2: Apply hot wax to areas that are to remain white.
Step 3: Apply palest colour dye, let dry. |
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Step 4: Apply hot wax to areas that are to remain that pale colour. Repeat this process going from pale to dark until finished. |
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As the fabric is handled, the wax cracks, allowing colour to seep in. This forms the crackle that is characteristic of batik. |
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Step 5: Finished work is ironed between paper towels and newsprint to remove as much wax as possible before dry cleaning. Each piece takes six to eight weeks to complete. |
