This is the sketch for this design, EXPECTACLE.  I deconstructed this mandala drawing that I did and reassembled it into this more linear and geometric design.  I would love to see this in a fabric or as carpet! It would look really beautiful in black and white.

 

I call my graphic designer, Sara Sjol, my Graphic Goddess because she has gone above and beyond the call of duty for me and Urban Bird for many, many years.  She is also astoundingly talented.  She has the most clever ideas and freely shares them with me. 

One of her ideas was to name my batik designs after friends and people that I would like to honor and thank - Sara being at the top of my list.  So I am calling this new design that I created for her kitchen window "Graphic Goddess" to honor and thank her for her continued enthusiasm and support of my work.  I credit her a great deal with any success that I may have. Thank you Sara!

"GRAPHIC GODDESS"

Close up.

This is before I have ironed out all the wax. 

This has the first two colors done. You can see that each square is surrounded by wax which keeps each color in its square becuause the dye is acting as a resist. As I add each color I cover it in wax to keep any further dye from getting in that area.  Eventually the whole piece is covered in wax, like you see above. I remove the wax by soaking it up into newspaper with an iron.