Back in 13 April, we had a class trip to a quaint batik workshop in Kuala Lumpur. We were briefed about the basics of batik and then proceeded to paint our own batik print.
The batik workshop is situated within a residential area. A spacious, green compound dotted with Frangipani trees, a souvenir shop and cafe made for a very homely, relaxing experience. Imagine painting your batik on a grassy compound with sunlight filtering through the leaves of the Frangipani tree; a light breeze and the smell of hot wax. Everyone (all 30+ of us) quietly painted away and left the prints out to dry in the sunlight once we were done.
I painted orchids growing out of a window of sorts. One, because I love orchids and two, because it suited the medium.
Key takeaways from the trip:
- Batik is cool.
- Apparently, you can apply the Principles of design to EVERYTHING (including batik).
- Which is why our lecturer made us create our batik prints with reference to these principles.
- Something which I sort of disregarded at first.
- Spontaneity makes for interesting results.
- Your art can act as a form of self reflection.
- Hot wax smells like freshly-dried laundry.
T'was a fun, enriching class trip.
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