Batik

      Batik is both an art and a craft, which is becoming more popular and well known in the West as a wonderfully creative medium. The art of decorating cloth in this way, using wax and dye, has been practised for centuries.To make a batik, selected areas of the cloth are blocked out by brushing or drawing hot wax over them, and the cloth is then dyed. The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original colour. This process of waxing and dyeing can be repeated to create more elaborate and colourful designs. After the final dyeing the wax is removed and the cloth is ready for wearing or showing.

These are the batik tht showing by model.

this is the processing of batik. -coloring 

The mermaid is the main focal point of the design due to its position in the centre of the composition. The design of a mermaid was inspired by “The Little Mermaid”, a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. This story has touched the creator for a long time. She deeply believes that if you really want something in life, whether to be with someone you love or to become a successful designer, you will be willing to sacrifice and go through hardships to achieve it.

            Mermaids are thought to be very feminine, elegant and gentle creatures, therefore, flowers were used to represent those traits. Many cultures around the world have a marked tendency to associate flowers with femininity. Femininity is also further shown through the use of the color pink to color the flowers. Pink represents softness, warmth and sweetness, traits that are more associated with females. Land flowers is used instead of sea flowers to represents the mermaid’s desire to become a human being.

            Mermaids are also symbolic of letting our intuition overrule our logical thinking. Mermaids are magical, mystical creatures that do not exist in the real world. Mermaids were created from imagination and creativity by allowing the mind to wander away from what’s logical or not. In reality, a hybrid of a human and fish would be illogical and impossible, but not in our imaginations.

            The main colors visible in the artwork is purple. Purple is a color very representative of the creator’s personality. The color purple shows sensitivity and  compassion. The creator thinks of herself as a person who is sensitive and compassionate towards others and is always willing to lend a helping hand to whoever that needs it. Purple also symbolizes magic and mystery and is therefore easily associated with mermaids. The blue color in the artwork also symbolizes water and calmness. The green seaweed that surrounds the mermaid is used to symbolize nature and show that we should live in harmony with nature and the color orange is used to represent harmony and hope.