Batik Jellyfish Original Art Oval 8 7/8" x 5 3/4" - Ocean Wildlife Jellyfish Wall Art - Nature Wall Art Batik - Ocean Creature Sea Creature retailer

A sweet curious jellyfish is looking about for a snack in this one-of-a-kind handmade batik wall hanging, done in shades of greens and gray. He-she is framed in an oval embroidery hoop that measures approximately 8 7/8" tall x 5 3/4" wide (6 1/2" if you include the screw), and approximately 12 1/2" when hung to the top of clear line hanger. The length of the line can be shortened, if desired, by tying a new knot.
To create this batik picture, I sketched my own design freehand onto the fabric. Melted wax was then applied to the areas I wished to remain white. The fabric was dipped into the lightest color dye used in the design, then dried. Hot wax was again applied, this time to the areas I wished to remain this new lighter color, then it was dipped into the next darker color. The fabric was again dyed, and the process was repeated until the darkest color, black, was applied. After this dried, the dried wax was ironed out between sheets of newspaper and paper towels until all the of the wax was removed. Some areas were lightly enhanced with acrylic paint, and it was framed in the embroidery hoop frame. The crackling effect prominent in most batik art is due to cracking the hardened wax during the dying process, allowing some of the darker colors to seep into the lighter waxed areas. Each picture created this way will be unique and individual due to the variations in sketching freehand, wax, color, and crackling, even if the same design is used.
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