Beyond Traditional Batik with Joanne Smith
Sat, Aug 08
|Leduc Arts Foundry (Suite 103)
Learn a more contemporary approach to the ancient textile art of batik.
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – Aug 09, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
Leduc Arts Foundry (Suite 103), 4330 Black Gold Dr, Leduc, AB T9E 3C3, Canada
About the event
FFAA Membership or a membership in one of our Membership Guilds is required to take this workshop.
Due to the nature of this workshop, participants must be over 16 years of age
Description
This workshop is designed to teach a more contemporary approach to the ancient textile art of batik, which originated in Indonesia as far back as the 12th century. The batik process uses hot wax and fabric dye to create stunning images on natural fabric, such as cotton, silk, or linen. During the workshop, instructor, Joanne Smith, will introduce you to a variety of tools and techniques for applying wax and dyes that will help you create your own unique batik “painting.”
For batik artist Joanne Smith (BEd, BBS) of Diamond Valley, Alberta, creating art in a diversity of forms has been a lifelong passion; inherited from generations of highly creative women, and deeply inspired by a high school…
Tickets
Beyond Traditional Batik
Learn a more contemporary approach to the ancient textile art of batik.
$80.00
+$2.00 ticket service fee
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