Batik as Fine Art with Helen Carkin

The alternate waxing and dyeing of cloth has been practiced as a folk art for ages. Helen Carkin, Professor Emerita at Cal State University, Chico, takes a Textile Art into the realm of Fine Art. With a minimum of expense, you will be able to produce beautiful pictures which are sure to have harmonious colors. It's an ideal art for children; it teaches understanding of the nature of colors and their relation on the color wheel.