PAL & LAA General Meeting

Monday, June 12, 7:30 pm

Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th Street, Livermore

Guest Artist: John Tinger, Batik artist

John Tinger will explore the ancient and contemporary art of batik. For thousands of years, batik has employed a technique of wax resist and dye to create beautiful & unique patterns on cloth. We will review batik applications and see examples from around the world (India, Africa, Indonesia) as well as contemporary designs. In his latest work, he has begun to bring his engineering background more to the forefront.  John appreciates batik for its random results – the mixture of waxes, dyes, and fabric textures which create endless combinations of effects that are only revealed at the final step.

John is an Oakland based artist, studied batik at the Intendencia Municipal del Florida in Uruguay and has been doing batik for almost 20 years.

Meetings are open and everyone is welcome. More information is available at http://www.pal-art.com.

Information:

Caryne Mount, Caryne6@gmail.com or 925-443-113