Batik experiment, any idea to find solution?

Do you have any experience with Sodium-Silicate?

May be you have.

I don't.

Imagine that I painted a new batik piece. I tried new dyes, special pigments from Thailand in powder form. I melted wax, coloring

lines then I painted what I wanted. Well... Almost... As this paint was new to me sometimes it did what it wanted... "Who is the boss" you can ask. And even if I know the answer well the thing is still the same: there are

unpredictable dye-movements. OK. I will survive. The piece as an experiment was better than I expected BUT... But fixation goes with sodium silicate.

Normally it takes a nice coat over the finished painting, 8 hours and fixation is ready. This is an ugly looking liquid that is hard to cover evenly. (see picture)

If you see my picture you probably find these small uncovered fields.

I painted new coat. More coat. Those uncovered areas are still there. You see, besides wax-lines. That means fixation is not going to happen there.

In my minds eye I can easily imagine how I have to throw to the bin all my effort. No, no, I don't want to follow this thought!

OK then. Back to basics. What is the manual's suggestion. Nothing. No-thing.

Any idea?

Stay tuned, I come back in a few hours to show what's happened.

So here it is. Better than expected.

The colors are a bit faded says the Censor in me...

but it is OK. Even if it is not perfect.

Learning by experiment. Sometimes it is like that.

Celebration Of Colors...On My Handpainted Silk Scarfs

Painting and dyeing silks is a process of full enjoyment.
Dancing colors on the surface and suddenly the silk drinks them all as they move and blend.
When I see the brilliant colors my heart is pounding. Excitement and zest.
* Sometimes I let them live their natural life.
* Sometimes I stop them by borders.
* Sometimes I dye or paint layers.
* Sometimes I use silk as my canvas mixing techniques and mediums.

Hopefully I can share my enthusiasm through this short video. Enjoy.

Play and color

(Cotton 76 x 106 cm, 30 x 41 in)

The first thing is in existence: spiral.

Not wonder I am greatly admire spirals.

Here is one of my spiral play on batik.

Art is tree

On the way back from a pilgrimage in India I had realized how much I hid myself. I realized that this hiding is a pattern. A life pattern. I saw this unhealthy pattern of my life and as it cracked I burst into tears and I suddenly clearly, clearly understood my hiding. And in my mind's eye there was a nice tree symbolizing art. The Art is tree.

This tree has a few strong arms like batik, silk painting and textiles. And it has few new fresh and young shoots like mixed media and watercolor. This nice tree needs watering, fresh air and nourishment and it grows at its pace: blooming, prospering, fruiting joyful fruits.

Now, here I am. Not hiding any more. Ready to share my fruits of art. Welcome here and come back regularly and enjoy! Let this be a meeting point in the blogsphere.
Take my first picture from my art-tree: a color-full batik.

(cotton 106x67 cm, 42x26 in)