A result of paper, silk, digital prints, sewing, glue and more - Pat Hodson's batiks are unlike any I have ever seen before. As a graduate of a fine arts college, she has been trained in many methods of artistic expression and is not afraid to push the limits and boundaries of batik.
While some artists may feel bound by tradition or definitions, Pat feels free to use all media and techniques to suit her creations. Her early batik works centered on landscape but have become increasingly complex and abstract until now they are built of layers upon layers of wax-resist, silk, paper, computer drawings and collage.
Her state-of-the-art printer and computer equipment may not look anything like tjanting pens or tjaps, but are nevertheless tools of her craft. Whoever says they make her job easier needs to reconsider!
Believe it or not, these are real batiks, even if they are made of more than fabric and wax.
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