BATIK IS A 2,000 YEAR OLD ART FORM. A WAX RESIST PROCESS THAT CONSISTS OF DRAWING AND PAINTING WAX ON FABRIC THEN IMMERSING THE FABRIC INTO VARIOUS DYE BATHS. THE PROCESS IS REPEATED NUMEROUS TIMES TO ATTAIN VARIOUS COLORS. FINE LINES CALLED "CRACLE" ARE THE TRADEMARK OF BATIK. WAX IS IRONED OUT AFTER THE IMAGE IS CREATED. BATIK IS AN INDONESIAN WORD MEANING WAX WRITING OR DOT (TIK). SOME OF JANET'S BATIKS TAKE OVER 100 HOURS TO CREATE.
GICLEE PRINTS (JHEE CLAY) FRENCH "TO SPRAY' PROVIDES THE MOST FAITHFUL RENDERING OF THE ORIGINAL ART. THE IMAGE IS PRINTED ON AN EPSON 9880 PRINTER USING ARCHIVAL 50LB PAPER OR CANVAS. ULTRA CHROME HDR INKS WITH A LIGHT FASTNESS OF 75 YEARS GIVE ASSURANCE THE PRINTS WILL LAST A LIFE TIME.