Cotton cushion covers, 'Grace and Power'

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Draped in an elegant shawl, a young Lanna (northern Thai) woman personifies grace and beauty. A thoroughly contemporary lady, she is an empowered member of society. Alaya Cholprasertsuk depicts the lovely lady using batik on 100% cotton. Charming and original, these cushion covers are ideal for an informal decor. Batik is a fabric art in which the cloth is stretched on a wooden frame and the design sketched with a pencil. Then a mixture of melted wax and resin (70%/30%) is painted onto areas where color is not desired and the fabric is dipped in a solution of reactive dye, water, salt, and sodium bicarbonate. When the fabric is crumpled into the dying solution, the wax cracks, creating an attractive network of fine lines. The wax is removed and process is repeated for each color utilized. Finally, the cloth is washed and rinsed to remove any excess dye. This pair will feature the same design, but the colors may vary slightly to those pictured, making each a unique work of art. Cushions not included.




Store: NOVICA

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In association with National Geographic, Novica today serves as an online arts agent for more than 1,700 artists in countries around the world. Visitors to the Novica Web site can read about the artists, explore their cultures, view photographs of their work and select from more than 8,500 handcrafted works. Novica arts and technology teams (staffing Novica offices in Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and Thailand) interview each artist, photograph their artwork, post the interviews and photographs online, and handle all packing and shipping on behalf of the artist. International couriers deliver the artwork directly to customers, eliminating numerous middlemen and transferring the savings to creator and customer alike...

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