This was a small group project for a local museum on Long Island.The museum has an exhibit "The Colors of Long Island" that showcases children's art across the island. Our two entries were of our town dock and lighthouse. The batik panels were created on a light cotton muslin and painted in acrylic paint. I had one student do the actual design and sketch it lightly with pencil on the muslin. The lead artist then had a group of three or four friends outline the design with white glue (the muslin was laid out on large sheets of parchment paper so it would not stick!). After the glue was completely dry, the entire panel was painted by the group with acrylic paints ( I used Createx acrylics). When painting, make sure you go right over the dried glue for complete paint coverage. After paint is dry, soak panel completely in a water bucket overnight, the glue will start to slough off and the results are amazing!!! I ironed the piece and had my school nurse (who was a quilter) sew a beautiful fabric frame around it.
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