Beautiful painting on silk – Batik by Victoria Strelets

Beautiful painting on silk – Batik by Victoria Strelets
Russian self-taught artist Victoria Strelets is from Krasnodar – the southern city of Russia. Now Victoria Strelets lives in Moscow. A computer designer by profession, she started painting on silk a few years ago, as a hobby. Painting on silk she creates beautiful scarves and shawls. Meanwhile, she prefers bright colors and lots of sunshine – the need of the soul. Her artworks have original look in the interior, attract with their uniqueness.
Batik, a method of textile dyeing originating in South-East Asia. The areas of fabric that are not to be dyed are covered with melted wax, which is later removed by immersion in boiling water. The process can be repeated to produce multicolored or blended effects. Many of the traditional patterns had ancient symbolic meanings and reflected the social position of the owner. Batik was brought to Europe by Dutch traders in the 16th or 17th century and was adopted by Western craftsmen in the 19th century. The bold, exotic patterns typical of batik have also been imitated by other printing processes.
Beautiful painting on silk – Batik by Victoria Strelets










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