Batik.
A fine Craft project Testament both engage the artist during the creation system and engage the viewer once it is done. Projects that capitalization boisterous processes and colourful materials, or that dare into areas that some commonality may not assume of as Craft, such as the letter, can grasp creativity alive and spur fashionable ideas approximately how we Stare at Craft. These projects labour husky for 10 to14 year olds.
Kool-Aid Tie Dyes
Accumulate up some Bedstead sheets or other lightweight information in pale colours. Tie them into knots and bundles using an assortment of rubber bands in changed lengths and thicknesses. Exercise accepted or irregular knots and spacing depending on if you wish a uniform or chaotic cast. Compound the Kool-Aid (or other powdered beverage blend; avoid sugared brands) in buckets with moisten, a seperate bucket for Everyone colour, forming the concoction far also concentrated than packet directions. Dip the sheets or material into contrasting colors, overlapping to receive varied color effects. Allow the color to set and dry before taking off the rubber bands. Remove the rubber bands. Do not wash. You can include social and political messages or comments in your design, as this has been a traditional use of mail art. Some examples of subjects are environmental projects with earth themes, decorative abstracts, portraits or sketches of the neighborhood.
Batik on Paper
Keep one side blank for addressing, writing messages and adding a stamp. Use the other side and be very creative: collage, painting, drawing and stories are all great ideas. Send to friends, classmates, public figures or family. If the fabric is wrinkled, iron using dry iron (no steam). When done, use the colored fabrics for decoration, decorative screens, wall coverings or shades.
Mail Art
Cut up heavyweight paper into postcard-sized pieces.Melt an ounce of beeswax for each person over a low flame or heat source, monitoring it closely. When the wax is melted but not smoking, remove it from the heat and apply it to heavyweight paper using old paint brushes or sticks. Paint over the paper using washes of acrylic paint applied with a brush. Add a second layer of melted wax over the acrylic paint and follow that with different colors from the first layer of paint. Keep the paint thin for both layers. Allow the paint to dry; then remove the wax by scraping with a flat tool, revealing layers of color in abstract patterns. When the wax is removed, you will reveal layers of color in an abstract resist design, the principle of batik, meaning the color goes where the wax isn't.
