{"product_id":"the-batik-art-of-mary-cecelia-dailey-9781611179422","title":"The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated guide to the work and technique of the internationally renowned artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Edna Fraser has taken the art of batik to otherworldly heights. An internationally renowned artist, Fraser has had works grace galleries, museums, and public buildings throughout the United States--creating wonder, awe, and an awareness of the environment around us as few artists have had the talent and vision to manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing fabric, wax, and dye, Fraser has transformed the techniques of batik from its ancient origins and forged new panoramas and vistas of our unique planet from the sky above us to the ground beneath our feet, and even down to the evocative landscapes that sprawl across the ocean floor. These images not only astonish us with their allure; they also remind of us of our place in the world and our responsibility to respect and care for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history and guide to the challenging techniques of this form, \u003ci\u003eThe Batik Art of Edna Fraser \u003c\/i\u003eaffords not only a full-color introduction to Fraser's stunning perceptions of the glaciers, icebergs, coastlines, atmospheres, mountains, and rivers that grace our globe, but gives us an intimate look at the artist at work and the philosophies that guide her singular imagination as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, beautiful, thoughtful, and always visceral, Fraser's art invites us outside to see with new eyes the horizons that surround us--and inside to see ourselves in our inextricable connection with the land, the seas, the skies, the earth, as we are woven together as one in the fabric of our existence on this, our home, the vibrant blue planet hurtling through space and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecelia Dailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611179424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611179422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Cecelia Dailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938782576895,"sku":"9781611179422","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_74ed5b06-8db6-45a3-85f5-32ac84fcc02b.jpg?v=1681437688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-batik-art-of-mary-cecelia-dailey-9781611179422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}