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How can I contact Suzanne?
What is Batik?
Batik, an Indonesian word meaning “wax writing”, is a process in which the artist paints or “writes” on fabric with wax. Each layer of the design must be carefully planned to create the final result. the artist then either vat dyes the fabric or paints the dyes directly on the fabric. A new waxing and dying process must be repeated for each color and layer of the design. As the waxed areas resist the dyes, the image is revealed - enhanced further by the rich blending of colors and the unpredictable “crackling of the wax.”
Tell me about Suzanne Drown
Suzanne Drown is best known as a batik artist and owner of Sunfire Batiks. However, she began her career as an Art Therapist. With a BA in art from Springfield College Suzanne worked as a therapist working with developmentally disabled adults at the Laconia State School in New Hampshire. Then, after receiving a Masters in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute, she worked as the Child & Family Therapist at the Nassau County Coalition against Domestic Violence in Long Island, New York. Upon the birth of their first child, Suzanne moved to Maine with her husband and baby son, where she began working with batik in earnest. Suzanne split her time between working as a part-time school-based substance abuse counselor and launching a line of batik clothing called Alexander’s Rags. After a few years, she began to create framed work, hangings and other original and reproduced work and Alexander’s Rags became Sunfire Batiks. Best known for both the whimsy and beauty of her work, Suzanne focuses on themes that celebrate children, nature and the journey we all share.
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