"Gull Lake Island"Batik on Cotton
I picked this piece of hers because I haven't seen very many batiks from artists who appreciate the unpredictability of wax when dying. I think that the crackle really works with the batik because it almost looks as if it could be reflections from the trees or something onto the water. I think Sarah did a good job creating the rippling effect in the water and the reflection of the trees.
Even from the age of 10 Sarah Hale always expected to become a famous artist. Sarah Hale first learned about Batik when she was living in Japan for a year. After moving to Arden, Canada Sarah took a basic class in batik. It was not long that she learned that she loved the process and enjoyed the finishes product because she was able to depict landscape in a way that was fresh and new. She also liked it because people liked her work and bought it which meant that she had the money to do more. Not to long after batik became a family business where her and her late husband worked together for 20 years and did work for major retail and craft shows. Sarah does both tub dying and the paint on method. She likes to focus on the landscape in Ontario as well as the native birds and flowers.
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