#22 Julie Komenda

Julie has been practicing the art of batik for 30 years. She learned the art while she was a student in Miami Florida. Julie likes the art form because of the many mediums that you can use to create with such as the different dyes, waxes and she even uses different papers to create on. Julie's subjects include sports, still life's, landscapes, portraits and the mermaids of Weeki Wachee.Natural and environmental themes are also included in her work from endangered species, weather, and fire.


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Once a mermaid always a mermaid is the piece of work that I enjoyed the most of hers. I like to sort of organic feel that it has to it. I also like that it is a batik that is created on handmade paper and not just on fabric. The fact that she did not make this piece extremely detailed works really well because of the fact that the mermaids are under the water and moving. I like that you can see the movement of the water while one of the girls is in the process of doing some kind of flip in the water. I really like the giant air bubble that she painted coming out of the one mermaids mouth, and how she was able to recreate the water bubbles that surround the girls while they are doing their routine in the water it gives the painting wonderful texture.

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