Barbara Meynell creates vibrant, intricate pictures using the technique of batik. Each piece of work is totally individual due to the unique and unpredictable outcomes of using hot wax and dyes on paper and silk.  She mostly draws inspiration from coastal and mountain landscapes, exploring the essence of a place and aiming to capture space and light in her work.

Barbara produces a range of individually hand – painted silk scarves that are stocked by Seagrass Studios in Hoylake. She also offers a bespoke service for scarves and ties. These can be described as pieces of wearable art and have sold in Europe and USA.

She has taught silk painting and batik to adults in further education, run projects with children in schools in Liverpool and worked with adults with mental health needs in Manchester. She continues to run a programme of batik workshops for the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool. These have included drop-in sessions for the public and whole-day sessions for adults. For these workshops she introduces batik techniques on cotton fabric using Procion Dyes and a variety of tools to create texture with the wax. She has also started to run batik workshops at Burton Manor College.

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