Enjoy the serene and lovely batik portfolio of fiber artist Sachiko Quinn. See more of her work by visiting her website.
![Tanager's Dream](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Tanagers-Dream-Mixed-Media-batik-acrylic-16inch-x16inch.jpg)
“Tanager’s Dream”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 16″ x16″
I have been a practicing batik artist for over 15 years. My early artistic focus was on oil painting when I lived in Japan and in the first few years in Oregon.
![Mediterranean Night](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mediterranean-Night-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-40inch-x-30inch.jpg)
“Mediterranean Night”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 40″ x 30″
However, when I traveled to Bali and encountered various batik artists, I was impressed with the fine art potential of this medium.
![Pondering Autumn](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Pondering-Autumn-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-15inch-x-30inch.jpg)
“Pondering Autumn”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 15″ x 30″
For the past years, my work has evolved through experimentation.
![Poppy Field](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Poppy-Field-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-40inch-x-30inch.jpg)
“Poppy Field”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 40″ x 30″
I enjoyed the fragile texture on silk created by the batik technique, but there was a line that I could not cross to express greater depth and detail.
![Wy'east Night](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Wyeast-Night-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-30inch-x-40inch.jpg)
“Wy’east Night”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 30″ x 40″
It was a breakthrough for greater aesthetic expression and potential when I started to add another medium, acrylic.
![Sakura](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sakura-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-36inch-x-36inch.jpg)
“Sakura”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 36″ x 36″
The foundation of each of my pieces is an intricate design created through the multiple-step wax resist method inherent to batik.
![Into the Glove](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Into-the-Glove-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-36inch-x-36inch.jpg)
“Into the Glove”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 36″ x 36″
What I do next with acrylic applications after I mount the newly created batik onto a canvas is what really makes my work unique.
![Mojave Night](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Mojave-Night-II-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-18inch-x-24inch.jpg)
“Mojave Night II”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 18″ x 24″
My artistic inspirations arise from exposure to the natural world mostly here in the Pacific Northwest and in my native Japan.
![Cosmos](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cosmos-Mixed-Mediabatik-acrylic-40inchx-30inch.jpg)
“Cosmos”, Mixed Media (batik, acrylic), 40″ x 30″
I seek out scenes of tranquility and attempt to create a therapeutic distillate from these settings in my art.
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